Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Steve Rigby]

On Oct 17, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:


The distribution point for the neighborhood was a green box out in a
wooded area adjoining the property where the installation took  
place. The
FIOS installer ran the cable through the woods and over the lawn,  
leaving
the cable on top of the ground. After complaints the Vz folks came  
back

out and buried the cable under the lawn, but in the woods the cable is
still out in the open.


  This is not an unusual situation at all.  More often than not,  
these cables, FIOS or otherwise get buried, but to have them remain in  
the open on the ground happens all too often.  My brother's cable  
system cable, not FIOS, has been laying in his yard for over six  
years.  Ditto some of his neighbors.  Some folks eventually buried  
their own, but for others, they are now virtually one with the roots  
systems of the grass.


  Steve


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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[gerald]

At 12:44 PM 10/17/2008, you wrote:
>I was talking about FIOS with someone in Reston and was told an 
>interesting story...
>
>The distribution point for the neighborhood was a green box out in a 
>wooded area adjoining the property where the installation took place. The 
>FIOS installer ran the cable through the woods and over the lawn, leaving 
>the cable on top of the ground. After complaints the Vz folks came back 
>out and buried the cable under the lawn, but in the woods the cable is 
>still out in the open.
>
>Customer wants to know how long they can expect their FIOS service to 
>stay up.

my fios lasted 3 months.  not a cable problem.  was back up in 3 days.

i would think the only difference between buried and surface is the possibility 
of mechanical damage for the surface run.(passing motocross, deer stomps the 
cable).  we have underground streams, so up or down does not make a difference.



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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[b_s-wilk]

Verizon dug a ditch for our cable, then left and never returned to fill 
it in. When we had Comcast, they put their cable in the trench, and 
didn't cover it over, either. My cats helped. I filled it with stinky 
kitty litter.




This is not an unusual situation at all.  More often than not, these
cables, FIOS or otherwise get buried, but to have them remain in the
open on the ground happens all too often.  My brother's cable system
cable, not FIOS, has been laying in his yard for over six years.
Ditto some of his neighbors.  Some folks eventually buried their own,
but for others, they are now virtually one with the roots systems of
the grass.



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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Steve Rigby]

On Oct 17, 2008, at 9:46 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:

Verizon dug a ditch for our cable, then left and never returned to  
fill it in. When we had Comcast, they put their cable in the trench,  
and didn't cover it over, either. My cats helped. I filled it with  
stinky kitty litter.


  As I said, not unusual to get half-assed work done in the cable  
industry.


  Steve


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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Tom Piwowar]

>Verizon dug a ditch for our cable, then left and never returned to fill 
>it in. When we had Comcast, they put their cable in the trench, and 
>didn't cover it over, either. My cats helped. I filled it with stinky 
>kitty litter.

You should have had you lawyer write them that you were tripped by their 
hole and have extensive injuries.


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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Tom Piwowar]

>i would think the only difference between buried and surface is the 
>possibility of mechanical damage for the surface run.(passing motocross, 
>deer stomps the cable).  we have underground streams, so up or down does 
>not make a difference.

It is also a trip hazard. Leaving a cable on the surface is just crazy.


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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Eric S. Sande]

It is also a trip hazard. Leaving a cable on the surface is just crazy.


Agreed.  I don't know what our OSP (outside plant) policy is here
but I will look into it.

Back in the day when we ran buried cable we buried it.


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Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

[Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)]

It's probably toast if the owner of the wooded property sees it. 

Thank you,

Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
I was talking about FIOS with someone in Reston and was told an
interesting story...

The distribution point for the neighborhood was a green box out in a
wooded area adjoining the property where the installation took place.
The FIOS installer ran the cable through the woods and over the lawn,
leaving the cable on top of the ground. After complaints the Vz folks
came back out and buried the cable under the lawn, but in the woods the
cable is still out in the open.

Customer wants to know how long they can expect their FIOS service to
stay up.


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