 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | "Came home to find ...." Can a Cable Tech here clarify something ... she states "I came home to find Comcast had put a green utility box smack-dab in the middle of my lawn," said Cheryl Davison, who lives in northwest Santa Rosa.
Could they have done whatever digging, cable splicing, and such was necessary to install that box in a single DAY ... like 9 hours if it wasn't there when she went to work?
I find that suspect. |
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| Matt,
It is possible that the box could have been placed in one day, as well as the cable trenched in one day. Since we can't see inside the box, we don't know 1) if the cable is even in there, 2) is there any equipment in the box, and 3) is the cable spliced, if present. It wouldn't be that difficult to do the cable across an average lot is under an hour and the digging for the box 1 to 2 hours, depending on the soil conditions. All this work would probably be done by a contractor, as opposed to a Comcast technician, where the placement of the equipment and splicing might be done by a Comcast technician.
They may come back another day to install equipment in the box and splice the cable. |
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 tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3
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said by Matt:Could they have done whatever digging, cable splicing, and such was necessary to install that box in a single DAY ... like 9 hours if it wasn't there when she went to work? I find that suspect. I think so. if you read the article and look at the pic, there is a big flat cement/metal hatch to the left, which she stated existed before, the new item (battery? PSU? splice box) in the small green box on the right, which probably sits on a precast slab.
The box easily could be placed in a few hours, even if all the wire/etc. are not yet attached |
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 a333A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY | reply to Austinloop
would've been entertaining if they hit a gas line by mistake, or worse, a sewer. Then they would've been caught red-handed, and with their shorts dropped..... |
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| Actually, most utility companies and contractors call a "one call" locating number that has gas, telephone, sewer, water, etc., come out an mark the lines. |
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