 technickPremium
join:2000-12-16
Wheat Ridge, CO
kudos:1 | Insurance? I wonder if this Cox Installer is a contractor / sub-contractor, or if he is an actual employee of Cox Communications. If he is a contractor, his insurance rates is going to go through the roof.
It's very true that accidents can happen, and every house is built differently. Its hard for the installers to know what is behind every wall since they were not there to see the walls built in the first place. I think it should be up to the builder to install a coax network inside houses these days. I have seen newer houses that have coax ran into every room, and connected to some equipment closet some where in the house with a dedicated line already ran outside.
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 myhoesMichael Extreme UserPremium
join:2003-10-05
Laval, QC | not true most condos/apartments complexes are made whit metal shielding and metal studs its the law since it protects to some degree the damage a fire can do and spreed. In a house on the other hand metal shielding is not required by law the tech should have known that and came to the conclusion that maybe his drill wasn't drilling cause he was drilling in something undrillable instead of just forcing it in a getting it over whit
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 Uhawl-- watching --Premium
join:2000-10-21
Asylum | reply to technick
said by technick:. I have seen newer houses that have coax ran into every room, and connected to some equipment closet some where in the house with a dedicated line already ran outside. Well, I can tell you that my parents moved into a brand new condo which has what you are talking about... A equipment interface in the workroom... When the installer came to hook up their hdtv he said their splitter (brand new cable splitting device that was installed in the house) wasn't going to work and drilled through the wall and bolted on an UGLY wire and harness on the outside of the house. Sooooo... Sometimes the stubborn install guys don't want to 1. deal with homes that are wired for this type of stuff or 2. aren't competent enough to understand the system or 3. are lazy and want the easy "I drill through your house" option.
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technickPremium
join:2000-12-16
Wheat Ridge, CO
kudos:1 | reply to myhoes
Again, not everything is wired and built the same. I installed DirecTV & DirecPC service for almost a year, and during training you learn not everything is built the same, and code varies from city to city. I would say that the installer probably is lacking some common sense, he should of covered the hole, and drilled some where else instead.
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technickPremium
join:2000-12-16
Wheat Ridge, CO
kudos:1 | reply to Uhawl
I agree, I have came across some stupid installers in the past. Its hard to believe that they are trusted with power tools, and other peoples property. |
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exsevenPremium,VIP
join:2003-05-23
Beamsville, ON
kudos:1 | reply to Uhawl
how is installing a new line easier than using an existing line? |
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 marigoldsGainfully employed, finallyPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | reply to Uhawl
said by Uhawl: said by technick:. I have seen newer houses that have coax ran into every room, and connected to some equipment closet some where in the house with a dedicated line already ran outside. Sometimes the stubborn install guys don't want to 1. deal with homes that are wired for this type of stuff or 2. aren't competent enough to understand the system or 3. are lazy and want the easy "I drill through your house" option. And sometimes the stuff that building contractors use really is just unusable crap. 
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