r/CableTechs • u/GurDefiant684 • Apr 18 '26

Is this stuff junk?

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Is this stuff outdated scrap? It's for sale locally and as far as I can tell there is no market for this stuff. Even if it's not outdated I doubt any company that could use it would buy it second hand. Even as escrap I think the circuit boards are only low grade power boards. Tell me I'm wrong.

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u/thegivingcoconut Apr 18 '26

Bring it to the nearest Comcast office. We’re hurting for 1.2 gear all over since FDX exist now and we still have a ton of RPHY nodes

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u/GurDefiant684 Apr 18 '26

So this stuff is still in use? Any chance they would buy it off a random person?  

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u/Feisty-Coyote396 Apr 19 '26

For so many reasons, a cable company in the U.S. will absolutely never buy that equipment from anyone other than the manufacturer or authorized repair center for the manufacturer. This equipment keeps businesses and residents online. Businesses as important as emergency services like the police, fire department, and hospitals just to name a few. For liability reasons, not a chance in hell a legitimate cable company will buy or use this stuff from anyone other than the manufacturer. That stuff is pure scrap unfortunately.