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Hi, I'm Tim and I'm a splicer for AT&T. I'm part of a special crew
that goes out and prepares entire neighborhoods for Advanced TV, High speed internet and Digital Phone by
conditioning the lines. We go out about 90-120 days before the service
is actually available to order in your area. We're sort of the "Front Lines" if You
Will.
You might find me hanging out in that four foot pit out front or out back. You might even see me dangling from the phone lines, climbing out of a manhole, or sitting in my tent working on the phone box up the street in ten degree snowy weather with the wind blowing Twenty Miles an Hour.
(A special Thank You to those who have brought me Hot Chocolate or Water at times... It always goes a long way.)
Usually while I'm working, friendly people will come and ask me questions about what I'm doing, and inquire about advanced TV. People have a lot of the same questions so I created this page because I figured that a lot of other people that I don't get to meet probably have some of the exact same questions. I've searched around the Net a bit and see that people all over aren't really quite clear on a few things that we do. So I'm here to answer some questions on those issues.
I also run into a lot of people who are anxious to get certain services and they come up and ask my thoughts on the best ways of going about ordering these products. I want to address that on this site too.
As far as my background; I've been a splicer for about a year now. I work and live in the Kansas City, Kansas area. I love my job. It's tough and it's not always a perfect atmosphere but I love it. The crew I'm with and other crews in my same devision "conditioning" or "Snip N' Clip" for those in the know. We kind of get tough love from the more senior guys, which kind of comes with the territory. You see, we're mostly new guys, we're all younger, we're all faster, we're all stronger and of course we're all definitely a lot better looking then all those senior guys... so its no wonder... Ha ha. (just kidding guys)
All joking aside we are progressing in our field and becoming more efficient then ever. The crew I'm with is ranked #2 in our region... (due to technicality) and It won't be long before we claim our rightful place at the top. This ranking is based on productivity (how much we get done) and Quality (How well we do it). I'm proud to be a splicer and I care about my job a lot.
Recently they had a marketing manager come and tell us all about referrals for products of the company. They explained that they will be giving points to those techs who go above and beyond in areas of customer support with products and information. Whoever scores the most points has a better chance at winning a vacation or I-pods and things like that. I don't know. Most of it went in one ear and out the other. It's kind of just like getting rewarded for what we all have been doing every day anyway.
This is my personal web page. The name www.ExcellentTelevision.com was just one that was available so I grabbed it. I figured that people need in depth answers, and this way with the web page and the easy to remember name, I can tell inquisitive people that I meet in neighborhoods and on the internet everything they would like to know in a more in depth and convenient way.
My average day starts out at the shop for a 45 min. meeting with the crew, getting work orders and supplies; and then heading out to the latest neighborhood to get it ready for the testers. On a good day, I do four aerial xaga change outs, or four aerial terminal replacements. Some days I do three to four lead sleeve replacements or 10 - 14 peds. I always take my lunch though, no matter what. Sometimes we get hung up on jobs and I can't get quite as much done. I can do it all though. I even do manhole work from time to time. I can do testing, some cable repair and basic fault locating. I love doing bridge tap removals most of all. Its the most mentally stimulating aspect of my job. Its not hard by any means but everything else takes physical work and very little thought. My job is all outside all the time. Some days I truly sweat so much that my shirt is completely soaked and some days in the winter my hands feel like they'll fall off if I stay out any longer. But I love my Job.
I know most people don't understand a word I'm saying when I speak of splicing work; but some technicians or repair men may find this page... I don't know... I guess I'm just trying to convey the fact that I'm a good guy, a hard worker, and I'm credible with the information that I post here.
If you have questions feel free to post them in the "Top Questions..." in the menu
If you have comments on this article you can post below
You might find me hanging out in that four foot pit out front or out back. You might even see me dangling from the phone lines, climbing out of a manhole, or sitting in my tent working on the phone box up the street in ten degree snowy weather with the wind blowing Twenty Miles an Hour.
(A special Thank You to those who have brought me Hot Chocolate or Water at times... It always goes a long way.)
Usually while I'm working, friendly people will come and ask me questions about what I'm doing, and inquire about advanced TV. People have a lot of the same questions so I created this page because I figured that a lot of other people that I don't get to meet probably have some of the exact same questions. I've searched around the Net a bit and see that people all over aren't really quite clear on a few things that we do. So I'm here to answer some questions on those issues.
I also run into a lot of people who are anxious to get certain services and they come up and ask my thoughts on the best ways of going about ordering these products. I want to address that on this site too.
As far as my background; I've been a splicer for about a year now. I work and live in the Kansas City, Kansas area. I love my job. It's tough and it's not always a perfect atmosphere but I love it. The crew I'm with and other crews in my same devision "conditioning" or "Snip N' Clip" for those in the know. We kind of get tough love from the more senior guys, which kind of comes with the territory. You see, we're mostly new guys, we're all younger, we're all faster, we're all stronger and of course we're all definitely a lot better looking then all those senior guys... so its no wonder... Ha ha. (just kidding guys)
All joking aside we are progressing in our field and becoming more efficient then ever. The crew I'm with is ranked #2 in our region... (due to technicality) and It won't be long before we claim our rightful place at the top. This ranking is based on productivity (how much we get done) and Quality (How well we do it). I'm proud to be a splicer and I care about my job a lot.
Recently they had a marketing manager come and tell us all about referrals for products of the company. They explained that they will be giving points to those techs who go above and beyond in areas of customer support with products and information. Whoever scores the most points has a better chance at winning a vacation or I-pods and things like that. I don't know. Most of it went in one ear and out the other. It's kind of just like getting rewarded for what we all have been doing every day anyway.
This is my personal web page. The name www.ExcellentTelevision.com was just one that was available so I grabbed it. I figured that people need in depth answers, and this way with the web page and the easy to remember name, I can tell inquisitive people that I meet in neighborhoods and on the internet everything they would like to know in a more in depth and convenient way.
My average day starts out at the shop for a 45 min. meeting with the crew, getting work orders and supplies; and then heading out to the latest neighborhood to get it ready for the testers. On a good day, I do four aerial xaga change outs, or four aerial terminal replacements. Some days I do three to four lead sleeve replacements or 10 - 14 peds. I always take my lunch though, no matter what. Sometimes we get hung up on jobs and I can't get quite as much done. I can do it all though. I even do manhole work from time to time. I can do testing, some cable repair and basic fault locating. I love doing bridge tap removals most of all. Its the most mentally stimulating aspect of my job. Its not hard by any means but everything else takes physical work and very little thought. My job is all outside all the time. Some days I truly sweat so much that my shirt is completely soaked and some days in the winter my hands feel like they'll fall off if I stay out any longer. But I love my Job.
I know most people don't understand a word I'm saying when I speak of splicing work; but some technicians or repair men may find this page... I don't know... I guess I'm just trying to convey the fact that I'm a good guy, a hard worker, and I'm credible with the information that I post here.
If you have questions feel free to post them in the "Top Questions..." in the menu
If you have comments on this article you can post below
