03-03-2024, 18:57
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Digging around cabinets
Walking the dogs today , I noticed that there are holes dug around every cabinet I passed . Barrier marked working for virgin/o2 . Anyone know what the project is 
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03-03-2024, 20:58
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Probably doing un-needed stuff to make something "BETTER" that wont be 
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03-03-2024, 21:28
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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You do realise if people/companies didn’t make something better, you wouldn’t be in a computing device chatting online to people on the other side of the World, don’t you?
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04-03-2024, 04:06
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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You do realise if people/companies didn’t make something better, you wouldn’t be in a computing device chatting online to people on the other side of the World, don’t you?
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I doubt he'd be "in" it. Mind you how long his outdated windows 1998SE will still continue working is anyones guess.
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04-03-2024, 08:15
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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Originally Posted by Itshim
Walking the dogs today , I noticed that there are holes dug around every cabinet I passed . Barrier marked working for virgin/o2 . Anyone know what the project is |
Putting fibre in, I'd guess.
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04-03-2024, 10:20
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Re: Digging around cabinets
This is standard practise and is when they release and replace the hamsters in the cabinets that are running round the wheel to make the Internet work.
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04-03-2024, 13:23
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Re: Digging around cabinets
Its very likely that this is upgrade works under project Mustang to overlay an XGS PON capable network in DOCSIS areas. The works will include installing a new distribution cabinet next to the existing one and tie-ing it in to the existing duct network.
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04-03-2024, 13:40
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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This is standard practise and is when they release and replace the hamsters in the cabinets that are running round the wheel to make the Internet work.
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We stopped using hamsters after the great gerbil incident of 2013. Now we have specially trained rats, just as smart, less lazy and less cute so we don't get as many calls to the RSPCA.
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04-03-2024, 16:57
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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We stopped using hamsters after the great gerbil incident of 2013. Now we have specially trained rats, just as smart, less lazy and less cute so we don't get as many calls to the RSPCA.
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Love it 
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04-03-2024, 17:25
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Re: Digging around cabinets
Once the concrete bases are in, the low level covers will appear to protect the spot.
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05-03-2024, 08:27
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Originally Posted by Hugh
You do realise if people/companies didn’t make something better, you wouldn’t be in a computing device chatting online to people on the other side of the World, don’t you?
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Yup and im grateful but take the youtube interface,they changed it years ago and mae it much worse but they think its better.....
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05-03-2024, 13:28
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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Yup and im grateful but take the youtube interface,they changed it years ago and mae it much worse but they think its better.....
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It's so much better now. Not sure what you are on about. The old one was so ancient looking and didn't have half the features it does now. I suppose you still watch in 480p too.
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05-03-2024, 17:47
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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Once the concrete bases are in, the low level covers will appear to protect the spot.
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Walked past a different one today . In front of cabinet is a oblong concrete cover , area around needs filling in 
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06-03-2024, 18:42
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Re: Digging around cabinets
MOD EDIT - image modified to fit page
Last edited by Hugh; 06-03-2024 at 19:09.
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07-03-2024, 19:17
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Re: Digging around cabinets
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Walking around think i have seen all three . Does that make sense  the finish in ground I mean
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