Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Help Safeguard Your Phone/Cable/Broadband Connection
The following is from a round-robin from Alan Stanton:
On my regular walks round my area, I've noticed an increasing number of damaged phone cabinets. Usually it's broken locks with doors left open for rain and litter to get in. (I took this photo on Sunday. Luckily, very few are this bad!
I talked to a Virgin Media engineer who I saw repairing cables in a cabinet. He told me that, apart from random vandalism, they now have a problem of people stealing metal doors and even cables - as these have a resale value.
If you notice your nearby TeleWest / Virgin Media cabinet is open or damaged, you can help by notifying them.
The simplest and quickest way is to email very briefly to cabinet.plant@telewest.co.uk describing the problem and location - e.g. "broken door cabinet outside 123 Anystreet London N4".
Or phone 0870 888 3116, Press '1' for cabinets and you can report it in person.
On my regular walks round my area, I've noticed an increasing number of damaged phone cabinets. Usually it's broken locks with doors left open for rain and litter to get in. (I took this photo on Sunday. Luckily, very few are this bad!
I talked to a Virgin Media engineer who I saw repairing cables in a cabinet. He told me that, apart from random vandalism, they now have a problem of people stealing metal doors and even cables - as these have a resale value.
If you notice your nearby TeleWest / Virgin Media cabinet is open or damaged, you can help by notifying them.
The simplest and quickest way is to email very briefly to cabinet.plant@telewest.co.uk describing the problem and location - e.g. "broken door cabinet outside 123 Anystreet London N4".
Or phone 0870 888 3116, Press '1' for cabinets and you can report it in person.
Tags for Forum Posts: broadband, vandalism, virgin media
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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Thank you. I'll try this because our road's broadband cabinet is never locked and often hangs open. You can look inside and see exactly who has blueyonder in your street. Quite a few. But then cable is so much better than ADSL where one has to rely on BT for reliable connectivity. Not a good idea in my experience. :)
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