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Re: Comcast- 1,100 Feet of cable for 3 Houses ??? said by ItzComcastic:then i will stick with what i have and maybe move in the future to an area that has multiple internet options. you and everyone else ..so who does that leave to buy your home when you want to move? Thats the point of increasing property value. Would be great to move to a place with broadband access ... you won't spend 7500 dollars to install cable so why would a potential home buyer?
said by ItzComcastic:if i really want the bandwidth they may cost more a month, but they are still more financially appealing than shelling out 7500 dollars just to get something installed that most people automatically have access to. Maybe its not appealing today ... I assure you every year that passes homes without broadband access will continue to depreciate at an increased rate in comparison to those who have access. That is a fact. |
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kudos:3 | Yep thats why I think a home equity loan would be reasonable for the OP
I'd even look into making a wireless ISP and serving the other 12 people (get Comcast to agree to allow you to have people act as your clients and charge then monthly for access to your internet connection)
then you can make the investment back |
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DarkLogixPremium
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kudos:3 | no I have Comcast BCI
verizon didn't feel like running fios where I live (though it is a verizon area) and comcast is good enough |
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See if they will do a 15year plan for the $7500 :P. Maybe you could sign a contract to pay them $55/month on top of your normal service for the next 144months!
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dcohnPremium
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North Bergen, NJ | reply to ItzComcastic
Re: Comcast- 1,100 Feet of cable for 3 Houses ???
You want to go to a third party reseller. They get huge discounts on installations like this, especially if they can get multiple locations at once.
I just did an install that was $4900 of cable laying at no charge. I believe the limit is $5000 and after that they must charge you. Therefore you would pay $2500.
The people I used were Georgia based. They also got me 2 free months plus we had purchased a T1 as well which they also took care of.
I always try to use Master Partners or Master Distributors as these guys save you money and if they do their jobs enable you to avoid the HOLD HELL that all of these companies put us through.
Now this was my experience of course. I can say that over the years all my reseller installs have gone wonderfully. Pick the resellers very carefully.
Good luck
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With as much money as Comcast has, $7500 is pocket change to them and they should have no problems what so ever paying that.
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Boynton Beach, FL | said by fonzbear2000:With as much money as Comcast has, $7500 is pocket change to them and they should have no problems what so ever paying that.
$7500 is pocket change, until you start multiplying it. |
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| said by AVonGauss:said by fonzbear2000:With as much money as Comcast has, $7500 is pocket change to them and they should have no problems what so ever paying that.
$7500 is pocket change, until you start multiplying it. Not when you're a company with multi millions of dollars.
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| said by fonzbear2000:said by AVonGauss:said by fonzbear2000:With as much money as Comcast has, $7500 is pocket change to them and they should have no problems what so ever paying that.
$7500 is pocket change, until you start multiplying it. Not when you're a company with multi millions of dollars. They're a business, not a charity. Whether or not they can "afford" it is not the issue. They are not going to spend $7500 to serve one customer who will probably never pay that back through their subscription costs. |
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SOP for cable companies is a 12 month ROI. 7500 is typical for stuff like thisnwhen you factor in labor, materials, permitting, etc. We just had a fiber line dropped in over a distance of 1/2 mile that cost 25k in costs. Cable is cheap - its the construction that costs the most
If you feel that 500 is max your willing to pay then fine but enjoy life on dsl. Comcast is a business that runs on profit. Unless they can see a 12 month ROI on their costs - its not going to happen without you footing the bill. Especially if your only ordering hsi. Profit is with tv service.
Also - running cable yourself wont work either. No cable company will use a third parties cable due to support issues down the line. If you were to ever have issues with service they would immediately say the problem was from whoever installed the cable and pretty much hangup. They are the ones that would have to run the cable. |
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said by ItzComcastic:I know there is more required than just dropping a cable into the ground. I understand that stuff like this isnt cheap. All im asking is for comcast to swallow more of the cost and i will be a customer for life.
