Charter will not run cable down my road without charging me HELP

[tmikkonen]

I live 1,100 feet from a road with a main cable line and charter will not run cable to my house without charging me $ 1,799.00 to run cable to me. This is crazy thta I have to pay this much for cable. What else can I do I would love to have there internet but not for that price. Can I buy the fiber optic cable myself so that it would be cheaper to have installed. Help I did get them to come down in price by almost half. They wanted over $ 3000.00 but I have been writing telling them that is too much... Suggestions

 

[Stargazer]

Will they let you run your own cable to your house? What length of coax is needed?

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[andy_horton]

If you got RG-6 for that long of a stretch from the main line to your house you would probably need an amplifier. Just guessing, however. Hope it helps some! And good luck.

 

[navychop]

Might be time to consider satellite.

 

[srheug]

tmikkonen Don't feel bad, my house is about 400 ft. from the road and there is a cable box within a couple hundred feet from my property. Charter quoted me $7,000 dollars to run cable to my home and said they had to dig the ditch and supply the cable. I Love Dish Network. They install for free.

 

[Hall]

I live 1,100 feet from a road with a main cable line and charter will not run cable to my house without charging me $ 1,799.00 to run cable to me. This is crazy thta I have to pay this much for cable. What else can I do I would love to have there internet but not for that price.

That's cheaper than I've seen cablecos quote people....

Offer to sign a multi-year contract in exchange for either a reduction in that charge or an outright removal. If they run cabling, include necessary hardware, labor, etc, etc and you cancel in 6 months or 2 years, all of that is money down the drain for them. It's not like they're extending service down a road where other customers will also have access -- this extension is for you and no one else.

 

[Stargazer]

If u only need 1500 ft of coax then wouldn't their lines already be amplified if they hook into it? Find a neighbor that might let u get internet from them. U could get a pair or radios if u had weak signal.

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[stardust3]

A rule of thumb most cable companies go by is 150' for a rg6 drop or 300' for an rg11, both of which are considered a standard install from the dt/tap to customers home. Outside of that expect to pay to have the line extended to accommodate their specs. I personally think it's bs, however what I think really doesn't matter.