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mtop
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2014-Jun-22 2:12 pm
[Homephone] Removal of Bell Box attached to houseI'm moving into a new house and the previous owners had Bell phone/internet, however I won't be getting Bell service. On the outside of the house there is a small grey Bell box attached to the house and inside there is a power supply box next to the electrical panel. I want to remove them as it's a bit of a eye sore (and was poorly installed) and I have no use for it. Do I have to call Bell to remove it (if so are they going to charge me) or can I just remove it?
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DKSDamn Kidney Stones
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You are not allowed to touch it. It is called a Network Interface Device or NID. It is Bell's equipment. You could call them and ask them to remove it, but it is entirely within their right to say no. |
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There is a charge to remove it usually to the tune of $99. It is not your property and are not allowed to remove it. Bell will usually send a tech to remove it but the tech will not remove the wires leading to it, and Bell also may tell you they won't send someone to remove it and to not touch it. It is important every house has a service wire and NID to it whether they subscribe to Bell or not, the same is done with cable co. Lines and boxes. Not your property to remove or tamper with whether you subscribe to services or not. |
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dillyhammerSTART me up Premium Member join:2010-01-09 Scarborough, ON
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said by btech805:Not your property to remove or tamper with whether you subscribe to services or not. That sounds about right. Besides, it's way too difficult to open that little plastic cover and remove those 4 small screws, snip that wire at the hanger above with a pair of side-cutters, toss everything in the garbage, then forget any of it was ever there. And no-one should every counsel a person to do so. That's just wrong. Mike |
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said by btech805:There is a charge to remove it usually to the tune of $99. It is not your property and are not allowed to remove it. Bell will usually send a tech to remove it but the tech will not remove the wires leading to it, and Bell also may tell you they won't send someone to remove it and to not touch it. It is important every house has a service wire and NID to it whether they subscribe to Bell or not, the same is done with cable co. Lines and boxes. Not your property to remove or tamper with whether you subscribe to services or not. My house has no cable to it, when i un subscribed videotron they came and removed the wire to the pole. As for bell, many a house in my area without a drop, new construction unless you subscribe they dont run anything |
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That's odd, maybe it is different in Quebec, all new construction here has drops pre ran to them |
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DKSDamn Kidney Stones
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said by dillyhammer:said by btech805:Not your property to remove or tamper with whether you subscribe to services or not. That sounds about right. Besides, it's way too difficult to open that little plastic cover and remove those 4 small screws, snip that wire at the hanger above with a pair of side-cutters, toss everything in the garbage, then forget any of it was ever there. And no-one should every counsel a person to do so. That's just wrong. Mike Just because you can doesn't mean you should... |
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dillyhammerSTART me up Premium Member join:2010-01-09 Scarborough, ON |
said by DKS: Just because you can doesn't mean you should... That's right. I would never counsel or condone such behaviour. As an aside, I would not recommend removing it. OP may not have use for it, but the people looking at the house to buy it 10 years from now may consider that lack of facilities enough of a PITA to walk instead of buy. Mike |
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JC_ Premium Member join:2010-10-19 Nepean, ON |
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said by btech805:That's odd, maybe it is different in Quebec, all new construction here has drops pre ran to them Only in buried areas are the BSW's placed during the construction if we're lucky otherwise in aerial fed areas new drops need to be placed on the first install. |
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said by telco_mtl:My house has no cable to it, when i un subscribed videotron they came and removed the wire to the pole. As for bell, many a house in my area without a drop, new construction unless you subscribe they dont run anything In an aerial area the drop can be removed from the pole to the house however that's not going to happen in a buried area, at most it will be zip tied to the hydro stack. |
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Gone Premium Member join:2011-01-24 Fort Erie, ON |
Gone
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2014-Jun-23 4:05 pm
said by JC_:In an aerial area the drop can be removed from the pole to the house however that's not going to happen in a buried area, at most it will be zip tied to the hydro stack. What about an area that is aerial fed from the pole but then goes underground to just that specific property? |
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JC_ Premium Member join:2010-10-19 Nepean, ON |
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2014-Jun-23 4:18 pm
said by Gone:said by JC_:In an aerial area the drop can be removed from the pole to the house however that's not going to happen in a buried area, at most it will be zip tied to the hydro stack. What about an area that is aerial fed from the pole but then goes underground to just that specific property? Same thing as a buried area, the BSW is going to be left in place. |
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LazMan Premium Member join:2003-03-26 Beverly Hills, CA
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2014-Jun-23 9:59 pm
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said by DKS:said by dillyhammer:said by btech805:Not your property to remove or tamper with whether you subscribe to services or not. That sounds about right. Besides, it's way too difficult to open that little plastic cover and remove those 4 small screws, snip that wire at the hanger above with a pair of side-cutters, toss everything in the garbage, then forget any of it was ever there. And no-one should every counsel a person to do so. That's just wrong. Mike Just because you can doesn't mean you should... If Bell wanted to push it that far (and they rarely do, but could) you could be charged with a federal crime - interfering with a communications network... Just ignore it - or if it's that sloppy, call bell to come pretty it up. Plus odds are good if you have an inside power supply, you're in a FTTH area - doubly bad to cut it... |
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Gone Premium Member join:2011-01-24 Fort Erie, ON |
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2014-Jun-23 10:25 pm
said by LazMan:Plus odds are good if you have an inside power supply, you're in a FTTH area - doubly bad to cut it... $$$$$$$ |
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My old POTS line still has battery, so i can plug in an old 1A2 signal lamp when the power is off and have a bit of light! |
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