On 12/3/24 18:53, Sean Donelan wrote:
As some may remember from earlier this year, my friend was buying a
new "semi-custom" home. "Semi-custom" is a marketing term, meaning
you get to choose (pay more) pre-determined builder options. It is not
custom designed.
The home builder was not installing any wired broadband utilities in
the new neighborhood. No cable coax, no telephone DSL, no fiber
optic. The only option was wireless, with a special deal with a
specific 5G wireless cellular provider.
Originally, the builder's sales agent (i.e. the people working in the
model home selling houses) said new homes didn't need (and would not
have) a wired "demarc" location and no ethernet or coax outlets. Not
my house, but I was surprised when I heard that. I like wired
connections when possible for any fixed devices, and WiFi only for
mobile devices.
I visited his new house over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The sales agent was partially wrong and partially correct. Never
believe the sales agent spiel.
The built house came with exactly FOUR wired ethernet outlets in the
living room and each bedroom/office (x2 Cat6 jacks each outlet). But
no wired DEMARC, no coax outlets, and no wired broadband utilities in
the neighhood. The wired ethernet jacks were needed because the
wireless 5G base station ended up in an upstairs bedroom window for
signal strength reasons. The in-house wired ethernet was needed for a
WiFi extender in the living room.
I wouldn't be happy, but it seems to work for his family. The 5G deal
was cheaper than what he was paying at his old house.
According to the real estate realtor, not the builder's sales agent,
broadband is now in the top three things home buyers want to know.
Some states require the realtor MLS to disclose broadband access in
the home listings. Broadband access disclosure not required in this
state.
This sounds terribly broken.
I doubt it will be long until sense prevails.
Mark.
