Telecom Rollouts Raise Ire Over Utility Boxes 284
Anti-Globalism points out this AP story, which notes:
"As cable and phone companies race to upgrade services or offer video for the first time, they're doing it by installing equipment in boxes on lawns, easements and curbs all over American neighborhoods. Telecommunications rollouts have always been messy, but several towns and residents are fighting back with cries of 'Not in my front yard!' AT&T Inc.'s nearly fridge-sized units, which route its new U-verse video product to customers, are drawing particular ire. A few caught fire or even exploded. AT&T said it has fixed that by replacing the units' backup batteries."
Caught fire? (Score:5, Funny)
A few caught fire or even exploded.
It's obviously the fault of the filesharers. All those bits streaming through the equipment at the same time as video and legitimate Internet usage cause friction, see, and that caused the boxes to catch fire. Yet another arguement against the evil pirates!
oblig. (Score:5, Funny)
Looks (Score:5, Funny)
Who cares how it looks outside. When you have enough Television and a fast enough internet connection you don't need to go outside.
Wow, those are ugly (Score:5, Funny)
And you'd think AT&T could hire better graffiti artists to decorate [yahoo.com] the damn things.
Trick or Treat? (Score:1, Funny)
A few caught fire or even exploded
This must be the modern equivalent of the flaming bag of dog poop left on a doorstep.
Re:Bzzzzzt! (Score:3, Funny)
R.I.P. George (Score:2, Funny)
'Not in my front yard!'
N.I.M.F.Y.!
Not quite as exciting as nympho, but then again if they were putting a nympho in my front yard the neighbors might complain. I wonder, could I squeeze that under the code enforcement definition of 'lawn ornamentation' or 'yard decoration?'
Halloween would be easy enough, I'd just refer to the goings on as what happens when a Sasquatch meets a mermaid - I'd even have the external speakers blasting 'Part of Your World' as the neighborhood children walked by, expecting candy but getting the seeds of a million nights of nightmares instead.
Re:Bzzzzzt! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:oblig. (Score:3, Funny)
You must be new here
Simple Solution (Score:2, Funny)
Paint "Free Copper Wire Inside" on the side of each box.
Re:Bzzzzzt! (Score:3, Funny)
Yep. Bouncing off someones head would inflict little or no damage to a telegraph pole
Re:oblig. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It isn't "fast internet" or "no internet" (Score:4, Funny)
Re:oblig. (Score:5, Funny)
I don't see what the problem is. My neighbor has one in his yard, and I don't mind at all.
Re:Easement (Score:3, Funny)