Re: Bypass Telco's NID box?

[Crash Gordon® <NONE@xxxxxxxx>]

I move them into the garage a lot (if it's on the garage side). I've =
even had Qwest move them for us. They don't seem to care much about =
where it's located anymore...not like the did years ago anyway.




"Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
news:q5ydneqRBJyKT9ffRVn-tA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You have to have the NID for a couple reasons.  1st it is the legal
> seperation point from your line to their line.
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> Second, it provides grounding protection to your home via carbon (old =
style)
> or inert gas tubes (new style) that will short the phone lines to =
ground in
> the event of an extreme voltage spike such as a lightning strike (more =
than
> a 1000 yards away).
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> You might consider moving the NID to the eve of the house and running =
an
> appropriate ground (10 ga) to a solid ground rod from there.  =
Technically
> this is also a no no, and if you ask the telco for permission they =
will say
> no, but...  many people feel its easier to ask forgiveness then to beg
> permission.
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> "Bobby_M" <rmierzej@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1112199264.051053.60620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Instead of buying a cellular backup system, I'm considering =
protecting
> > my phone line from easy cuts. The line comes to my house approx 15' =
off
> > the ground, runs down the house to the telco installed NID. It then
> > goes back up the house and into the attic towards my central wiring
> > terminal in the basement (where I also installed my alarm panel.
> > Obviously the loop down to the NID is extremely susceptable to =
cutting
> > since it goes to eye level. Even running this loop through conduit
> > would be a waste since a screwdriver would allow access into the NID
> > anyway. I'm considering running the Telco line directly into the =
attic
> > and leaving the loop to the NID as a decoy. Does anyone know if =
there
> > are any legal penalties for doing so since the circuit is =
technically
> > not mine until it exits the NID?
> >
> > Bobby
> >
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