| "Works" from bHell Because of a broken pole -reported several months ago- Bell finally came (after 2 visits from the same tech + one from a director!) to disconnect the wires coming into my house.
The tech removed the two existing external boxes and cut the wires, leaving them protruding from the external wall.
By doing so, he also severed the connection between my indoor jacks. I had warned him beforehand I suspected that could happen since two separate wires were going in.
Not one, but two other techies came to fix the issue, by installing a (indoor) junction box on the outside as seen on the picture.
And BTW the broken pole is still there waiting for some appropriate target to fall on...
(Dumb)Bell anyone? |
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| Sounds like the problem was where the pole was not where your house is. |
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 Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days.Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-24
GTA Canada
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The white box is called a QBB block or a 42A block and was never meant to outside the house. It used to be the main connection point for a telephone set when it was "hard wired" before the advent of jacks in the early 1980s. It became a "splice box" after for one of its many uses...but definitely "inside" the residence.
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thats a shitty job, as for the pole, chances are its a pole owned by hydro as part of the 50/50 deal so bell just takes their wires off and leaves it for hydro to deal with |
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Ah Glen1, you must be an old-timer  .
Obviously differences between inside and outside are not part of what modern new techies are taught.
telco_mtl: Shitty job is certainly an understatement.
Actually I was generous enough not to force Bell - as I could have- to install a new demarcation box on the opposite side of the house, then some interior wiring to connect it to the existing one, before switching to another supplier. Yes, because their (Bell) broken pole -still waiting to fall as I write this- is not on my property and my neighbours do not want it to be replaced. Can't blame them, really.
Well, retrospectively, my generosity might just have saved me from some further grief, like getting some even more incompetent team to come to "work" inside my house...
By chance I'm also saving some $30 a month for the next year, and around $20 a month afterwards. |
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Although the QBB itself may not be technically outdoor rated, if the tech used scotchloks inside instead of the screw posts, then it's really not an issue. |
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I wonder why Bell's installs are so sloppy.
Bell's FTTH for example, do they even offer a flush mount panel? Every setup I've seen so far is just like, let me throw some plywood up here and nail everything to the wall with wires hanging out like spaghetti.
Then again I also haven't seen anyone post pics of Bell FTTH in a finished basement.
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| said by BliZZardX:I wonder why Bell's installs are so sloppy.
Bell's FTTH for example, do they even offer a flush mount panel? Every setup I've seen so far is just like, let me throw some plywood up here and nail everything to the wall with wires hanging out like spaghetti.
Then again I also haven't seen anyone post pics of Bell FTTH in a finished basement.
i have found in commercial setups the techs do a gorgeous job, of course the cost on a business line offsets the cost of doing it right, but lately residential installs are awful. |
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 MarshalPremium
join:2003-11-01
Montreal | reply to BliZZardX
said by BliZZardX:I wonder why Bell's installs are so sloppy.
Bell's FTTH for example, do they even offer a flush mount panel? Every setup I've seen so far is just like, let me throw some plywood up here and nail everything to the wall with wires hanging out like spaghetti.
Then again I also haven't seen anyone post pics of Bell FTTH in a finished basement.
I posted pic of mine..
» FTTH Install
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canada | what a crappy job are you sure the pole is a hydro pole and not a bell pole? can u post a picture of it
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| It's a Bell pole. A tech spent two hours outside and the only visible sign of his work was the yellow band he put around the pole.
Want pics?
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It all started because of the bloody pole and that's the only thing still left untouched. |
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RickStepPremium
join:2002-11-25
Hamilton, ON
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A couple of points
While the block that was used is not normally used outside, a close look at the photos show that the installer applied silicon sealant over the entire block. It should be waterproof.
said by Anonymuss :Although the QBB itself may not be technically outdoor rated, if the tech used scotchloks inside instead of the screw posts, then it's really not an issue.
When I worked at bell eons ago, scotchlocks were on Bell's hit list and banned from use. If we came across them, we were to correct the problem by removing them and use an approved connector OR report the problem and if dispatch felt there was spare time in the day to remove them; the work was completed. A special code was used for the work, I assume to back bill 3M for the failed connectors.
With the side of the building in poor repair, the tech and supervisor probably thought that if the siding was replaced, Bell would be called back 2 more times. Once to make a temporary connection and a second trip to properly AND cleanly find a way to route the wire for the extension OR work with the installers to run the wire under the new siding and make sure the siding installation didn't damage the routed wire now; or create a potentially future failure due to a pressure point that would eventually short out.
When I worked at Bell I started in the north end of Hamilton and my manager didn't care about the quality of the work done. Some time later I ended up working in Burlington, between Walkers Line and Appleby Line.
In Hamilton I was expected to complete 10 -12 calls a day. In Burlington, in new subdivisions, on some days 6 calls was the maximum.
In Hamilton I worked an 8 hour day; in Burlington I could work 13 hours a day if I wanted. If I/we didn’t want to work, we would call our last order in from home after dispatch closed for the day. Some dispatchers got really pushy about us taking another call so we would call from home and leave a message on the installation dispatch recorder.
I digressed; but I am not surprised that Bell has cleaned this up as a temporary but waterproofed fix.
Rick |
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Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days.Premium,MVM
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| Rick scotch locks are in full use right now and are perfectly acceptable...perhaps you mean "B" connectors? Those were taken out of use because technicians didn't know how to use them. They would "pig tail" the wires inside instead of just placing them parallel into the sleeve. Scotch locks are the connector of choice, they are waterproof and can be used outside with no covering. A qbb block is not a proper covering no matter how much silicone you use.
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RickStepPremium
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Hamilton, ON
kudos:1 | said by Glen1:Rick scotch locks are in full use right now . . .
The devices that were banned (when I worked there) was a round plastic sandwich device that was held apart to allow the entry of the wires. They came in various colours and they were used to connect a buried drop to a beehive or other pic terminal. One side was pass through, to fit over the aerial cable and the other side was to connect to the drop to the home. The scotchlock is classed as an insulation displacement connector in the same class a ribbon cable connector where the applied pressure squeezes the insulation from the wire to make a point contact with the connector and as the insulation relaxes around the connector tab, air is prevented from corroding the connection.
The scotchlock required a special tool to press the 2 halves of the connector together and Bell only gave us needle nose and diagonal pliers. Most of the failures were due to incorrect tooling, because the connector required parallel compression and we installers were squeezing it together one half at a time.
The replacement connector was a device that had multiple points to pierce the insulation, had a white cover and was about 5/8" to 3/4" long.
My stint in the electronics manufacturing industry says that if you buy 3M ribbon connectors, you use 3M tooling. As an installer we didn't have 3M tooling and there were a lot of failures.
Keep in mind that the failures were with scotchlock connectors in pic terminals. Pic terminals should have all been removed and replaced years ago.
Rick |
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Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days.Premium,MVM
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GTA Canada
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| Pic terminals were replaced long ago...I have a scotch lock plier that I use all the time...they are still being used. I have several boxes in my vehicle and carry them in my back pocket. You have to have the right tool to do the job.
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| Are these the "Scotch locks" you guys are talking about? »www.amazon.com/UR-3-Connector-3-···4EEMJS4/ The last tech I saw with those only used regular plyers as well |
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Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days.Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-24
GTA Canada
kudos:7 | Yes they are the ones: »www.4cabling.com.au/products/3-W···ack.html |
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| What are B connectors? |
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Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days.Premium,MVM
join:2002-05-24
GTA Canada
kudos:7 | Here is a B connector: »www.showmecables.com/product/B-C···ice.aspx |
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| Thanks. How on earth do you use that one?! |
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