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| Re: So... said by russotto  :Ground, 5000VAC, what's the difference? Just a five and three zeros that don't count anyway 
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| Hmmm...this "story" is over three weeks old. It does seem that Comcast has decided to drag it's feet reimbursing her since she's not gotten anything yet.
Of course, they were probably too busy ignoring the double-murder suspect under their employ (this is in Chicago as well) to worry about such things as corporate liability.
Do they even bother to train installers anymore?
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| Re: So... said by RadioDoc :Hmmm...this "story" is over three weeks old. It does seem that Comcast has decided to drag it's feet reimbursing her since she's not gotten anything yet. Of course, they were probably too busy ignoring the double-murder suspect under their employ (this is in Chicago as well) to worry about such things as corporate liability. Do they even bother to train installers anymore? Training costs money. Money that can be better spent on stock dividends and bonuses.  | |
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join:2005-11-06
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| Re: So... said by moonpuppy :said by RadioDoc :Hmmm...this "story" is over three weeks old. It does seem that Comcast has decided to drag it's feet reimbursing her since she's not gotten anything yet. Of course, they were probably too busy ignoring the double-murder suspect under their employ (this is in Chicago as well) to worry about such things as corporate liability. Do they even bother to train installers anymore? Training costs money. Money that can be better spent on stock dividends and bonuses. Huh? What would be the point of BUYING divedends and bonuses?  | |
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| Re: So... said by LeftOfSanity :You don't buy dividends, extra profit is used to pay bonuses and dividends to those that hold stock. Stockholders want money over making customers happy. | |
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join:2004-09-16
Charlotte, NC |  thank god, nobody got hurt!
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join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC | Re: thank god, nobody got hurt! This is why you should make them either a) use their own laptop to connect the service the first time or b) have your PC and anything important unplugged until the cable modem is actually working.
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RailRoadDude
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Redwood Valley, CA | Ballistic, not Postal | |
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richdelb
Go Hawks Go
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join:2003-01-22
Algonquin, IL | Reboot I like the comment someone left.... "have you tried rebooting?"
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All The Little Stuff
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Doylestown, PA
1 edit | Re: Reboot {Support} Have you tried power cycling the modem?
{Customer} Yes it has been power cycled by a 240V power line.
I couldn't resist. | |
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| Re: Reboot said by macrospect :{Support} Have you tried power cycling the modem? {Customer} Yes it has been power life cycled by a 240V power line. I couldn't resist. | |
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join:2003-04-19
Chicago, IL
| said by richdelb :I like the comment someone left.... "have you tried rebooting?" That's great !! PDYP Says:
March 8th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
“Have you tried rebooting?”
“That only fixes Windows…”
Exactly! With Macs, just plug it in, and it works!
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| A serious question Someone please tell me how you connect a coax line to a "similar looking but incorrect" electrical line?
I have NEVER seen anything similar to an F-connector on an electrical line.
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Enjoy the sun
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1 edit | Re: A serious question said by PolarBear :Someone please tell me how you connect a coax line to a "similar looking but incorrect" electrical line? I have NEVER seen anything similar to an F-connector on an electrical line. Yes, that is what bothered me about this story. How did the tech ever jury rig a connection between a coax cable and an electrical cable. To even proceed when he could see incompatible connectors makes no sense at all. He is very lucky he wasn't killed, the moron.
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clubs: | Coax lines are used to carry electricity too...
I also like the comment I saw on page 2 of the story "That's COMCASTIC!"
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| Re: A serious question Come to think of it, Gordo, you're right. But the only way I can think of that coax is used to carry electricity is when you use an amplifier (or multiswitch with DirecTV), you use coax to connect the power supply at an electrical outlet to the actual amp unit.
Even if you plugged one of those amplifier power supplies into a cable going to the modem, those power supplies only put out 12 volts. I really don't think that would be enough to cause this scenario.
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GadgetsRme
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| said by Gordo74 :I also like the comment I saw on page 2 of the story "That's COMCASTIC!" In light of recent events I think it would be more correct if it said: "That's COMBLASTIC!!!!!"
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| Re: A serious question said by GadgetsRme :. . "That's COMBLASTIC!!!!!" Wasn't she requesting Wi-Fry? | |
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All The Little Stuff
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Doylestown, PA | Re: A serious question I laughed out loud when I read your post! | |
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Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | i still dont think the 240VAC feed from the pole could induce that much into the coax. im betting the cable guy found a loose circuit or an uncapped wire and oops.
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fireflier
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join:2001-05-25
Limbo
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| Agreed. I'd like to see more data to support exactly what that technician plugged into what. Maybe he was shaking/moving one of the cable lines coming to the house and contacted the high side of the poletop transformer?
The results and the story don't match up.
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NoVA_CoxUser
Stand back from the cage -- The RF bites
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Alexandria, VA
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| Re: A serious question I agree too ... in fact I think this is another "urban legend" hoax.
Even IF the tech somehow managed to connect to a 120 VAC (to ground) source -- which I consider very doubtful -- how did all that power (i.e. amperage x voltage) "jump" thru the cable modem electronics and the 24 AWG ethernet cable with still enough "ummph" to blow-out the laptop AND what appears to be USB connections? | |
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squid7
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join:2006-09-02 | Comcast is lightning fast But this user needed a little more fast and a bit less lightning. | |
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Maggs
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join:2002-11-29
Woodside, NY
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| Quiznos comes to mind on this one. All I have to say is "Toasty" . You should unplug everything untill it is set up fully, and that cable modem looks like a brick. Damn, must be one of those VOIP ones.
