So my upstairs neighbors were stealing my cable/internet

[uberman]

Call Tony Soprano.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: plastick

Originally posted by: shocksyde
In my college apartment building all the cable connections were in a large metal cabinet in the stairwell. The cabinet had no lock on it, so we opened it up and split someone elses cable connection to ours. Free cable for the entire year!

I was wondering: does that affect internet bandwidth?

Every time you put a splitter on a cable line it degrades the signal. If you have a really strong line, you probably won't feel it. If you have a very weak line on the edge of collapsing, 1 splitter can make your signal noticeably worse if not unusable, especially for internet.

Edit: and yes it affects bandwidth if others are on it with modems, but that won't usually happen as most cable companies only allow modems registered with the company to go online. People who leech from a router (wire or wireless) will share your bandwidth pipe.

Regardless, it is theft.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Baked
You're suppose to call the police non-emergency number and report their ass. ISP and phone companies don't do shit.

Yea and cops really bend over backwards to solve petty disputes...

 

[imported_Imp]

That's pretty stupid. They didn't even buy a splitter?

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: plastick

Originally posted by: effowe
They should have just put a splitter on it, no one would have found out until the next time the cable guy came out there to hook up / disconnect someone. That being said, nail them for being so blatantly stupid about it.

even more stupid they are because they put a splitter on there but didnt connect me!

a lot of people are missing this post

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: waggy
burn their apartment down!

Fixed

 

[shortylickens]

Give the landlord a chance to deal with it.
If he putz's around call the cops.

Thats theft and should be treated as such.

 

[FP]

hella

 

[Eeezee]

LOL that's just hilarious

"Yeah Billy, just leave his disconnected, he won't know the difference."

What a bunch of retards 😛

 

[Sinsear]

Originally posted by: Atheus

Originally posted by: Baked
You're suppose to call the police non-emergency number and report their ass. ISP and phone companies don't do shit.

Yea and cops really bend over backwards to solve petty disputes...

Actually that's not a petty dispute. He could of had the pleasure of seeing his neighbors go out in cuffs.

 

[Rubycon]

Pacific Heights. 😉

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100318/

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: Baked
You're suppose to call the police non-emergency number and report their ass. ISP and phone companies don't do shit.

Are you sure. I have heard that cable companies can be assbangers when it comes to stealing cable.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: nboy22
They may have been stealing your line for the TV but it would be impossible to steal the internet unless they had your exact modem or if they had a modem of their own that was registered with the cable company.

Not really. The ISPs I've used pretty much have no security when it comes to registering the modem. If I put on a new component I would automatically go to a website to register it.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: plastick

Originally posted by: shocksyde
In my college apartment building all the cable connections were in a large metal cabinet in the stairwell. The cabinet had no lock on it, so we opened it up and split someone elses cable connection to ours. Free cable for the entire year!

I was wondering: does that affect internet bandwidth?

I'm wondering: Isn't cable/internet included in rent price....so why do that?

 

[aesthetics]

Set their car on fire.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: plastick

Originally posted by: shocksyde
In my college apartment building all the cable connections were in a large metal cabinet in the stairwell. The cabinet had no lock on it, so we opened it up and split someone elses cable connection to ours. Free cable for the entire year!

I was wondering: does that affect internet bandwidth?

I'm wondering: Isn't cable/internet included in rent price....so why do that?

You have to pay for your own utilities in some places.

 

[misle]

About 10 years ago I was living in a fourplex and the guy above me did the same thing. We called the cable company and reported that our cable wasn't working. They came and fixed it. They told us that the guy upstairs was stealing it and if he did it again they'd send the cops over to pay him a visit.

About 2 days later, he did it again. The next day I'm walking in from work and I hear the 'WAP WAP WAP' sound of police knocking on a door. They cuffed him and hauled him off. I heard that it was about $200 fine and he spent the night in jail. We never had a problem after that.

But we did have to call the cops on him two other times when he decided to beat the shit out of his girlfriend. Those were fun nights.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: misle
.....
But we did have to call the cops on him two other times when he decided to beat the shit out of his girlfriend. Those were fun nights.

Sad that she didn't learn the lesson the first time and get the hell away from him, permanently, or perhaps pull a Lorena Bobbit on him, and then leave.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

the correct course of action is to notify the cable company.

Originally posted by: plastick

Originally posted by: shocksyde
In my college apartment building all the cable connections were in a large metal cabinet in the stairwell. The cabinet had no lock on it, so we opened it up and split someone elses cable connection to ours. Free cable for the entire year!

I was wondering: does that affect internet bandwidth?

not in the sense you're thinking, no. it can degrade signal quality resulting in lost packets to, and especially from, everyone in the neighborhood.

Originally posted by: SirStev0

Originally posted by: Baked
You're suppose to call the police non-emergency number and report their ass. ISP and phone companies don't do shit.

Are you sure. I have heard that cable companies can be assbangers when it comes to stealing cable.

yes, we can be.

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: nboy22
They may have been stealing your line for the TV but it would be impossible to steal the internet unless they had your exact modem or if they had a modem of their own that was registered with the cable company.

Not really. The ISPs I've used pretty much have no security when it comes to registering the modem. If I put on a new component I would automatically go to a website to register it.

...and registration would require an account.

Originally posted by: Quintox

I'm wondering: Isn't cable/internet included in rent price....so why do that?

to my knowledge, cable tv and internet is never legally "included in the rent"

 

[frostedflakes]

Idiots, lol. :laugh:

 

[MaxDepth]

Are they trying to steal it again? I would yank on the line really hard and see if something comes down with it.

😀

 

[QueBert]

lol why are there always a few people on here who suggest a gun as a solution to a problem. It can be "my neighbor threw an empty coke can on my lawn"

"get a gun and go fuck him up!"

The scary part is I don't think some are being sarcastic, keyboard warriors come out and play!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: QueBert
lol why are there always a few people on here who suggest a gun as a solution to a problem. It can be "my neighbor threw an empty coke can on my lawn"

"get a gun and go fuck him up!"

The scary part is I don't think some are being sarcastic, keyboard warriors come out and play!

Guns are the solution for folks who don't like GUIs and LCDs too.

 

[Kaieye]

What would happen if you apply 120 volts AC thru the cable going to "his apartment" ? Could this damage his tv or PC?

Just a hypothetical question, of course.

 

[AstroManLuca]

updates?