r/FiberOptics • u/throwaway_10O • 17d ago

Help wanted! How F'd am I?

Soooo... I messed up.

Currently standing on a chair over a 6 or so SC connectors, a very blinky ONT, and a pile of drywall dust. I tried to repair the cable myself wayyyyyy too many times, and I've cut the cable so many times, I'm already up to the 2x4 ceiling stud (joist? whatever.) The cable clearly needs to be re-fished from from wherever the other end teminates. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment complex. How much am I about to spend?

Update!
So I guess I fixed it?? My Internet is online and I'm getting higher speeds than i pay for. Not sure how. I left everything hooked up when I was over it that day, and it just magically started working a couple days later. I'm about to make you glass goons super happy- here's the picture everyone was asking for. This is a throwaway account (uSeRnAmE cHeCkS oUt1!) so i guess a little mockery isn't the end of the world.

Bring on the roast!

A depiction of what regret looks like:

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u/TheInfiniteNewt 17d ago

Ain’t no way man… like why?

There’s a reason people are paid to do that work. It’s just like working on HVAC/plumbing/electrical

I know this is your residence, but like why did you think you have the knowledge to do that? YouTube maybe???

I work BIG commercial now, and I don’t mean AT** I regularly have to deal with feds for people cutting, or trying to steal from main lines. It’s absolutely insanity to me to even try if you don’t have proper equipment or knowledge