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Friday, April 24th, 2026 2:12 PM

Cable In My Front Yard

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 0959 hrs.  Today is Day 36 since I notified Xfinity (X) of my cable laying in my front yard ABOVE GROUND.  Today was the expected start date of putting the cable underground.  Another cable company (Glo Fiber?) was putting in cable and cut my cable in the process.  This 2nd company did connect my cable so that I did not lose service, BUT, the cable is protruding from the above-ground green box, is on my lawn, goes through the cement conduit under my driveway, and above ground on the other side where it is buried in the ground.  THIS IS A TRIPPING HAZARD!  The utilities have all been marked although said marks have been removed when the grass is cut.  I have wrapped yellow CAUTION tape around the cable so that it is VERY noticeable.  I have been communicating with X via a private chat after posting about this issue on Monday, April 6, 2026.  I decided to come back to the COMMUNITY forum so that my situation would be in view of other customers of X.  I think that public posting of issues gets more traction.  A word to the wise, keep notes of your communications with X (day, date, time, etc.) so you have the running history of what is going on with your issue.  If this situation were workplace related, I'd be in contact with OSHA.  

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Hello, @user_qc9mn3! I was just replying to your latest DM (it looks like we've been working with you directly since the 6th). Thank you for creating your own post, though! We'd definitely like to circle back to something publicly for the sake of the community, and I appreciate your time on this. Since we were preparing to send you a Direct Message with these details, I'll just provide an update here :)

 

The estimated completion date appears to be pushed out, but much further than we were anticipating. So, I just emailed our field team for more information, and they've confirmed it should be done well before then. Other team members have been alerted and asked for more details, so we will be providing those to you (typically via DM) as they come in. I know this has taken longer than you'd like, and I sincerely appreciate your patience!

 

Thanks again for checking in, and for allowing our team the chance to assist with this resolution. I promise we are on it, and hoping for closure soon!

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Hello Sara.  Per your message above, "The estimated completion date appears to be pushed out..."  Pushed out until when?  Later in April?  In May?  June?  The field team "confirmed it should be done well before then."  Did you get an idea of WHEN this might be?  It is I who have been keeping Xfinity informed, not the other way around.  Xfinity has offered very little information other than the date of April 24, 2026.  

I have received a credit of $50 on my bill on March 30, 2026.  In my opinion, Xfinity should provide a larger credit due to 1) the length of time it is taking to resolve this issue; 2) the time I've spent calling Xfinity, messaging Xfinity with updates, keeping notes on the (lack of) progress on this issue; 3) purchasing tape to mark the cable in my yard; 4) having to make sure the contractor who mows my lawn is aware of the cable for safety's sake.  

FYI, Glo Fiber was working on their cable installation around November 12, 2025.  On November 16th, I put out driveway markers to indicate where the cable was above ground.  I think, but am not 100% certain, that I notified Xfinity about this situation in November.  Yes, I realize that the ground may have started to freeze and conditions would not be the best for working to bury the cable.  But I have been in touch with Xfinity by a number of phone agents, too numerous to mention, before I found the Community Forum to air my woes.  That seemed to put some energy into the fix although it's been mostly very nice Xfinity folks texting me that they will keep me updated (LOL) and thanking me for my patience.  

I do hope Xfinity will see its way to compensating me for all of the bother I've experienced with my UNBURIED CABLE.  I, too, am hoping for closure soon.

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Great questions, @user_qc9mn3. The ticket now shows an estimated closure date of June 10th, but as I mentioned, the first field team member to respond to me said it should be done well before then (a specific date was not provided). We can certainly review the account for adjustment/credit once everything is resolved :) Our team is great at reviewing and fixing all known issues as fast as we can, even when that means facilitating communication with other teams. I don't mean to add to the frustration by thanking you again, but I do appreciate your patience. And I look forward to catching up with you soon!

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OK.  I have an estimated date of fixing my above-ground cable by Wednesday, June 10, 2026.  I will continue to monitor things on this end and keep you updated as to progress.  Thank you Sara.

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OK, I now have an approximate completion date for burying my currently above-ground cable by Wednesday, June 10, 2026.  I shall continue to monitor progress on my end and report it to you.  Thank you Sara.

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Thank you so much for this update. we will keep this open as well on our end. 

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