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Saturday, January 24th, 2026 1:02 AM

100 Installation Charge

I signed up for service and got the self install kit. When I tried to install, I had to contact customer service cause we could not get a signal. They scheduled and sent out a tech. The tech determined that there was no active signal to the house. And thought that the line to the house might’ve gotten hit when they were putting in other services in the neighborhood. The tech did not have to do anything in the house. I already had everything hooked up. They just ran a new line to the box outside. I could have never completed the self install kit because there was no service to the house. I’m trying to figure out why I am being charged basically to get New service to the house. 

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user_0s3lwy Are you referring to an install charge on the billing? When a self install isn't possible for situations like you described, the home does require an install tech that has a fee to hook up the home. 

 

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Yes but there was no service to the home at all. 

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It sounds like a Unsuccessful self-installation happened here. An unsuccessful self-installation occurs when a customer receives a Getting Started kit and experiences issues when attempting to connect the equipment or activate the service.

 

Customers are charged a $100 professional installation fee for unsuccessful self-installations if scheduled within 30 days of receiving a Getting Started kit. They’ll be charged for any repairs, replacements, or reconfigurations of inside wiring, activating outlets, and if no attempt was made or they attempted incorrectly to install the Getting Started kit.

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