• @[email protected]
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    12 years ago

    I’d be careful giving broad advice like this.

    In my country (Australia) it’s illegal to run cabling yourself unless you’re a registered cabler.

    • @shortgiraffe
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      102 years ago

      Even low voltage? That’s kinda crazy to me.

    • teft
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      82 years ago

      I’m sorry you live in authoritariansville.

    • @Squeak
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      52 years ago

      Even for an Ethernet cable? Surely not.

      • @stevestevesteve
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        52 years ago

        I seem to remember that yes, it was even for low voltage data cabling.

        Not that I would imagine anyone’s enforcing it strongly

        • @dustojnikhummer
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          42 years ago

          I think the enforcement would come with insurance when your house burns down, they can point at “unlicensed” cables

          • @Squeak
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            32 years ago

            Would they be able to prove it wasn’t installed by a licensed contractor? Ok, if you have it installed legally then you’ll likely have an invoice/receipt, but if you lose it that doesn’t mean the cable is illegal. So if you did it yourself, how would they know it’s not just a case of a missing invoice?

            • @dustojnikhummer
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              32 years ago

              I’m not saying it would go anywhere, but with how scummy insurance companies are they might try it. Still, it’s a bullshit law

        • @Squeak
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          42 years ago

          You learn something new every day. That’s insane!