He did say he would be reporting what he had done and that at least the customer would have a basic service!

What other choice would he have?

I guess, but the chances are, now that the line tests OK due to his leg and leg bodge, nothing will get done.

He seemed to realise that it would give them severe FTTC issues but wanted to get them a basic phone service back. He did seem to be one of the "better" contractors and not one of the real cowboys.

He did seem to be one of the "better" contractors and not one of the real cowboys.

Oooh, they'll be shot of him shortly then.

It hasn't been said, but has been implied, that he chose the split copper pair option. For a basic phone service surely the choice should have been the aluminium?

Plus, how do we know which would give the poorer FTTC?

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 14-Oct-15 16:19:31)

I don't actually know which option he chose ... It was just one of those chance conversations.

my guess is the ali would be the far better choice, split pairs on dsl can cause utter chaos.

I think its harsh to blame the engineer, here, its the accountants that cause these situations, almost no investment goes into the local loop unless its for marketing (rollout of FTTC e.g.) or a last resort.

Edited by Chrysalis (Wed 14-Oct-15 15:08:26)