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I want to use Charter, but.....

one option may be if you know who the neighbor is in that area and see if you cant split the cost

the only other option might be find a neighbor nearby who can get it and you may be able to setup a wifi connection or something

Yeah, but then you hassle with relying on others for tech network needs. My neighbors arent close to the road either tho . Id like to tackle this.

If they can boost it down miles of country roads on large cables, surely it can be run to my house.

As probable as that may be there must be something either direct or creative that can be done on either my part or Charter.

reply to rippentorn
Maybe propose to meet them half way?
You buy and bury the conduit and pull boxes, and they supply the hardline and Line Extender? then split the install costs (as estimated by a contractor)? Installing CATV hardline is a pretty technical procedure, above the scope of most DIY projects, as it's easy to damage the cable, in ways that are not immediately apparent.

reply to rippentorn
id spend the 7000 dollars. I would make sure of what services would be available previous though.

Do you have any neighbors willing to share the initial cost?

Quickly its becoming the time where people will simply not buy a home that doesn't have real broadband available.

reply to rippentorn
Id be willing to work with them for sure. Finding someone to even have that conversation with is half the battle.

Ive only one immediate neighbor. All others live more than a third of a mile away. My one neighbor is in it with me.

All of that is moot to my point, HOW it can be done technology/equipment-wise is my quest.

Im a little more advanced, construction wise, than the diy/weekend warrior, but cabling is not yet a topic ive spent much time with.

Is it possible for Charter to setup serive at the front of my property, and then be on my own; successfully getting the signal to my home? Stuff like that Im willing to venture as well. Ive got ideas, I just dont know enough about cabling and wireless technologies for such a task.

If I did have it at the road, keep in mind the equipment would have to be protected or weather- proof. It gets hot here.

reply to cablegeek01
replied to myself on accident

reply to StLCardsFan
We live on a small hobby ranch, moving is not an option. We did without internet for over 4 years until getting HughesNet. Previously I had DSL and used the mess out of it on multiple computers.

Now Im on a mission to get good broadband again.

3G is my last ditch option Im getting to do for now, but that too is not the point of this post.

reply to rippentorn
I think I found what you need. The key to this would be burrying your own fiber and having charter connect this to their plant....but it's feasible.

»www.rf2f.com/

You're going to want to go to your local office, and discuss this with the Tech-Ops manager, or Tech-Ops supervisor.

reply to rippentorn

reply to rippentorn

the wireless forum might be able to help you.

»Wireless Users Chat

reply to StLCardsFan
Yup, I hears ya, but 7 grand is stiff.

Ive requested a new quote.

reply to cablegeek01
Cool, Ill read into that, thanks cablegeek01.

Always looking to learn about new things too.

reply to rippentorn
So I looked into this. One issue is that while we do run down that road, but it's a fiber run there, not coax. So to connect you, we have to go down to where the fiber has been converted to coax, which is further down the road. This makes the install all the more challenging.

As I was communicating with the folks in Ft. Worth, I heard that they received a query in from you today to get another quote - so they will give that priority. But I don't think much has changed, so can't promise that it won't still be fairly pricey.

One way you could greatly reduce the cost would be to pre-bury 2 inch conduit from your house to the street, with a pull line (mule tape), ready to pull the coax. That would definitely help and you should suggest that as an option when they come visit you.

reply to StLCardsFan

reply to charterengr
Oh AWESOME! Thank you! doing the conduit work myself is definitely something I can do, and I will definitely negotiate that. We have run conduit here for other purposes already. Would running it with the poly jet line be sufficient? I am not sure what mule tape is. Prob the same thing as what I call jet line. Plastic fibered pull line for cable/wire pulls.

Thanks for the priority, earning points for Charter for sure.

Charter is iffy in anything regarding things like this. I think most of the time its basically priority vs need (or if work is slow). I've needed a new main line on pole behind house, because my line from my house runs down 300+ feet to another pole looping off a dead main line just to get service. It resulted it signals going crazy off and on..but still good connection.

So after 6 YEARS charter the other day actually replaced the main line behind house. 4 pole lengths i believe. How long will it take them to actually connect the houses and other things? lol

However, i lived one street over awhile back and was in a "dead zone" and charter actually spend 3 months of working just to get service to my house without a dime to me..underground. Why would they invest so much for one person but not for dozens is weird right?

But thats Charter for you. :P