Not going to happen for free or $500. With or without your verbal promise of "customer for life", you and two other households are just not economically viable for them. That's the stone cold situation.
If they quoted you $7,500.00, then either take out a loan or continue with DSL. That's the two current options.
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Hello,
I know i wont be much help.I have a buddy in NC who was in the same boat.There were only 2 houses on the road and the run was just a Tad longer that yours.. he was quoted 10k start to finnish. 5 for each house.. that included EVERYTHING trenching ALL equipment and everything....
Consider yourself lucky. and the best of luck to you. |
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said by StLCardsFan:said by ItzComcastic:then i will stick with what i have and maybe move in the future to an area that has multiple internet options. you and everyone else ..so who does that leave to buy your home when you want to move? Thats the point of increasing property value. Would be great to move to a place with broadband access ... you won't spend 7500 dollars to install cable so why would a potential home buyer? I don't know ? why wouldn't Comcast pay the 7500? in the same way it isn't "economically viable" for them it sure as hell isn't for me. |
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join:2004-11-12 | said by ItzComcastic:said by StLCardsFan:said by ItzComcastic:then i will stick with what i have and maybe move in the future to an area that has multiple internet options. you and everyone else ..so who does that leave to buy your home when you want to move? Thats the point of increasing property value. Would be great to move to a place with broadband access ... you won't spend 7500 dollars to install cable so why would a potential home buyer? I don't know ? why wouldn't Comcast pay the 7500? in the same way it isn't "economically viable" for them it sure as hell isn't for me. Yup.
And they are looking out for their investments.
And you are looking out for your budget.
Unfortunately, being publicly held, they are legally obligated to make the most financially prudent decisions. And running out cable to your house they they wouldnt EVER get a return on isnt really good business.
And they are a business.
When you start looking out for their bottom line they will look out for you. And if that sounds ridiculous, that is why they are not running cable to your house for free.
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One customer and 1100' of cable, poles, equipment, and taxes to maintain isn't worth it to them. Too long in ROI unless you pay a good chunk for it.
The cable company would probably make $10-50 in profit per month from you depending on what services you get, minus the costs of any additional service calls or initial installation after the plant is in place. At $50 profit per month, it's still over 12 years until you really make them any money, if they foot the $7500 dollar plant install cost. It's significantly longer if there are trouble calls, you buy less profitable services, or if you stop service all together.
In that time, they'll probably have to upgrade some of the equipment they installed. The life span of the powered cable plant components is about 10 years barring any acts of nature, wayward drivers, and shoddy installation. In which case, their ROI on you is even further out.
They want to make money on you in 5-10 years, including all installation and service call costs. You're worth 3000-5000 dollars to them in that time frame. Just look at what cable companies pay for customers during buy outs of other cable companies:
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said by ItzComcastic:I don't know ? why wouldn't Comcast pay the 7500? in the same way it isn't "economically viable" for them it sure as hell isn't for me.
Therein lies the difference. They don't want you nearly as much as you want them. See the reason that supply and demand works so well at setting prices? You can't dictate to them to provide services where they don't have any infrastructure due to low density, rural housing as it is not profitable for them. Now if you had a signed petition with 25 to 50 people in under a mile that wanted their triple-play Bundle (not just Internet like you) then you might get it for free. Otherwise like others have told you, "keep enjoying your DSL service" if you are unwilling to pay their fee to expand the service into your area.
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said by ItzComcastic:I don't know ? why wouldn't Comcast pay the 7500? in the same way it isn't "economically viable" for them it sure as hell isn't for me.
well economically viable is a loose term. Youll pay more for not having it installed over the life of your home ...especially when its time to sell it.
I personally dont know anyone that would buy a home without real broadband.
Like many other posters here ... I highly recommend getting together with all of your neighbors and seeing what you can do. It would definitely be worth your time and effort. |
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That's cheap, all the houses around me have gas and I asked about getting gas to the house and it was $8000, that's for about 30' of line. |
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