Fiber Optic cable for Internet damaged at vacation rental

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Fiber Optic cable for Internet damaged at vacation rental

John UnderwoodPro Member
Investor · Greer, SC · Member since 2014 · 13k+ posts · 17k+ votes

We had the internet go out at our Lake House due to a damaged cable.  Thought they could get out today but it's looking like tomorrow. 

It will be down for 24 hours shortly.

Luckily we are not one of the cheap ones that doesn't provide Satellite or cable TV so not a huge problem for us.

I have kept the guest informed multiple times today on the status and they have thanked me for trying.

Meanwhile they can still watch TV.

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Dave Skow
Lender · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 899 votes
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@John Underwood- glad its  being  fixed relatively  quickly 

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  • Dave Skow
    Lender · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 899 votes
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    @John Underwood- glad its  being  fixed relatively  quickly 

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  • Michael BaumPro Member
    Olympia, WA · Member since 2016 · 8k+ posts · 7k+ votes
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    Hmm, I wonder what happened? Did they say?

    Fiber is one of those things that is pretty tough if installed correctly. Interduct sheathing and the like keep it solid.

    I have had fiber run from building to building with zero issues. Who's the provider?

    Hehe, I am one of the cheap ones.... :)

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  • John UnderwoodPro Member
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    Investor · Greer, SC · Member since 2014 · 13k+ posts · 17k+ votes
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    Quote from @Michael Baum:

    Hmm, I wonder what happened? Did they say?

    Fiber is one of those things that is pretty tough if installed correctly. Interduct sheathing and the like keep it solid.

    I have had fiber run from building to building with zero issues. Who's the provider?

    Hehe, I am one of the cheap ones.... :)


     I had a neighbor bring in some dirt to fill a low spot. I know he was the one that clipped the line. The internet provider fixed it for free (no bill so far).

    I didn't want to be one of those long winded story tellers that you doze off in the middle of their explanation.

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  • Michael BaumPro Member
    Olympia, WA · Member since 2016 · 8k+ posts · 7k+ votes
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    Hehe roger that. At least they aren't coming after you for the repair.

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  • Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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    Somehow I knew this was going to involve someone with a shovel.

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  • Richard Elvin
    Investor · Cleveland, TN · Member since 2016 · 279 posts · 187 votes
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    I used to work in Telecom and fiber gets damaged a lot. I've seen dogs chew through it (beside the meter box where the fiber drop ran to the house), landscaping crews routinely cut it, sprinkler installers, homeowners clip it while trimming bushes/trees, even seen a case where wasps chewed through it! (That was inside the Optical Network Terminal, where the sheathing had been trimmed back on the fiber. Huge wasps nest)
    My personal favorite was the time that I was out to repair our fiber, which had been cut by telecom A when telecom A repaired their drop (neighbors house), which had been cut by telecom B when telecom B was repairing their drop (still in service at client's house as the inside install hadn't happened yet), which had been cut by our crew when they were installing the fiber drop...
    Fun times!

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