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Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 5:15 pm
by Forestboy1978
Customer was very very good about it. Particularly as he's rich and runs his business from home and phone and broadband comes through the same cable. Will be without both till Friday.
Nice guy, I felt bad about it but my bro just didn't see the line in the hedge.
Any idea what it's gonna cost us?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 9:05 pm
by rxbren
Should have just joined it back up near enough 90% of cable in gardens is just coaxial and normal phone wires so as long as you join the telephone wires to the same colour and connect the copper and earth on the coax cable it will work till it can be replaced.
Not sure on costs to get replaced virgin tend to put as little as possible let effort to bury cables must be on the basis of cheaper to replace cable than pay to put it to a decent depth
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:19 pm
by Forestboy1978
I considered that option but it was 25 ft off the ground under tension spanning across a public road.
I bet it costs £500 or something stupid...
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:46 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
Bt one we hit cost us 150 two weeks ago
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 10:51 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
It was above ground too this one.sagging from the pole to the house .Hit the water 15 mins later .That was 150 down in front of house .30 quid for fitting.Would have to be Friday the 13 th too😄😄
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 7:03 am
by GB_Groundworks
I've fixed loads amazing what a 9 ton tractor at 20mph does to them when they're low across a field 
Strip it back make a loop in the copper hook the other copper through it windlass it round bind up with insulation tape job done.
Also moved a pole once that was in the way
Bt are pretty good normally they'll run a new cable not like the gas and electric lads :p
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 10:21 am
by rxbren
Think there is a minimum height the cables are meant to be possibly free replacement if below that height
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 11:21 am
by seanandruby
Hope this helps ?
look here
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 4:23 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
The problem you have is in our circumstance the woman of the house on the phone in front of us to her husband shouting the tellys off.hope you dont want your wifi tonight etc .you feel obliged to say dont worry if it costs we will pay .The good part was by noon next day it was back on .
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 7:13 pm
by Forestboy1978
Much obliged for the feedback gents