Comcast vs. Verizon for repair methodologies

Eric Wieling EWieling at nyigc.com
Tue Aug 21 15:25:14 UTC 2012


This is an example of what is really wrong.  The install tech usually does a good job (there are exceptions, of course), but then the outside plant people drop the ball.

I appreciate it when a repair or install tech does whatever is needed to get the service up and running.  What I don't appreciate is when the outside plant people don't bury the cable or don't fix the pedestal or whatever other thing is needed to keep problems from happening again and again and again.


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Seastrom [mailto:rs at seastrom.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:01 AM
To: Thomas Nadeau
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group; Joe Greco
Subject: Re: Comcast vs. Verizon for repair methodologies


You're lucky.  Verizon did a great job installing mine (ONT on the backboard I put in the basement for them, handoff on ethernet rather than MOCA, etc) but somehow never managed to get around to dispatching anyone to actually install the permanent fiber drop (despite multiple calls).

Fast-forward four months.  I'd narrowly avoided messing up the temporary fiber with the lawnmower (going so far as to put orange paint on the lawn myself), but no such luck when they harvested the corn next door.

Yes, my fiber got cut by a combine.  You can't make this stuff up.

Second time around, they did in fact manage to get the fiber buried, where I wanted it even.  Had to meet with the construction survey guy, who was more than happy to put the white paint where I wanted it.

-r

Thomas Nadeau <tnadeau at lucidvision.com> writes:

> 	My VZ FioS install was similarly fantastic. Those guys have figured out that spending a little more time, effort and cable (cat6 in the case of VZ) goes a long, long way in keeping customers happy.
>
> 	--Tom
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2012:7:43 PM, at 7:43 PM, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
>
>> on bainbridge, i replaced centurystink dsl (756k/256k for $65/mo) 
>> with comcast (20m/4m for $50/mo).  the installer was a knarly old 
>> dog, and damned competent.  he cleaned up old cable on the pole and 
>> where it went underground to the house.  he cleaned up the box and 
>> replaced in-house junctions.  then he accidentally left 8m of coax to 
>> get from the in-wall cable outlet to my 'puter area, and rode off in 
>> his white van into the sunset.
>> 
>> now if i could get that kind of professionalism from twt in hawaii ...
>> 
>> randy
>> 
>> 





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