[ubuntu-uk] Configuring Virgin cable modem

[Rob Beard]

Paul Sutton wrote:

> How does this happen?
> 
> When I was in canada I had to bury electrical cables under ground,  this 
> involved digging a trench, laying the cables (ormoving them in to the 
> trench,  then putting some soil on top, THEN laying red warning tape on 
> top,  then burying that,  that way in a few years time if someone is 
> digging they know there is electrical cable in that area,   surely the 
> same sort of thing applies to gas and water mains,  there should be some 
> sort of system in place to warn people of what is buried in the ground,
> 
> Paul
> 

Ahh this is the UK though.  It happens.  Annoying as it is when a cable 
gets cut, it's not as bad as when some of these utility company workers 
go through a bit of fibre or in a case when I was working at my local 
radio station, someone went through the mains cable (the 410 volts one!) 
and took the local area including the radio station off air.  That cost 
the station a LOT of money in lost advertising revenue.

Rob