Re: Comcast vs. Verizon for repair methodologies

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Aug 20, 2012, at 16:25 , Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org> wrote:
> In a message written on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 04:12:22PM -0400, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:

> > The story: A piece of underground cable went bad.  The techs didn't pull new underground cable.  They decided it was 
> > better to do it "arial" (if you can call 2 feet "arial").  They took apart the two pedestals on either side of the 
> > break and ran a new strand of RG6 (yes, the same stuff you use inside your home, not the outside-plant rated stuff) 
> > tied to trees with rope.
>
> Why is that cable still in place?
>
> That's a hint, not really a question. :)

Because VZ LTE, while nice in general, is not good enough for Jezzibell to use all day for a week. :)

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TTFN,
patrick