What do you know about fiber optic?

@May2k8 (18379)
Indonesia
October 16, 2022 7:34am CST
This afternoon my internet was down and it seems that there is no day off for technicians. After I contacted them (with other provider of course) and they said that 3 optical cables were broken and the cables were owned by each companies due to being caught in a molen truck. You can see in the picture there are 2 indicator lights that don't turn on, it means there is a problem with the cable. Luckily the repair was completed within 2 hours.
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Ric Angelo
@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
16 Oct 22
Which provider?
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
all providers using fiber optic were off because there was a casting somewhere and the truck happened to hit the cable.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
@MrDenata Yes there is nothing we can do without the Internet except to wait.
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Ric Angelo
@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
@May2k8 am so sorry, glad that its all back to normal now
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (16442)
• Raurkela, India
16 Oct 22
Fiber optics cables are drawn above the ground but in my area it's the government that owns it and it's quite costly. I use a jio wifi device.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
What we have here is a collaboration between the government and the private sector. So if there is a problem both are responsible.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
@aninditasen Maybe in Indonesia the cost can be cheaper, it can be said with an even distribution of bandwidth for each area.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (16442)
• Raurkela, India
17 Oct 22
@May2k8 In India too now it's a collaboration of private and government and therefore the high price.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
16 Oct 22
Do you want us to come over to fix it? LOL
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
16 Oct 22
Of course not, you are too far from us.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
16 Oct 22
@May2k8 LOL that is good, I don’t know how to fix it anyway ;)
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90063)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Oct 22
Glad the repair was completed..me..I know nothing
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
No problem because yesterday's conditions were unusual in addition to the uncertain weather.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90063)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Oct 22
@May2k8 Of course May
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (35723)
• Philippines
30 Oct 22
I am sorry about the issue. But that was already fixed. Fiber optic uses high end technology! Like most of the optics the providers here are now offering for fast internet connectivity.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 22
@jobelbojel It's still under repair until now but at least I can browsing, it's just the speed that hasn't recovered.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 22
This time it's a repair in a very long time since their device was damaged by lightning, so the speed is being lowered to 5mbps and it's still being fixed.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (35723)
• Philippines
31 Oct 22
@May2k8 I hope the connection will be fixed soon. And that the speed will be restored.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
16 Nov 22
No idea about fiber optic. Anyway, it's good that your internet is back after 2 hours.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 22
Actually it's back down today because there are 2 providers used in my network and there is a problem in switching off and switching on with one of these providers.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 22
@Nakitakona now everything is running normally, we use 2 providers to prevent the internet from going down.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
21 Nov 22
@May2k8 ours is only one Internet provider.
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
16 Oct 22
When the connection is off, I know nothing about it. We usually call the technicians to get it fixed.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
Imagine it's almost a region that's off, so technicians have to fix that right away without being called in.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139774)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Nov 22
I am glad the repair was done in 2 hours.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
13 Nov 22
Turns out the repair took longer than expected, 2 Weeks because some devices broke after 2 hours finished repair. Until now still being monitored.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77137)
• Germany
20 Nov 22
I have no idea what Fiber optic is. I am glad the repair was a success.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 22
Fiber optic is a type of cable made of glass that uses light as its transmission. Hope it's not down again.
Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58678)
• Portugal
20 Oct 22
My internet is fiber optical too and I never had problems with it.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
21 Oct 22
Many factors cause the problem to appear here such as very strong winds and trucks that exceed the height of the power pole.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Oct 22
Fiber optic cables give you much faster internet speeds.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
Yes, it's true, but if it's disconnected somewhere, of course, we can't surf the internet.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
@CarolDM Internet usage here reaches hundreds of millions of people per day so it will most likely be upgraded to a more adequate level.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Oct 22
@May2k8 Of course, that is what happens no matter what you are using. Never had an issue here.
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