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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
Well done! When I was trying to have Comcast run a line from the existing trunk along my MIL’s road up to her farmhouse (about 1/8 mile back with clear access to the utility poles carrying the power), it took me three separate attempts over a year and a half before I got one of their infrastructure guys to come out, take a look, and give us a quote.

Just one house, so we would have to pay for it. (Our cousins about a half mile away got them to run it for free b/c there were two houses on that side.)

The quote for us was $9K. Not a typo. Also not happening. I asked if I could run my own line from the house to the street and just have them hook up there. They said sure, but wouldn’t give me the specs on the cable. I knew where that would go if I just ran something of my own selection, so I didn’t bother.

Just installed DISH and couldn’t be happier - except for that lack of broadband.

Screw Comcast.

-Rob

I've never been a fan of Comcast. They continuously bait and switch their plans. But we have no choice. My girlfriend is a realtor working out of the home most of the time. We have kids that game a lot. I work from home a bit. I'm surprised that we have gotten this far. I hope it all continues to go smoothly. Then once they install it they can start ripping us off on the monthly plans.

If there weren't enough houses we were looking at $15000 or something to install based on what I heard on the forums and the distance it has to go.

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
The quote for us was $9K. Not a typo. Also not happening. I asked if I could run my own line from the house to the street and just have them hook up there. They said sure, but wouldn’t give me the specs on the cable. I knew where that would go if I just ran something of my own selection, so I didn’t bother.

And they knew where it would go if they gave you the specs and it didn't work: You'd try to make it their problem.

Here's how it works with any service provider: They supply a good connection/signal up to a point called a "demarc" (short for "demarcation point"). On their side of the dmarc it's their problem. On your side of the demarc it's your's. They aren't going to give you advice for your side of the dmarc and make your side their problem.

What you were asking to do was extend the demarc to the road. I'm surprised they were even willing to do that. Usually they won't, IME, and here's why: Depending upon where that demarc would end up in their local system, and the distance between the extended demarc and premises: The signal may be too degraded to be usable by the time it gets to the premises to be usable. 1/8 mile, 1,320 feet, is a long way.

What you would need, btw, would be something like Belden 1525A or 1532A gel-filled direct burial coax cable. It is not a whole lot of fun to work with, I'm told. Requires special terminators and tools. N.B.: This is not advice or a recommendation.

You'd want to bury deep, because having somebody cut through it would ruin your day.

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
Screw Comcast.

No service provider would have done any differently.

You want to know if it can work and what you should use: You need to do your own research.