Right, but I guess they'd either have to climb a pole or figure out where it's buried to do that. In my neighborhood, they could just yank the fiber from the fi

Right, but I guess they'd either have to climb a pole or figure out where it's buried to do that. In my neighborhood, they could just yank the fiber from the fiber pedestal conveniently located near the sidewalk every other house. Traditionally the way this was solved for businesses was with a cellular or (before that) radio back up. My dad's photoshop/darkroom business in Miami in the 70s/80s had a radio connected alarm, but ultimately, a physical barrier (solid barred backdoor, a gate across the windows in front) was the best preventative. The pawn shop in the same strip mall wasn't so lucky: thieves used a sledge hammer to make a hole in the cinder block wall from behind while somehow avoiding setting off the shop's alarm. I'm still trying to imagine a burglar carrying an axe to break into a house. I saw some crazy shit growing up in Miami and even I can't imagine that.