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | should've bought a PC that's a mac for ya. sure, they have fewer viruses, but they explode for no reason whatsoever. unacceptable steve jobs! unacceptable! | |
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join:2002-06-09
Chicoutimi
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| Re: should've bought a PC said by morbo :that's a mac for ya. sure, they have fewer viruses, but they explode for no reason whatsoever. unacceptable steve jobs! unacceptable! | |
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clubs: | Re: should've bought a PC Morons speak above ^ | |
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Miami, FL | Re: should've bought a PC It's called sarcasm, learn to love it. | |
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join:2005-10-21
USA | yes she should have gotten a real pc and not a pretty over priced toy thats all macs are anyway | |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | data recovery I hope she forces them to pay for the most expensive data recovery service she can find. | |
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Lightning Bolt
VIP
join:2002-01-07
Auburn Hills, MI
1 edit | Re: data recovery said by insomniac84 :I hope she forces them to pay for the most expensive data recovery service she can find. »www.macwork.com/2006/11/28/pics-···inferno/
Our technicians were able to recover this customer’s data successfully and migrate it to brand new external drives - on the cable company’s dime!
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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| Twisted pair? Coax? Zip Cord? Looks like some electrical zip cord of the type used on cheap lamps connected to the laptop and PC, yet they are holding coax in another picture? Then there is a section of what looks like telephone trunk line but could be some very ragged ethernet cable. The only thing similar to that disaster that I have seen was the end result of a lightning strike, and that is a few kilo-volts higher voltage.
I will be the first to admit I have not seen everything, but data cables that look like electrical cords are so....60's? I THINK i remember some from long ago, but none recently, but I am sure someone will identify it if it really is a data cable.
Apparently this is making the rounds to many blogs and 'news' outlets and I wonder if it is really all true. But considering I know of a case where a jet mechanic put a port side AOA on the starboard side of a jet (resulting in a crash on take off  ), I suppose it could be somehow done if someone tried hard enough.
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Bumpin1ohm
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join:2002-07-15
Aurora, CO
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| Re: Twisted pair? Coax? Zip Cord? said by RayW :Looks like some electrical zip cord of the type used on cheap lamps connected to the laptop and PC, yet they are holding coax in another picture? Then there is a section of what looks like telephone trunk line but could be some very ragged ethernet cable. The only thing similar to that disaster that I have seen was the end result of a lightning strike, and that is a few kilo-volts higher voltage. I will be the first to admit I have not seen everything, but data cables that look like electrical cords are so....60's? I THINK i remember some from long ago, but none recently, but I am sure someone will identify it if it really is a data cable. Apparently this is making the rounds to many blogs and 'news' outlets and I wonder if it is really all true. But considering I know of a case where a jet mechanic put a port side AOA on the starboard side of a jet (resulting in a crash on take off ), I suppose it could be somehow done if someone tried hard enough. its actually a retractable USB cord. like they sell at radioshack. the reason they are holding coax in the other picture is most likely the run going into the scientific atlanta cable modem.
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Layton, UT
clubs: | Re: Twisted pair? Coax? Zip Cord? Retractable USB, still looks like zipcord. Have to go look at one next time I am in the mall.
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IA | Blame it on a cable guy That way you could get away with almost anything!
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DrModem
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join:2006-10-19
USA | Heh Poor Comcast - will it ever end? lol | |
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Trinijoy
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join:2005-09-12
Brick, NJ | Holy crap.. Just leave them alone. | |
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join:2006-11-07
Austell, GA | Re: Holy crap.. Its ComRosted !!!!!!1 ahahahaha this crap is funny. ahahah if it happen to me i would of sued them. | |
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join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | Hmmm... I have this incredible urge to PS the roasted Apple into the mouth of a pig wearing a Comcast t-shirt...*grin* | |
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seederjed
join:2005-02-28
Snellville, GA
| This was punishment for to much use Your all way off base here. The tech was told to fry all the gear of the people who abused the network by exceeding the invisable caps.. Then blame it on a mess of wires that were incorrectly installed befor.
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Greg_Z
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join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | She got her money's worth So, in other words her service was Comcastic. | |
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hawk82
join:2001-04-26
Oakland, ME | It's okay.... She had Subway for lunch and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express that night!
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firewire9999
join:2004-07-11
Livonia, MI | Question? So is this BPL in reverse?
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Hyperspace71
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join:2005-08-10
Evansville, IN | 2nd Power Line | |
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Springfield, IL | Re: 2nd Power Line So, we are not Hertz. At least we deny you the right to having your own choice.
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join:2004-10-18
Fort Wayne, IN |  Laptop Battery?
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join:2005-05-22
Monroe, MI
| Didja bother to RTFA? Don't bother reading it, just look at the pictures as I'm sure you can do that.
Explain to everyone here how an exploding laptop battery did all the damage to the cable modem, the F connector on the RG-6 and the attached Maxtor hard drive?
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join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA
| No, the battery didn't explode, it's in a different area of the laptop. I imagine the voltage regulator circutry did explode, and there was likely lots of arcing going on.
The area of the PB which shows the worst hit is the area near the power conductor. That's why I mentioned ground in my earlier post; it wasn't the the Ethernet cable to the modem which caused the problem; that's transformer-coupled at both ends anyway and couldn't carry near enough voltage or current to do that damage. What most likely happened is the shield of the coax was got raised to some ridiculous potential with respect to the electrical ground. That current got dumped into the ground conductor through the cable modem, and then found its way to true ground through anything else plugged in, including the Powerbook. | |
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Ain't Nuthin But A Thang
join:2002-02-19
Hudson, WI | Re: Laptop Battery? I just pooped in my pants a little bit while laughing at this unfortunate souls dilemma.... | |
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