I want to note these things out of a combination of frustration and amusement.
I had a TV installation today on top of existing internet.
One of the techs did three things that made me shake my head:
1) I have three TVs: 4K, HD and a SD one. The installation was for a 4K DVR box and two smaller wired boxes for other two tvs. The tech knew I had a 4K tv and he asked to see it before begging the installation. Then later during the installation, he had a very small box for the 4K tv. I asked if that was really a DVR since it was so small. He said, "no, it was not a DVR." I told him the order was to have a 4K DVR box. He said the order did and he already had installed the 4K DVR. He then took me to me where he installed it. Guess what tv he installed the 4K DVR box.....the standard definition TV.
2) He keep carrying a small run of cable around with him, attached to his belt, slamming it into walls etc. I would notice and ask him not to scrape the cable against walls. He sincerely said he was sorry but I still saw him doing it later. Once he almost dragged the copper tip of the cable against my main TV screen, missing it by an inch or two.
3) Part of the installation required two new cable runs, in the attic, to get to two TVs. After the techs left, I went into the attic to inspect how they left the new cables. Both cables were running against a hot water pipe on a water heater. The pipe is pretty hot to the touch and both cables were firmly resting against it, with the pipe pulling them taunt. It might not be hot enough to melt through the cable sleeves but I do not want to test it. I moved the cables so they no longer touch the hot water pipe and later I will get a loop-connector to pull them to a framing board but I just cannot understand why the techs did not secure the cables to a rafter or something so they did not touch the hot water pipe. In contrast, when I originally got my Xfinity internet, that tech routed the cable perfectly putting connectors to hold the cable in place every 3 feet or so.
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