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Plus, $32.95/hour to do any cable fishing through walls, customization you would do yourself, etc in order to make the job 'clean' and 'neat'.
Remember: Comcast pricing and policies vary by region.
Here, Comcast will only install outlets if they require no more than a single wall fish, and they will not cut, patch, or paint drywall.
So depending on your needs, you can probably rule out Comcast as a choice, regardless of price.
Custom work can generally be contracted for at $60/hour, which makes DIY a bit more attractive if you're into that sort of thing. Personally, I prefer to have it done by someone who knows what they're doing - that way I can be sure it's done right.
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| said by JTRockville : said by sonofjay :
Plus, $32.95/hour to do any cable fishing through walls, customization you would do yourself, etc in order to make the job 'clean' and 'neat'.
Remember: Comcast pricing and policies vary by region. Here, Comcast will only install outlets if they require no more than a single wall fish, and they will not cut, patch, or paint drywall. So depending on your needs, you can probably rule out Comcast as a choice, regardless of price. Custom work can generally be contracted for at $60/hour, which makes DIY a bit more attractive if you're into that sort of thing. Personally, I prefer to have it done by someone who knows what they're doing - that way I can be sure it's done right. as a contractor for them i do 5-6 custom jobs a day all wallfishing . its 42.05 per tech per hour. i always have a helper so its 84.10 per hour for 2 of us. most of our jobs anymore are fishing a wire from the basement to the attic and then down an interior or exterior wall on the second floor. i dont know what you meant by "single wall" but we do 2 up and one down (3 total) on almost every job. we can usually do those jobs in under an hour so its 84.10. an electrician to do the same job is triple. even when your house is being built the electricians want 100 bucks to run a cable outlet before the house even has drywall. for 30 bucks you can have them drill thru your siding, drill thru your window , through your brand new floor, staple black wire around your baseboard, flex clip black wire all around the outside of your house etc. and i dont know what they do for modems on the second floor when the main splitter is in the basement. most people i deal with are nicer houses and have already heard the 30 dollar guys BS and they would rather pay to have it done right. we usually dont need to cut any more drywall then the wallplate will cover up. in my truck i carry right angle drills, hammer drills, sawzalls, circular saw, 3 kinds of fishtsticks, chains, magnets, about 50 different drill bits ranging from 6 inchs to 6 foot. we do carry stuff to patch holes except rarely need it.we get all the best wire and splitters and any other cable material supplied by comcast. | |
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edit:
January 29th, @09:56PM
| I got the term "single wall-fish" from a letter Ellen Bogage (Comcast of Montgomery Director of Government and Community Affairs) wrote to Jane Lawton (Montgomery County MD's Cable Administrator) explaining Comcast's policies regarding custom installation work.
You can read the letter in Montgomery County's quarterly review of Comcast 04-Q3 on page 27 of the pdf.
In Ms. Bogage's words...
"Put simply, Comcast does not perform custom work."
"Additionally, our contractors are not authorized to perform custom work on behalf of Comcast." | |
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