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Neighbor appears to have illegal hookup

I have a cable service connection box in a wooded corner far back in my yard and there is a cable plugged into it that runs toward my neighbor's house.  The rest of the area has underground cables and this one is just laying on the ground.  I initially thought it was temporary, but now it has been there for a few months.  I am tempted to disconnect it and see what happens, but I'm not trying to start any neighborhood feuds.  To whom should I report this? 

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1.5K Messages

1 year ago

Can you steal internet?  Depends.

Are you using an Xfinity rental gateway?

If you are, do you have any coax connected device that use MoCA like a TV set top box?  (determines how you fix the issue). 

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3.2K Messages

1 year ago

Thank you for reaching out @user_901zad What color is the line? There are times where a temporary line is ran and depending on the weather, ground conditions, permits, technician availability etc it can take a bit of time to get the line buried. Have you checked your network to see if you see any devices that are not your own? 

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