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Penny-wise: Cabling photos

Jan. 17, 2020

That 'penny-wise' attitude you've heard of usually leads to not just a pound, but a ton, of cable fail...

It's time for our periodic round-up of the most confounding ICT cabling site fails, as seen in photos submitted to Reddit's social media sub-communities for 'Cablefail' and 'Cablegore."

As the most seasoned professional structured cabling field installers know, that "penny-wise" attitude you've heard of -- usually leads to not just a pound, but a ton, of cable fail...

"2 million dollar renovation. Lets ADT guy terminate Cat 6 for side work." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: u/MinisterOfLoneliness

"Gotta love the 'Big Guys.' I spy labels from AT&T, Centurylink, Comcast, & Bell Atlantic." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/jbt0009

"How do you like this run of Cat 5 between buildings for a card reader? I think they nailed this one." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/somerandomguy6263

" 'No rack, no problem,' I guess." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/alimbade

"Just add another patch, it will be fine." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/knucklehead808

Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]