Excite@Home (which became Optus@Home, which became Optus Cable Internet) had a contractual obligation on the customer to leave the cable modem plugged directly into the wall socket they installed, specifically prohibiting the installation of a surge protector/arrester.
They then tried to charge customers for replacement cable modems when they were fried by lightning. Didn't work out that way for them. :) On Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 22:15, Mark Smith <markzzzsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Heard of ADSL? POTS? > > If the Internet was only meant to run over fibre, there wouldn't have been > any ARPANET or Internet before the late 1980s or early 1990s. > > Fun fact, RFC1 was written on a typewriter in a bathroom in 1969, because > Steve didn't want to disturb his flatmates. > > https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 > > BCP89. > > > > > On Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 21:54 Michael Junek, <mich...@juneks.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Troy, >> >> >> >> Lightning has always been an issue for the copper network – the old adage >> “don’t use the phone in a storm” comes to mind. >> >> Certainly where my mum is, in Springwood, the copper is above-ground-- >> you often see a 100-pair floating off the power poles, with the house pair >> coming from a jumper box mounted up high. This would contribute towards the >> issues seen. >> >> So it definitely has some merit – my mum has already had to have the FTTC >> NCD replaced once in the (less than) 12 months she’s had an NBN connection. >> >> >> >> The article states “Our technical teams continuously look to investigate >> ways to reduce the impact of lightning on our electronic equipment with >> ongoing testing and trials as part of this process.” – this I can attest >> to, as I have two properties which will be participating in these trials. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> M. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> *On Behalf Of *Troy >> Kelly >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:54 >> *To:* 'aus...@ausnog.net' <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net> >> *Subject:* [AusNOG] Lightning and FTTC - is it really this bad? >> >> >> >> I'm confused as to how FTTC would suffer more from lightning strike >> related issues than other ground conducting technologies? >> >> Is it something about the Blue Mountains in particular, or is this >> article rubbish? >> >> (Paywall, open in incognito if so inclined) >> >> https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blue-mountains-residents-turn-off-nbn-in-storms-or-risk-no-connection-for-days-20210120-p56vjb.html >> >> Cheers, >> Troy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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