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Michieru2
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Re: Incroyable!

He probably does not even need to sell it and sells it at some flee market and slap an RCA logo on it. All you need is the end connectors and you got yourself a new cable.

pnh102
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Re: Incroyable!

said by Michieru2 See Profile :

He probably does not even need to sell it and sells it at some flee market and slap an RCA logo on it. All you need is the end connectors and you got yourself a new cable.
True, true... but stealing connectors also increases the risk of getting caught.
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Michieru2
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Re: Incroyable!

How much a bag of 100 connectors would cost you if you bought them from some large supplier? Probably a mere 4euros and you sell each cable at 8euros.

So if you where able to make 50 cables that would be 200euros and subtract 4 euros for the next bag you need to pay and you got yourself 196euros.

sapo
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Re: Incroyable!

What are you talking about... why would you put an RCA plug on that anyway, this is not some cheap Video connection cable that most people have. They are most likely going to sell it by the kilo to whoever.
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Michieru2
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Re: Incroyable!

I said RCA logo, not plug. But yes they can sell it at the kilo it all depends how they do it.

pnh102
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said by Michieru2 See Profile :

How much a bag of 100 connectors would cost you if you bought them from some large supplier? Probably a mere 4euros and you sell each cable at 8euros.
I was thinking along the lines of if someone is going to steal the cable, they'd probably steal the connectors as well. Were a thief to buy such parts legitimately can cut into his/her "profit."
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Only SHATNER is Kirk.

Chuckles
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They're stealing coax?

Michieru2
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Miami, FL

Re: Incroyable!

I assume that by copper cable they mean coax. Unless you got a photo illustrating the difference between the two.
NormanS
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Re: Incroyable!

said by Michieru2 See Profile :

I assume that by copper cable they mean coax. Unless you got a photo illustrating the difference between the two.
There are two cables running the utility poles behind my house (aside from the electric); cable, and telephone. I am pretty sure that there is more copper in the 25-pair telephone bundle than in the cable TV run, even if the TV was copper coax, though it appears to be fiber on the pole.
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Norman
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Canonsburg, PA

Re: Incroyable!

You're right that there's not much copper in the coax cables, cablcos use copper coated steel and only back to the fiber node.

payattention

@sbc.com
If you read the article again it says they couldn't make a phone call. So they are referring to telephone cabling.

Michieru2
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Re: Incroyable!

yeah yeah, I heard you bob I made a mistake I should of RTFA.
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