I don't see anyone, including two Openreach engineers, criticising the DIY suggestions.
It's the suggested approach to and bribing of an Openreach engineer and making illicit payments to them that are the point in contention.
There may be some who would do the job. I'd rather have an honest one in my house. Not because I'd be worried about theft, but because I could trust him to do a professional job.
Quite apart from all that, we get a few reports every month of engineers not turning up to appointments, when many people have taken time of work and lost pay as a result. No doubt you wouldn't mind sitting at home waiting, then having to do the same another day, while a dishonest one pockets a few £20 notes.
(To the OR guys - that isn't suggesting any OR person does such things, but would be a logical consequence if the poster's suggestions worked in practice).
The indispensable man or woman passes from the scene, and what happens next is more or less the same thing as was happening before.
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Edited by RobertoS (Sat 05-Dec-15 22:34:51)