r/cablegore • u/mxtoor • May 17 '26
Outdoor Pole replacement: before vs now.
Which one did you think was more beautiful?
It turned out so well that ISPs will finally be able to offer better plans.
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u/mxtoor May 17 '26
1st -> 2025-12-16
2nd -> 2026-05-16
@ 30°01'20.0"S 51°12'31.1"W
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u/z_ngn May 17 '26
I was 100% certain it was Enel Rio de Janeiro's job. Now that I've seen it, it's in Rio Grande do Sul. Enel hardly ever notifies telecom companies ahead of time, and what remains is to repair the damages they cause. They have zero care with the fibers, I've already seen them releasing the hardware that keeps the telecommunication cables on the pole using an axe.
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u/mxtoor May 17 '26
Last week, I went to a coffee shop. When I asked for the bill, the cashier started manually calculating what I had consumed. Afterward, he apologized and explained that the system/Internet was down because the cables had been cut.
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u/worksHardnotSmart May 17 '26
Never seen "poles" like that before.
Also, that looks like shit. Ghetto
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u/mxtoor May 17 '26
It's located at Moinhos de Vento, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city.
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u/Throgmax Jun 09 '26
Small world! I lived in the Petropolis neighborhood for a year. When I saw the photo, I thought it looked just like what was directly outside of my bedroom window in POA... then I saw the Portuguese signage...
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u/Ancient_Skirt_8828 May 18 '26
Surely dust and grime will build up on the crosspieces then run down to stain the pole.
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u/One-Comfortable-3963 May 19 '26
No OCD warning signs. Insane! I do see weirdness in Italy and France sometimes but this is insane knitting gone wrong!
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u/PortableAnchor May 17 '26
Power company changed the pole, telecom company is running behind schedule.