Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-20 Thread 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

Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-18 Thread 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

Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-18 Thread 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

Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-17 Thread 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

Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-17 Thread 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

Re: [CGUYS] FIOS-tastic

2008-10-17 Thread 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,