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Repairatrooper · 2017-03-17T05:41:07.000Z

Saw this rather questionable cable job at a customer site today: The big coil of CAT6 is actually about a foot off the ground and just hanging off the modem plug.

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neko-neko · 2017-03-17T07:11:15.000Z

Almost ashamed to say I’ve seen similar setups, that had been in place for years.

I’d personally move that to a point on the maintenance list on the next available maintenance-window.

wslrav · 2017-03-17T07:45:57.000Z

Shoddy attention to detail. Could have at least colour matched the cable ties.

seanoneill2 · 2017-03-17T08:25:21.000Z

Looks like a T1 line. It would take 5 minutes to cut all the slack off and put a new end on the right way. It would probably help reduce cross talk on the line.

apsutcliffe · 2017-03-17T08:34:51.000Z

Yeah, I’ve seen similar (and worse).

There are some people that really do not give a damn about the quality of their work. Far too many of them are able to get employment; and then they give the rest of us a bad name.

joewilliams · 2017-03-17T08:38:12.000Z

Strain relief? Who needs strain relief?

chadyoung3 · 2017-03-17T09:38:08.000Z

Reason #613 IT budgets are so low. When a tech does work like this, it takes all credibility from the whole department and throws it out the window.

trelstadtech · 2017-03-17T09:41:06.000Z

The work of an old telco guy, they always wrap the extra conductors around the end that way.

dbeato · 2017-03-17T09:44:42.000Z

Yes, Sid noted it. Usually you will find this out on a DSL or phone POTS line.

georgemcfarlin · 2017-03-17T10:37:08.000Z

Is there something wrong with that?

brian2003 · 2017-03-17T10:45:49.000Z

Wait! Did you sneak into my company and take that picture? I have found a few of these over the years, thankfully they have been repaired/replaced.

joewilliams · 2017-03-17T10:48:44.000Z

Sid Phiilips:

The work of an old telco guy, they always wrap the extra conductors around the end that way.

“Never know when you might need them!”

biscuitking · 2017-03-17T11:28:33.000Z

Bottman:

Yeah, I’ve seen similar (and worse).

There are some people that really do not give a damn about the quality of their work. Far too many of them are able to get employment; and then they give the rest of us a bad name.

I have seen this quality of work from a certain US based phone company’s techs when they didn’t have all the equipment they needed for a job. They also never came back to fix it on their own, we had to call to get it corrected.

Repairatrooper · 2017-03-17T14:10:02.000Z

no this was simply a line from the wall to the fax port on an mfp. They could at least left the coil touching the floor to reduce strain.

pigdog · 2017-03-20T10:55:02.000Z

JoeWilliams:

Strain relief? Who needs strain relief?

But when I installed it, I strapped the coil to that power cord, directly above.