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Arguing with AT&T U-Verse install guy

Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:39 pm
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41584 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:39 pm
Decided to pony up the $99 to get this shite done right and hidden with my coaxial cables. Next thing I know a hole pops up out of my wall 3' from where I want it and no longer hidden by the entertainment center

Guy claims that he can't get it in the junction box with the direct TV because he can't drill through the stud

I'm pissed and don't want this shite visible but am running out of arguing power
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66443 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:40 pm to
Should have done it yourself
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30578 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:40 pm to
They aren't gonna go through a stud man. Get over it
Posted by Barf
EBR
Member since Feb 2015
3727 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:40 pm to
If you want something done right, do it yourself. The end.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69100 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:40 pm to
Why can't he drill through a stud? What installer doesn't have a cable pull drill bit?
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

he can't drill through the stud
quote:

CE Tiger


Tell him your a goddamn licensed engineer and he will drill through whatever the frick you tell him to. Then nut on your stamp and slap it on his forehead.
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41584 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:42 pm to
No clue. Theres a damn outlet 4' from the ceiling that runs to the bottom. This shite is set up to fricking run it where you can't see cables
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

What installer doesn't have a cable pull drill bit?



quote:

AT&T U-Verse install guy
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
66982 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:43 pm to
quote:

Why can't he drill through a stud? What installer doesn't have a cable pull drill bit?


Even so, why are the only options through the stud, or 3 feet out? Studs are 3 feet wide.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47132 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:43 pm to
So, the idiot dropped the cable down in the wrong spot between the studs in the attic?
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:44 pm to
Should have called the geek squad.
Posted by NikeShox
Toula Baw
Member since Sep 2016
1251 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:44 pm to
Dude. Just move
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25568 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:44 pm to
drill through what stud?
He had to have drilled through something in the attic. Sounds like he drilled his hole a few inches in the wrong direction and is too lazy to go back up there and do it again to match up where you want it.
The guy that installed my DTV 2 years ago did a much shittier and lazier job than what you are describing.
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41584 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:44 pm to
He piggy backed with a coaxial that shares a wall in another room.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25568 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:47 pm to
quote:

He piggy backed with a coaxial that shares a wall in another room.



That's b/c he's lazy, and wants to get to his next job.
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:47 pm to
Next time find an Oscar, they always seem to do the job how you want it.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59661 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:47 pm to
quote:

He piggy backed with a coaxial that shares a wall in another room.



sounds like you got screwed. better luck next time
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:50 pm to
Call AT&T and bitch at them. If they balk cancel the service.
Posted by UF
Florida
Member since Nov 2016
2696 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:53 pm to
Call Lilly.
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41584 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:54 pm to
Dudes outside cursing me out on the phone. So unprofessional I'm at a loss right now
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