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rg13
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anybody know what this is/means?

Sorry about the pic, I'll try to get a better one. Theres this new box about a mile from me. I'm currently on adsl2+ uverse. I'm pretty sure thats an adsl box in the back. Thanks
dswfondy
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Looks like a vrad

Msradell
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said by dswfondy:

Looks like a vrad

That's definitely what it is.
Paralel
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They've really managed to shrink the fridges in recent years.

c0mc4st
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it is in fact a fridge... you know when your tech has been gone for 3 hours to "work on the vrad" he's actually been on break and that's where they store their munchies...
i had a 9.5 hour "upgrade" a few weeks ago (from max plus to power tier) and the tech was here for a few hours then left to the vrad for several hours... came back and left again to the vrad... needless to say, i didn't ever see him go to the bathroom, take a break or eat lunch... just sayin

note: when he was here he spent maybe 10 minutes inside stapling a cat5 line in a small room... maybe an hour or 2 at the inid and the other 7 hours going back to the vrad...

note: he did have to call in a second tech to fix whatever he did when he was here working on the inid
Paralel
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Our VRAD is a popular hang out for local ATT trucks...

It's off the road a bit, little parking spot just big enough for two trucks.
Matt7
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Columbus, OH

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said by Paralel:

Our VRAD is a popular hang out for local ATT trucks...

It's off the road a bit, little parking spot just big enough for two trucks.

Can't they also "connect" to the VRAD from their trucks to file reports etc?
Paralel
join:2011-03-24
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said by Matt7:

said by Paralel:

Our VRAD is a popular hang out for local ATT trucks...

It's off the road a bit, little parking spot just big enough for two trucks.

Can't they also "connect" to the VRAD from their trucks to file reports etc?


I have no doubt that is what they are doing when they are eating lunch/sleeping/obviously playing games on their mobile devices/etc...

ilikeme
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said by Matt7:

said by Paralel:

Our VRAD is a popular hang out for local ATT trucks...

It's off the road a bit, little parking spot just big enough for two trucks.

Can't they also "connect" to the VRAD from their trucks to file reports etc?

I think they use AT&T LTE or HSPA for that.

ILpt4U
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said by Msradell:

said by dswfondy:

Looks like a vrad

That's definitely what it is.

It could also be an IRAD, or a VRAD

Both use the same cabinets and same Alcatel-Lucent 7330 shelves inside. Difference being ADSL2+ line cards (IRAD) or VDSL2 line cards (VRAD)

Does the OP know if the current ADSL2+ U-Verse is CO-based ADSL2+, or if it already is RT/IRAD-based ADSL2+?
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Being a tech, we are probably one of the most tracked employees of any company or government. If I take my 30 min lunch and don't dispatch within 31 minutes of the start, I can expect a phone call or Q from LBM or duty manager.

That tech most likely didn't know he had to tech release the order to get your upgrade working.

Usually the idiots at Tier 2 will have us running to the xbox numerous times, yeah work flow engine!
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Awesome. Thanks all for the info. I believe it's CO but I'm not sure. I'm between this box and co so not sure if it will get to me or not.

ILpt4U
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said by dswfondy:

Being a tech, we are probably one of the most tracked employees of any company or government.

IDK about that - we are tracked, certainly. But the local PowerCo guys (ComEd) at least used to have in-cab video cams, monitoring them and recording them. I have heard conflicting stories that they may have been taken out or they may have them still. And of course they had all the GPS/VTS stuff too

weaseled386
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Its an ALP-248... The door you can see is the protection/splice chamber.

In the main equipment area it'll have an Emerson or Eltek-Valere power plant, and below that up to two Alcatel 7330's.

EDIT: This is the only config I've ever seen in this type of cabinet.