loydp
join:2013-04-05
Easley, SC | 1000 feet from the road - how do I access cable? Looking for any input on how to get cable to my house.
Charter cable is the local service provider and I want to get their internet / TV package.
I live 700 feet from the road where their overhead line is located.
The cable route from the road to the house will be around 1000 feet.
Charter is asking over $7000+ to run the line to my house and there is no negotiating on my digging the trench or doing any part of the work. They charge you the installation fee if your home is more than 300 from the road - having them install the line is out.
I have a clear line of site over the 700 feet from my home to my driveway entrance.
Is it possible and economically feasible to have Charter drop a line at my drive entrance and from there I could setup a point to point wireless to beam the signal to my house. I can get electric at my drive entrance to power transmitters, etc.
I understand that Charter won't be responsible for the signal after it leaves their line.
Some concerns I have are the heat and cold extremes the equipment would experience. Whether there would be an issue with the combination internet and TV signal. yada, yada.
Has anyone done this? Any suggestions or equipment specifications? |
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aguenPremium
join:2003-07-16
Grants Pass, OR Reviews:
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| You "might" get them to set you up with a modem at the street but you will only get internet service, no TV.
See this thread in the actual Charter forum here for similar problems as you're experiencing.
»[Other] I wish you would expand to unserved area.... |
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You can get outdoor PtP systems easily enough, but I've never heard of an outdoor-rated cable modem. You may have to construct a small insulated shack, but certainly doable.
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 blohner
join:2002-06-26
Cortlandt Manor, NY
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Do you have power at the 300 feet point or the beginning of your driveway? Getting power there may easily cost more than the $7K charter is asking for....
I would first call my PUC (Public Utility Commission) and check if Charter is not required to provide you service... Certainly where I am located there is no such provision for cable providers.... Same (low $35 or so) install fee - regardless if driveway is 30 feet or 1 mile...
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Internet & TV over Wi-Fi Assuming of course you can set up a box with power that won't let the contained equipment freeze or fry, it's possible.
Buy two Nanostation M5s to establish a wireless link. They should be fast enough to carry a few HDTV channels (10-20Mbps each) plus Internet (10Mbps?) if they have at least a little height, line of sight, and the radio power is managed correctly (-50dBm received). At moderate signal levels you may only be able to move 50Mbps. At excellent signal to noise levels you can get 100+ Mbps. These are weather-proof as long as ice build-up doesn't occur (that blocks the signal).
Buy a HDHomeRun Prime (3 cablecard tuners) to convert the QAM cable signal into a network stream. You'll watch through a Windows HTPC plugged into the TV or a Windows Media Center extender device (Xbox 360 or Ceton Echo).
The router will also have to be placed in the box. Make sure to add a drip loop so rain doesn't follow the Nanostation's ethernet cable back into the box or your house. You'll need an ethernet drop or MoCA adapter at each TV to get a network connection to the HDHomeRun tuner. |
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 tobyTroy Mcclure
join:2001-11-13
Seattle, WA
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Re: 1000 feet from the road - how do I access cable? I would pay the $7k, then you'll know it will work.
Call them and agree to a multi year contract, they'll most likely make it a lot lower or free.
It would cost me $250k to install cable at my home, decided against it.  |
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blohner
join:2002-06-26
Cortlandt Manor, NY Reviews:
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Another question: Do you know anyone they actually charged for it beyond saying it would cost $7k?
Reason I am asking: About 14-15 years back I needed ISDN (pre DSL/Cablemodem days) for solid internet access at my house as dial-up was not working well with the phonelines 5 miles out from Central Office.... Verizon came - asked for $300 for Engineering to come up with a plan. Gave them a check. They came back with an estimate of about $5K (may have been $3K - it's a long time ago) for setting up multiple repeaters etc... along the line to make this work.
I said 'yes' (my employer agreed to pay)... Got it installed about 2 weeks later. They never cashed the $300 check - nor did they charge anything except the standard $60 or so install fee they had at that time...
I wouldn't gamble on it - unless you can be certain from other peoples experience that you won't have to pay - but it may just be scare tactics to ask for $7K in hopes that you would go away....
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