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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
Great information from a professional on here willing to help others publicly. This is what i love about TOTV web site.
Our custom build in 2019 had spec'd out no phone system wiring and all ethernet connected wiring at the room outlets. We had to call them back the second day to get the correct wiring connectors made in every outlet in the house. We spec'd an ethernet outlet in the ceiling in the center of the house, and they got that one right, as it was non standard. I was seriously surprised that they didn't get the connections correct as part of the build spec. Most likely someone didn't read the fine print and just did the normal routine.
So the smart house concept here in TV is not something that has been well designed into the standard house features. So new buyers please spec what you can about the wiring and check ASAP you take ownership, as the internet is now a modern day requirement for living.
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I'm not 100% sure but I think the "Smart Home" concept here in the Village's new builds means they install ethernet cabling to all your rooms and an ethernet hub connecting all these cables in the data cabinent in the garage to your internet connection. If you didn't get the "package", Centric Fiber will install a hub and terminate everything for you at an additional cost. With today's WiFi mesh systems I don't feel you need every room wired but it's nice to have if you want to hard wire a computer in your office or the TV in your livingroom. I think the wifi thermostat and irregation controller are now standard on all new builds. But beware, when I visited the new models down south recently, some data cabinets are wired nicely and some not. Below is an example of bad and good installs. If your's looks like the Bad one, get them to come back and install everything correctly. You can see the ethernet hub isn't even mounted. It's just laying on top of the irregation controller. The "good" install is my data cabinet where I have the Quantum SmartNid on top, Rachio Irregation controller, temperature sensor, and a battery backup so my internet is still running during a power outage for a little while.