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Originally Posted by Phantom
Camp Guy .......... I have not been one to "bash" Metrocast" but from someone who deals with moving "mission critical" data around for 3/4 of my professional life -- I sit here in shock that there was no "redundancy" built into the system and I am not talking about within the building. It is a very basic - 101 topology issue.
I deal with the likes of Century Link, Charter, Cox, Verizon, AT&T on a daily basis .... a substation getting "wiped out" is ( or should be) in the topology plan ! .
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I am just curious: What "redundancy" would you like to see built in and how would you go about it?
It is just my opinion but when a situation like this storm occurs there is little anyone can do to speed things up.
When there are multiple poles and trees down with live wires on top of the cable wires there is no easy or quick fix. There may be not one, but several breaks in the cables that need to be repaired just to get your service back.
In addition to that, the power and cable crews are dealing with the same obstructed roads that the emergency vehicles are encountering before they can even get to the problem. Throw in weather which sometimes precludes any work being done until the storm subsides and it makes for long delays.
I am no fan of Metrocast, especially the pricing, but in these situations people have to be patient.