Unsteady ready [plus open green box]

[greencreeper]

Fed up. The Ready (RDY) light on my modem has flickering episodes. When it happens, I lose connectivity.

If I unplugged the modem and phoned NTL with a fault, would they know the modem was unplugged? I can't think of any other way of getting an engineer out The green box is open and I found the cover in the middle of the pavement a few nights back, so no doubt that'll have something to do with it.

[paulyoung666]

have you rung c.s. about this ??????????? , mind you there are plenty of ntl ppl on here who would be willing to get you sorted

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

have you rung c.s. about this ??????????? , mind you there are plenty of ntl ppl on here who would be willing to get you sorted

It wouldn't do any good. I've been here before. Takes ages to get through, and when you do, everything is fine and you're told to keep phoning back. If I have enough fault calls under my belt, they might send an engineer out. It's like a game Apparently the engineers won't come out unless it can be shown there's a fault, otherwise it's attributed to the user's PC. That's why I was asking about unplugging the modem.

[Matt D]

Have you told ntl about the green box's damage / missing cover?

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by Matt D

Have you told ntl about the green box's damage / missing cover?

I had the impression, from various threads on this forum, that NTL wouldn't be that interested

[Matt D]

Maybe.


Another option re the green box.... post details of it here, & hopefully one of the ntl people at CF will see it & take action / pass the info on [I know that's been done before]

[greencreeper]

It's the little green sort - the ones with a lift-off cover as opposed to a cabinet with doors. It's literally right next to the house - on the wall of what is now a bin yard but used to be the toilet block. Shafton View - the end nearest Shafton Lane.

If I knew I could unplug the modem and phone up, I would. I don't want to be caught being economical with the truth There is a problem - not my fault NTL don't have the infrastructure to detect it.

[Matt D]

Hmm. I would've thought that if the modem was unplugged, they wouldn't be able to tell, as to them it could simply also be offline / dead etc.

But that's just a guess.

[Web-Junkie]

Green box has a missing cover? Small potatoes mate, the schoolkids set them on fire where I live That makes NTL come out!

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by Web-Junkie

Green box has a missing cover? Small potatoes mate, the schoolkids set them on fire where I live That makes NTL come out!

It still has its cover - just its not locked. You've given me an idea though <goes off to find that large tin of IPA>

[homealone]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

It still has its cover - just its not locked. You've given me an idea though <goes off to find that large tin of IPA>

lol - I'd recommend the India Pale Ale, rather than the Isopropanol, though

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by homealone

lol - I'd recommend the India Pale Ale, rather than the Isopropanol, though

I didn't plan on drinking it

O/T I ordered the tin from Maplins and it came through the post. A highly flammable industrial solvent

[homealone]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I didn't plan on drinking it

O/T I ordered the tin from Maplins and it came through the post. A highly flammable industrial solvent

Great service, isn't it it's ok, so-long as it is in a metal container, afaik ??

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by homealone

Great service, isn't it it's ok, so-long as it is in a metal container, afaik ??

Yeah - it evaporates when exposed to air and could build up fumes in a confined space.

[Web-Junkie]

Make sure it melts the fibre optic cable that feeds the box too, then they'll have to dig up the pavement Kids sure know how to cause maximum fire damage to those green boxes!