[Stangkiller]

Originally Posted by mrvette

I went through HELL with ATT service in this burb, back when they built this development, ATT came in a dug trenches to bury their twisted pair in...node boxes every few houses and twisted pair up to each house in back, not off the power poles, and so over the decades the damn trees have been permitted to grow up to 100'+ and of course are nothing but lightening rods......through the roots and into the electronics.......years ago a strike wiped out my oak tree in the back yard, even killed bushes next to it.......sent my stereo system off to the factory for repairs.....along TV went to the junkyard......along with computers....totally FRIED the wiring.....

then maybe 5 years ago by now, I went through another go round with them.....try I was on modem #5 for that season, lighting took out FOUR of their installs.....last one fried the underground cables to the house.....

Comcrap has expensive service, but their wires just under the power company off the poles seem to be protected, and I made damn sure in MY case...the outer shield metal is grounded but GOOD around my house in several spots.....obviously including the main input point.....

BTW I have a heavy starter motor gauge wire from my metal roof on the room addition to a ground stake in the back yard......

Attv now is internet only you could keep xfinity internet only and get a different tv service if you like.