i might be able to have a career change and have been offered a job laying data cable anyone do this or know anyone that does this? what is the job like? wages? etc

cheers

 

Otherwise known as cable pulling yeah? I know of a few lads that used to do it, the money was good but the hours and conditions not so. They used to do it when they needed a cash boost and then knock it on the head!!

 

i think its installing the cat 5 data cabling in offices and terminating them in the server room?

 

my old man is a data fitter
fits cat5e cat 6 also and he has his own brand of cabnits and cable managments
ive helpd him a few times now in london offices just a quck hint dont mix the cables up and no. them 1by1 more than twice its hard work but easy at the same time goodluck you wont be dissapointed
my dads company universal cables

you will need a few punchdown tools ie crome make the best but dont by cheap ones as the switch panels always pull back out

 

i used to do this not to bad a job if you like sweating above offices and another hint dont make a birds nest of the cables as you spend halfthe day sorting them out

 

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...ed=0CCEQ8wIwAA

also when laying fibre cable dont bend and leave as much loop as posible

 

Sounds the same. If it's guaranteed hours and you're on a full time contract then go for it. Round here it was always temporary contracts so only any good for a quick money fix and you were treat like shit.

 

Ive been doing it for a while, im looking into doing more of the fibre side of things now tho thats the way everything seems to be going and there is good money in it.

 

just had our new school kitted out with 2000 data points, cat 6. the wiring into the server room and hub rooms is insane.. actually insane..

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that is all

 

KRONE are th company FYI

fibre, is the way, esp in DC's

any have 2 lengths of 30m cat6 they dont want?

 

lol got boxes and boxes at work, all different colour depending on the VLAN for the different equipment (pc data, VOIP, CCTV, Access control, catering, digital signage, wireless, etc etc)

 

loads 100s of feet of it

 

my fluke tester cost me a arm and a leg

 

You could have got that cab a bit neater lol

 

thanks but i fed the cables and tested , i never terminated them to the patch panel nor did i sleeve them
we had 2 faults with two cross on green white and other there was one not punch dowm at patch end what a nightmare that was

 

Lol im only winding you up mate, it is a nightmare when faults start getting thrown up.

 

no worries

 

out in all weathers-so much a metre-working in a gang-
--on your hands and knees under a desk on a nice carpet in an office enviroment in the the warmth!!-sound ok???
BACK IN THE TRENCH-PLAYTIME OVER-YOU JUST WOKE UP.

 

got a socket that needs redo-ing or atleast im hoping its the socket because if its the patch panel then good luck to the contractors LOL

 

need a cable analyser for that tell you were the fault is even down to the meters it is at fault

 

if you do get the job this may help you out
http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http...W5COEv6gAAzWEQ

 

I used a basic tester and found pin 6 to be at fault, probably not punched down enough at one end

 

so who needs my address to send me 2x 30m lenghts of cat 6 cable?

and 2 doubles boxes?

 

i should get some photos up from my work, the cat5 is Fugly, i dont know how the guy can be proud of his work lol

 

pics tomorrow

 

I sell all the cables and acc's for a living !!! if you need any I can get you a very good price. Im based in london and sell to alot of users in London,kent and Essex.

 

someone mention neat cabs?

we had to sort this one out at a certain football ground

 

I used to be a data cabler bout 10 years ago, started on my first job in an office block above Holborn tube, within two weeks I was running the job! Just under 2000 cables all terminated to 6 lab racks. As long as your methodical about labelling and numbering the cables it's a piece of piss. The hardest part is working in older buildings with no risers or ducting and having to find a way through. I really enjoyed it tbh, the money was good when the work was there but being a contractor meant you'd be flat out for a month then not have any work for a couple of weeks, so it kinda evened out the money. I still do the odd minor cabling job which gets me away from the support desk for a few hours.

 

holy sh*t! screw that LOL!

 

think we share the same guy lol

 

thats actually tidy compared to some i have seem/deal with and i mean ALOT worse

i kid you not

 

Was gonna say - I've seen worse!

 

Wanted - someone to sort this out for me

 

o no f that
cost of them cables

 

holy fuck LOL

 

ESTIMATED DOWN TIME - 2 years 3 months and 6days

 

i just layed a huge cable in the bathroom

 

Do you need any qualifications to do this job?

 

No, just need to not be a total numnutz.

 

sort me out any contacts mate?