[rescue] Boy, am I glad I didn't switch to Cable modem servi c e...

[Jim Carver]

Check with whatever State Agency regulates the utility companies in
your state as to what your options are. While many utils in Oregon where
I live and work won't own up to it, they are obligated by the state to 
accept and use "customer dug" trenches that meet the utils specs. At
the company I work for, we love customer provided trenches. At $3.00/ft
for power (trench and cable)it doesn't take to many big rocks or inter-
secting utilities, to make it a loosing proposition.

				jim	

Corda Albert J DLVA wrote:
> 
> I've thought about the idea of a shed, and mentioned it
> to the Adelphia office manager, but she was non-commital
> about agreeing to connect to it. The other problem is that
> I don't _own_ the entire driveway. The portion near the
> street is just a right-of-way, so I don't know about the
> legalities of erecting a shed on it.
> 
> I _do_ believe I could get away with a weatherproof enclosure
> on a pole next to the driveway, but she totally refused to
> consider the possibility of connecting to a cable router in
> such an enclosure. I don't think she had a real understanding
> of my idea of my providing a _connection point_..., she kept
> insisting that I was not (and never would be) allowed to install
> a cable up my own driveway... and unfortunately, they seem to
> shield their technical people completely from the public... I've
> never been able to get through their public relations firewall
> and talk to someone who actually had any technical
> knowledge about their networking/cabling/installation requirements...
> 
> At this point, I really do want to cause them some pain (and
> make a point about the responsibilities of service providers
> in a rural setting), so perhaps I'll persue the utilites
> commission complaint venue that someone else mentioned here...
> Heck, I have nothing to loose ...
> 
> -al-
> 
> BTW, someone else mentioned an RF/Dish system being used in the
> Warrenton area (about ~60 Miles from me).  Is this one of the
> Starband setups, or something new?  I considered Starband, but
> their restriction on hosting web sites (and the real-time lag due
> to speed of light delays) kind of turned me off on it (not to
> mention the ~$400.00 installation and ~$70.00/month access fees)
> Has anyone had any _good_ experiences with this type of setup?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Johnson [mailto:eric_j at oasis.novia.net]
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 5:07 PM
> > To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'
> > Subject: RE: [rescue] Boy, am I glad I didn't switch to Cable modem
> > servic e...
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Corda Albert J DLVA wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Maybe I'm a little off base here, but $4.00 a foot
> > > is more than the power company charges to run
> > > a power line to new construction (and they have
> > > to dig a trench 8 ft. deep and install 10 ft. grounding
> > > rods at periodic intervals).
> > >
> > > Has anyone else run into this type of price gouging?
> > > Any suggestions as to how to deal with them? (I'd love
> > > to find a (legal :-) way to annoy them until they decide to
> > > act in a more reasonable manner, especially for a cable
> > > company providing rural service)
> >
> > Would it work for you to put some kind of shed with a
> > computer down near
> > the pedestal and then run your own network up to the house from there?
> >
> > -- Eric Johnson
> >
> > "... man will occasionally stumble over the truth,
> >     but usually manages to pick himself up,
> >     walk over or around it, and carry on"
> >     -- Winston Churchill
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