[semi-OT] Review: Comcast Workplace cable Internet

[Ben Scott]

On 9/10/07, Bruce Dawson <jbd at codemeta.com> wrote:
>>   There were some one-time costs related to getting a line run on the
>> poles to our facility.  These will not generalize to anyone else's
>> experiences, so I'm not going to post them.
> >
> Ack! Phht. Don't assume this!

  Oh, what the hell.  If you really want to know, it was around $500.
Three poll spans, I think; maybe 350 feet.  There was a hard line
(semi-rigid cable) on the street they tapped from, and they ran what I
think is RG-11 down the street to us.  Originally, they quoted around
$1000, but I worked them down by arguing that there were a few other
potential subscribers on the street they might be able to sell to.

  This has about nothing in common with your situation.  :)  Different
state.  Different sales division.  Our run was very short and didn't
need much in terms of equipment.  You're at the end of your street;
we're not (so there's opportunity for further expansion).  You're out
in a rural area; we're in a city (albeit a small one), so we're closer
to where the trucks already are.   I don't think they did anything but
put the tap box at the end of the line for us; your run would need
amps/repeaters at least, if not a new fiber node.

  Note that I'm not attempting to justify what Comcast charged you in
particular.  Just emphasizing that one cannot generalize specific
experiences to other situations.  Call and get a quote.

-- Ben