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Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 02:56 PM
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Chewed optical wire
Hi everyone
Unfortunately the optical wire has been chewed. First pic is of it still in the open reach box, second pic is of what I have found of the wire. I can't even remember where the other end of it goes to. Could anyone advise if this will have to be a call out from Sky to fix this. Thank you.
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Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 02:59 PM
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Re: Chewed optical wire
@Emma491 You will need to call Sky to report it so they can send Openreach to replace the optical cable.
These are the current methods for contacting Sky. (Depending on your reason for making contact some methods will be more appropriate than others) …
🔶📞 Customer Services by dialling 150 (free) from either a Sky mobile or your Sky Talk landline.
All calls will start automated which may offer you the online help route or try to send you here to the forum. Stay on the line as long as possible and saying nothing when asked the reason for the call sometimes helps being put in the queue for an agent.
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Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 05:00 PM - last edited: 24 Jan 2026 05:01 PM
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Re: Chewed optical wire
@Emma491 wrote:
Unfortunately the optical wire has been chewed.
Hopefully not by a pet: very fine glass fibre fragments are really not good for digestive systems (and aren't nice under the skin either, so be cautious if handling the debris)
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Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 05:20 PM
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Re: Chewed optical wire
@Emma491 wrote:
I can't even remember where the other end of it goes to.
Probably through an external wall to an outside splice enclosure (the 'CSP')
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Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 09:35 PM
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Re: Chewed optical wire
Thankfully not, but by a mouse that found it's way in 🤨
Message posted on 24 Jan 2026 09:57 PM
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Re: Chewed optical wire
@Emma491 Get yourself a cat, they love those to play with before the do them in!
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