How AT&T installs Fiber 1000 broadband internet in a home
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
The AT&T Gigapower Installer Arrives!
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
The old wiring closet, cleared out for the installer.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Mark the installer unspools the cable.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Gonna be first on the block!
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Fiber is unspooled over the lawn up to the adjoining wall of the communications closet. An AT&T technician will return in a few days to bury the cable in a new trench.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Mark widens the existing hole for the fiber.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
This grey box is used to hold the slack of the fiber.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Tightening things up.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
The AT&T Residential Gateway (RG) which replaces my existing router.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Rear end of the RG with ports. It supports both a fiber ONT and a DSL connection and also coax for Internet, voice and video services.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Optical Network Terminal (ONT) bridging the fiber to Ethernet
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Final circuit provisioning, done on iPad in the field.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
The final setup with all my stuff put back in the equipment rack.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Initial OOKLA Speedtest results, using Ethernet wired PC connection.
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AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation
Fast.com (Netflix) bandwidth results