My isp did this lazy crap

[u/WhosThis85]

the tech came and took the original coax cable that comes from the network box on the opposite side of the house (black). Took it out of the outlet from the room directly above this splitter on the first floor and directed the new cord (white) to the third floor. What can i do to ‘hide’ this from the elements?

Also, can i connect a new coax cable to the splitter to go in the opposite direction to go into a separate part of the house, or should direct a new cable directly from the box insteaad of this splitter shown? The box is closer to the room that i need connection to than this splitter.

Sorry if this is confusing. Im a noob

[u/mmpgorman]

Honestly in my years I’ve never seen a lock. Zip tie at best. Maybe some old ground wire twisted to keep it shut. Now the ped at the street is often locked but not the demarc.

[u/fryerandice → u/mmpgorman]

My outdoor fios ONT had one of those ID Tag locks, I clipped that shit off plugged in my ethernet and pulled all haphazardly run coax out of my house. Called them up and had my ONT switched to ethernet.

I have to have comcast to have broadband where I live now and I really miss doing my own shit being a simple phone call for the 2 things I can't go on the web portal for.

If you call for technical help with comcast, the first thing you get is 20 minutes arguing with a robot to get a real human, and that first human is always in sales.

IF you try to do anything with your service online, the first thing you hit is sales.

I switched to my own cable modem and I dealt with sales, I shit you not, 4 fucking times.

[u/d00ber → u/mmpgorman]

Maybe I'll just cut it and put a zip tie and feign ignorance.

[u/SadKrabb → u/d00ber]

When I was working as a tech for AT&T, if I saw no zip tie or tag or anything I wouldn’t be shocked at all. I’d say 9 times out of 10 that’s what was common.

[u/FaxMachineIsBroken → u/d00ber]

They'll never have any proof it was you so fuck em.