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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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    Gonna be first on the block!

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  • AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation

    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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    Caption by: Jason Perlow

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    AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation

    Tightening things up.

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    The AT&T Residential Gateway (RG) which replaces my existing router.

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  • AT&T GigaPower (Fiber 1000) installation

    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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    Final circuit provisioning, done on iPad in the field.

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    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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    Fast.com (Netflix) bandwidth results

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By Jason Perlow | October 10, 2018 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT) | Topic: Networking

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If AT&T FTTH comes to your neighborhood, don't hesitate. It's so much better than cable broadband. You'll never look back.

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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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