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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 6:48 AM

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Xfinity Tech Seems to Have Installed Service Incorrectly (no ground wire)

Last August I had Xfinity service installed at my home, but the service was installed in a strange way. The cable line was run from the utility pole directly into my home instead of first being attached to a box on the side of my house as is typically done. A coax outlet wasn't even installed in my house, instead the technician just drilled a hole in the wall, pushed the cable through it, and attached the cable to my modem.  At first I didn't mid this because my internet speeds are normal. Recently however, after inspecting the wiring, I realized that the cable line going to my home is not grounded. I believe that this goes against code and puts my equipment at risk for electrical damage. If any Xfinity employees on this forum could help me set up a technician appointment to fix this I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

Edit: An Xfinity technician came to my house today and properly grounded the connection. As I suspected, the original technician had installed my service incorrectly. If anyone reading this has had problems with their installation, I recommend that you contact Xfinity support using the chat feature on the forum. The representative who responded understood my problem and was able to quickly make a technician appointment for me.

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4 years ago

Concern moved here for greater exposure to actual Comcast employees. 

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@EG Thank you for moving my post to the correct place.

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@user_1d0763

My pleasure ! Good luck ! 

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4 years ago

Hi there! We would be happy to assist you. Can you initiate a chat and start with your full name and address? To start a chat, please click the chat icon in the top right of the page! Search for Xfinity Support, if needed. Talk to you there! 

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@ComcastAirelle Thank you, I just sent a message to Xfinity Support.

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4 years ago

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to work on this issue for you, @user_1d0763! We are glad to hear the tech was able to come out and get things up and running for you! If you need assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us as we are here for you 24/7!

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