Marcs37
join:2001-12-03
Niantic, CT
| reply to RadioDoc
Re: Geez....
said by RadioDoc  :When I see the same haphazard and negligent maintenance practices from the telcos, then I'll blame them too. Currently, it's just the "cable guys" who can't keep it up. Telcos have managed to field reliable service from RTs for decades. Cable has had decades to get it right and still can't seem to manage it. My phone service does not go out with every 10 second ComEd blip. My cable service, on the other hand, dies for hours. Who is to blame, again? Here, here!!!
AT&T Northeast has been very aggressive in changing RT batteries this year, some as little as 5 years old, mainly because DSL equipment has been added to existing SLC cabinets. During deployment of newer DSL-only RTs (UMC, Litespan), the batteries are changed as a matter of course if a SLC cabinet is adjacent. The newer batteries will power an RT with 12 SLC-5 systems and a DDM with moderate traffic for up to 24 hours before we have to roll a generator. The battery technology is getting better and better, but the electric grid...is not.
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