[PaulCRNA]

HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS OR HAD TO DO IT? Yesterday a Comcast worker told me I would have to get an electrician to run a Co-ax cable in order to get tv reception in our sun room because it was added on (by previous owners). He said Villages won't allow Comcast to put in a cable outlet in an addition although they used to. After the electrician runs the cable, they will come back out for a $25 charge to get it up and running. He estimated it would cost between $200 and $300 for the co-ax cable and electrician. Anyone out there know what he's talking about?

[KeepingItReal]

Originally Posted by PaulCRNA

HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS OR HAD TO DO IT? Yesterday a Comcast worker told me I would have to get an electrician to run a Co-ax cable in order to get tv reception in our sun room because it was added on (by previous owners). He said Villages won't allow Comcast to put in a cable outlet in an addition although they used to. After the electrician runs the cable, they will come back out for a $25 charge to get it up and running. He estimated it would cost between $200 and $300 for the co-ax cable and electrician. Anyone out there know what he's talking about?

Probably has to do with the difficulty of trying to fish a wall especially in an addition which may not be possible. Some electricians run the wire straight through the wall to the outside and bury it from there which might work here. Don't see where the Villages has any say about what you do and doubt they care.

[Pepperhead]

I had a similar situation back home and it turned out that the cable company had been bullied by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

[mulligan]

Sounds like an installer that's lazy or incompetent.

[DonH57]

Comcast pretty much told us the same as we needed a tv and computer line in the guest bedroom. Even though I've done low voltage and comm lines for years there is not enough clearance in the attic to properly drop them in. We just decided for now not needed.

[Villager Audio Video]

Climbing around in attics isn't any fun. Trust me, it's a little warm up there.

[DonH57]

And it can be tight and confining too. Lol

[dplars]

Food for thought: can't really say without one actually surveying the building/addition and where the actual feed hits the house. Had the same problem and instead of messing inside, ran a cable around the house from the main box, works just fine and without extra fees from cable company. Buried cable only where exposed, otherwise up against the house under the mulch.

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by dplars

Food for thought: can't really say without one actually surveying the building/addition and where the actual feed hits the house. Had the same problem and instead of messing inside, ran a cable around the house from the main box, works just fine and without extra fees from cable company. Buried cable only where exposed, otherwise up against the house under the mulch.

True. The line they run from the box to the individual homes is standard coax anyway.