Subj : Re: fibre experience, anyone?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : MRO
Date : Sat Apr 20 2024 04:43 pm

  Re: Re: fibre experience, anyone?
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ogg on Sat Apr 20 2024 11:58 am

 >  I'm considering AT&T Fiber, been concerned about the install. We have
 >  fiber on the pole, we have a long stretch that crosses the street
 >  between poles. AT&T Fiber is the lowest on the pole, and my neighbor
 >  has had his knocked down thrice in as many years by passing trucks. It
 >  takes AT&T a day to dispatch a guy in a van to look at it, confirm that
 >  it's cut, and call for a truck - which takes a week or so to repair the
 >  line.

that's incredibly expensive and time consuming. it's also difficult to re-attach those fibers in the field.  someone should be making a note to change how that line is ran.

 >  Rumor has it they don't use exterior ONTs any more - it would be nice

they do.

 > If they can get fiber into my office, which is on the outside of the
 > house near where they'd bring the fiber in, I'd be golden.

you need to talk to the company and tell them your idea before they come up with their own.
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