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It should be a DSLAM (by now) as it was a regular junction that was replaced and added to with one of the larger white DSLAM boxes. I could be mistaken though,
by lanaius 12y ago
It should be a DSLAM (by now) as it was a regular junction that was replaced and added to with one of the larger white DSLAM boxes. I could be mistaken though, so that's a fair thing to point out.
- kileywm 12y agoIf there is a DSLAM right next to the crossbox, then these are the two possibilities: [1] (Common and very likely) The DSLAM they installed there is a fiber node and feeds only VDSL over < 50 ft wire to the crossbox. ADSL also feeds into the crossbox, but not from the new DSLAM. It still travels from the CO (central office) and may still be 1-2 miles of wire away. [2] (Uncommon and less likely) The DSLAM has VDSL and ADSL cards in it. In this situation the DSLAM can support high speed VDSL to very close residents and ADSL to further residents. The CO is no longer the source of ADSL signal, and this is typically a nice reduction in loop length for people. In your shoes, I'd get in touch with the ISP and see if you're CO fed or not. If you're CO fed, there's little that can be done to improve the speeds =(. You could ask if it's possible to do pair bonding to improve your speeds. Just beware, switching to pair bonding means you'd need to lease/purchase a new modem that can do bonding and the ISP would have to roll a truck to wire up the 2nd pair. Hope that helps!