Removing old Telewest cables
12-05-2008, 14:47
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Removing old Telewest cables
I've just moved into a house which has an old Telewest Broadband connection - although as far as I know, the connection is no longer current. The small white boxes attached to the wall stand out like a sore thumb and the cables are placed really inconveniently (running right across the fireplace to connect one room to the next). I really want to get rid of the cables, is it safe to simply cut through them and plaster them in at the wall? Any help would be gratefully received.
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12-05-2008, 15:14
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
try ringing VM & have them do it for you.
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12-05-2008, 15:14
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
AFAIK yes you can.
However do not remove the box on the outside of the property, otherwise will cause problems for you neighbours
Virgin will not remove the cables. Same as BT wouldn't.
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12-05-2008, 15:16
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
? but wouldnt VM charge him if he messes it up ? hence why i said get VM to do it.
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12-05-2008, 15:23
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
No they wouldn't as he isn't a customer, and the £30 install fee would normally cover rewiring internally anyway
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12-05-2008, 15:25
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
I tried calling Virgin, but they refused to send someone out. I hadn't even noticed a box on the outside of the house. I simply want to remove the internal cables and box and replaster the wall as if they were never there. BTW, I'm not a Virgin customer, it was the previous people who lived in our house - hence why Virgin are unwilling to come out and remove the cables (even when I offered to pay). Thanks so much for your help.
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12-05-2008, 16:28
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
As I said, there will be no problem doing that
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12-05-2008, 17:20
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
No they wouldn't as he isn't a customer, and the £30 install fee would normally cover rewiring internally anyway
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seems strange to me cuz he could mess the whole street up if he did it proper wrong like.
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12-05-2008, 18:45
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
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seems strange to me cuz he could mess the whole street up if he did it proper wrong like.
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The connection should be properly terminated in the box outside the property. As long as he avoids touching that, he should be fine.
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13-05-2008, 02:03
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Re: Removing old Telewest cables
thats what i thought, however im not being funny but theres alot of ppl out there that aint got a clue (not that im saying that alg102 hasnt).
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