Originally posted by justbill:
Don't worry yourself to death, not much you can do about it. Telco's weighted time is around 150 per hour. Like I said all you can do is hope they cut you some slack. Also, it's not that hard to fix, if you know what you're doing. Just relax and wait and see, you can't undo it.
150 is that max? And is that per worker of 150 an hour flat fee? I know price varies per telco but at least I got an idea of what the cost is. I will try and relax as your rite you cant undo it.
Originally posted by Kumba:
Do yourself a favor and play dumb when they show up. If you go out there telling them that it's easy and $100 is highway robbery to fix your screw up they will take all day and roll a whole wiring crew (with trucks) and replace 40-feet of cable, all at YOUR expense. The telco is not walmart, they don't price match, or have a low-price guarantee.
Your best bet is to throw yourself at their mercy, let them use the backhoe if they want, be helpful, and go "oooh" and "ahhhh" every time he touches the wire. It will make him feel like a hero and he will cut you slack hopefully. Remember, he's there cause of you, not because he was scheduled to be.
BTW, judging from how verizon charges big money to do small things around here (when they are scheduled weeks in advance), i'd guess you would be looking at a high 3-digit, maybe low 4-digit bill. Remember, that $150 ballpark that bill mentioned was BEFORE it became an emergency service outage.
Call the 800-number monday morning and ask them if the wire is there. If they say no, tell bellsouth you called and it wasn't on the map. Maybe you will get lucky.
Yeah throw myself at their mercy is the best idea so far. I'll let him use the backhoe as much he wants. I will try to call the 800 number but I got classes tommorow from 9am- 2:30 pm. I think by then the guys will be done if not then I will call. hopefully i might get lucky. Not counting on it though.
Originally posted by Carl Navarro:
FWIW the materials (splice case and splices) are about $100 and the labor is somewhere near 1.5 hours to do this if you haven't stretched the cable too much. (YMMV).
None of us here could plead ignorance for not calling Miss Dig, or whoever you have in your state, but you just might pull it off.
Use a lot of "I didn't know" and "I never expected" etc.
It can't hurt.
Carl
Thanks for the info Mr. Carl. So I guess if I get some guy that is not lazy and does what he is supposed to then it will be no more than 2 hours I hope? Also ignorance cant descibe what I did today.
Just cant even think about it no more. Very bummed out. ;( I will use the I dont know etc.
My dad just got back from Atlanta and I told him what happened and he was bummed out too. He said he did it once a long time ago and they charged him around 2000-2500 I think the teclo was Knology. Anyways it seems unfair to make him pay for it if its that much so I might as well get a job if its anything more than 200 bucks.
I hope Mcdonalds or BKing is looking for someone to cook or something damn it. :rolleyes:
