RE: New home builders without wires

2025-01-06 Thread Colin Stanners (lists)
ay choose not to get involved in such agreements to save time/money. -Original Message- From: NANOG On Behalf Of Sean Donelan Sent: January 2, 2025 5:52 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, Brandon Martin wrote: > But yeah, I'm of

Re: New home builders without wires

2025-01-02 Thread Mike Hammett
2, 2025 5:51:45 PM Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, Brandon Martin wrote: > But yeah, I'm of the impression that anything we'd colloquially call a > "mansion" (which is much bigger than what the real estate agents would call > one)

Re: New home builders without wires

2025-01-02 Thread Sean Donelan
On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, Brandon Martin wrote: But yeah, I'm of the impression that anything we'd colloquially call a "mansion" (which is much bigger than what the real estate agents would call one) is probably going to have dedicated service of some sort. The same goes for larger hotels, though s

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-30 Thread Brandon Martin
On 12/30/24 14:09, Sean Donelan wrote: Uhm. Do you realize that cable is asymetric, with less than 35 Mbps upstream, and marketing bandwidth numbers aren't real?  Mega-mansions like the Gates estate are like small hotels, and sometimes have parties (charity events) with over 200 people, and cor

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-30 Thread Sean Donelan
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024, Josh Luthman wrote: Why can't Gates just use the 1.2 Gbps Cable?  Just because he has the wealth to do something doesn't mean there's any requirement to do so. Uhm. Do you realize that cable is asymetric, with less than 35 Mbps upstream, and marketing bandwidth numbers are

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-29 Thread Sean Donelan
On Sat, 28 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: But you don't have to be that rich. You just need friendly local companies to work with. I'm not personal friends with any multi-billionaires, and I don't get invited to parties at multi-billionaire mega-mansions. So I don't have first-hand experience

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-29 Thread Josh Luthman
Why can't Gates just use the 1.2 Gbps Cable? Just because he has the wealth to do something doesn't mean there's any requirement to do so. On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM Sean Donelan wrote: > On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: > > "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond thei

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-28 Thread Mike Hammett
(CST) Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: > "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line." > > It depends on how rich.  ;-) The limitations of the FCC Broadband map, if you are in the Top

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-28 Thread Mike Hammett
(CST) Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: > "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line." > > It depends on how rich.  ;-) The limitations of the FCC Broadband map, if you are in the Top

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-28 Thread Mike Hammett
(CST) Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: > "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line." > > It depends on how rich.  ;-) The limitations of the FCC Broadband map, if you are in the Top

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Sean Donelan
On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote: "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line." It depends on how rich.  ;-) The limitations of the FCC Broadband map, if you are in the Top 10 (not percent, the Top 10) wealthest people in the USA, it doesn't apply to reali

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread joel
/www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: "Sean Donelan" > To: "NANOG list" > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 4:36:36 PM > Subject: Re[2]: New home builders without wires > >

Re: Re[2]: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Mike Hammett
uting Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Sean Donelan" To: "NANOG list" Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 4:36:36 PM Subject: Re[2]: New home builders without wires On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Aaron Wendel wrote: > W

Re[2]: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Sean Donelan
On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Aaron Wendel wrote: When I built my house a few years ago I put a 0 entry hand hole with 2" conduit in the ROW in front and pulled 96 SM into the basement. It takes a little convincing to get the providers to connect out there instead of running their own lines into my hou

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Mike Hammett
To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 1:29:00 PM Subject: Re: New home builders without wires About 20% of new home construction is owner-financed ("Custom" homes). The builder will add essentially any "commercially reasonable" options the owner is willing to p

Re[2]: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Aaron Wendel
good. -- Original Message -- From "Sean Donelan" To nanog@nanog.org Date 12/27/2024 1:29:00 PM Subject Re: New home builders without wires About 20% of new home construction is owner-financed ("Custom" homes). The builder will add essentially any "commercially reasonable&qu

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-27 Thread Sean Donelan
About 20% of new home construction is owner-financed ("Custom" homes). The builder will add essentially any "commercially reasonable" options the owner is willing to pay for. But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line. About 80% of new home construction is builder

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-20 Thread Tim Howe
Send that builder a fruit basket. That's behavior we need to encourage. --TimH On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:45:15 -0500 Justin Streiner wrote: > We were also very fortunate that the builder provided two 2" Schedule 40 > conduits from the side of our house out to the utility hand-holes in the > right

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-20 Thread Shawn L via NANOG
To: Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: New home builders without wires When my wife and I were preparing to build our house a few years ago, solid terrestrial connectivity was one of the top things on my must-have list, because we both work from home the vast majority of the time. It took som

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-20 Thread Justin Streiner
When my wife and I were preparing to build our house a few years ago, solid terrestrial connectivity was one of the top things on my must-have list, because we both work from home the vast majority of the time. It took some tenacity with the local FTTH provider to determine if they served this are

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-20 Thread Sean Donelan
On Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Karl Auer wrote: A friend was involved in a development project in a regional town. They specified conduits everywhere. When the network people showed up at some random later date, they mostly just had to pull stuff through existing conduits. Not sure of the details beyond th

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-18 Thread Mike Hammett
@nanog.org Sent: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 02:31:41 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 at 05:30, Mark Tinka wrote: > I ran Ethernet to every room, some of it using STP through conduits crossing > the roof to get across one end of the house to the other. It hel

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-18 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2024-12-18 at 16:27 -0500, Sean Donelan wrote: > Utility hired subcontractors don't show up on time when a > builder has the utility trenches open, or they show up months/years > afterwards. Damage things digging up utility right-of-ways, that the > developer has to repair. A friend was in

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-18 Thread Sean Donelan
Although some folks were talking about inside structured wiring, I was trying to address lack of outside plant (provider side to DEMARC). I went down the rabbit hole trying to understand what was happening when my friend first told me about buying in a neighborhood with no telephone or cabl

Re[2]: New home builders without wires

2024-12-06 Thread Daryl Jurbala
consequence fault that every modern jurisdictions code memorializes. -- Original Message -- From "Saku Ytti" To "Mark Tinka" Cc nanog@nanog.org Date 12/6/2024 3:31:41 AM Subject Re: New home builders without wires On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 at 05:30, Mark Tinka wrote:

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-06 Thread Mark Tinka
On 12/6/24 10:31, Saku Ytti wrote: In the EU at least you cannot do that, you can't use the same conduits for data and power. But it's been in the code for a long time now to have ethernet upon delivery, both CAT6a (rooms) and fiber (just a single place is enough, I think). I am using after-

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-06 Thread Saku Ytti
On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 at 05:30, Mark Tinka wrote: > I ran Ethernet to every room, some of it using STP through conduits crossing > the roof to get across one end of the house to the other. It helped me avoid > wireless extenders and meshing technologies. In the EU at least you cannot do that, you

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread Mark Tinka
On 12/5/24 20:48, j...@joelesler.net wrote: If I ever build the next house, I’ll ensure that Ethernet is installed just as extensively as electric wiring. It's a no-brainer. My house was built in the early 90's, so no Ethernet at that time. I ran Ethernet to every room, some of it using

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread Josh Luthman
NEC wouldn't apply to telecommunications/low voltage. You may think yellow is common because of single mode fiber. Gray is far more common in the field in/on buildings. OSP is usually orange, because orange is the color for telecommunications/phone/internet. Gas plants use yellow markers/tracer

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread Gary Buhrmaster
On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM William Herrin wrote: > As others have noted: conduit is smarter. Communication cable > standards remain in a state of flux much more rapid than the lifetime > of a house and the little blue one-inch conduits are not exceptionally > expensive. And electricians (and

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread William Herrin
On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 10:48 AM wrote: > If I ever build the next house, I’ll ensure that Ethernet is installed just > as extensively as electric wiring. Hi Joel, As others have noted: conduit is smarter. Communication cable standards remain in a state of flux much more rapid than the lifetime

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread joel
If I ever build the next house, I’ll ensure that Ethernet is installed just as extensively as electric wiring. > On Dec 5, 2024, at 10:23, Tom Deligiannis wrote: > > NDI or similar? I don't follow. Cable TV, Cable Internet and sat TV aren't > distributed (to homes) using NDI, they use coax. >

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-05 Thread Tom Deligiannis
NDI or similar? I don't follow. Cable TV, Cable Internet and sat TV aren't distributed (to homes) using NDI, they use coax. On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 1:37 AM Joly MacFie wrote: > > > How else would you distribute cable and sat tv? > NDI or similar > > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM Tom Deligian

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Joly MacFie
> How else would you distribute cable and sat tv? NDI or similar On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM Tom Deligiannis wrote: > How else would you distribute cable and sat tv? I would never buy a home > or build a home if there weren't hard wired services to the home. The last > thing I want to do is

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Mark Tinka
On 12/4/24 20:15, Tom Deligiannis wrote: How else would you distribute cable and sat tv? I would never buy a home or build a home if there weren't hard wired services to the home. The last thing I want to do is run all media streaming and internet surfing through a wireless 5g connection.

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Justin Streiner
The coax was part of the electrician's standard build package, so it was no added cost for us to leave it in their spec. While we're not using the coax today, it's handy to have if needed. I terminated and tested the coax while I was doing the Cat7 and it didn't take me much extra time. Thank yo

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Jay Hennigan
On 12/4/24 13:49, j...@joelesler.net wrote: On Dec 4, 2024, at 16:12, Jerry Cloe wrote: Even with broadcast, the need for coax (vs network) is going away. People that use broadcast still want "cable type" services, mainly dvr and channel guides. With so many options out there, TiVo, HDHomeRun

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread joel
Coaxial cable runs from the street to my house at my most recent purchase. All the “cable boxes” in the house are wireless. They are essentially whitelisted Android TV boxes. — Joel Esler Vice President, Security ThreatSTOP > On Dec 4, 2024, at 16:12, Jerry Cloe wrote: > > Even with broadcas

RE: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Jerry Cloe
Even with broadcast, the need for coax (vs network) is going away. People that use broadcast still want "cable type" services, mainly dvr and channel guides. With so many options out there, TiVo, HDHomeRun, MythTV, many others, all of them only need coax to the unit, then distribute via IP from

RE: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Colin Stanners (lists)
use) -Original Message- From: NANOG On Behalf Of William Herrin Sent: December 4, 2024 2:40 PM To: Tim Burke Cc: NANOG Subject: Re: New home builders without wires On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:41 AM Tim Burke wrote: > Cable companies are still doing coax for new neighborhoods and

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread William Herrin
On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:41 AM Tim Burke wrote: > Cable companies are still doing coax for new neighborhoods and even > overbuilds in 2024, for some reason. Their staff knows how to run coax, how to troubleshoot coax and how to repair coax. To do something else, they have to hire and/or train s

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Daniel Golding
Its so cheap, its an opportunity cost thing. On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 3:02 PM Nathan Angelacos wrote: > On Wed, 2024-12-04 at 09:12 -0500, Joly MacFie wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but why, in this day and age, coax? > > Joly > > I can't speak for the original poster. But SDI over coax comes to

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Tim Burke
Cable companies are still doing coax for new neighborhoods and even overbuilds in 2024, for some reason. One of the major cable operators just got done tearing up my neighborhood north of Houston (that already had coax from another major operator in addition to XGS-PON) to pull in coax with bla

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Jay Hennigan
On 12/4/24 10:54, Josh Baird wrote: You could use modern media distribution systems over IP or HDBase-T. But yeah, I would still run coax to each TV location -- even if you don't intend on using it.  You _may_ find a use for it at some point, and the next person who lives in the home may want

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Josh Baird
You could use modern media distribution systems over IP or HDBase-T. But yeah, I would still run coax to each TV location -- even if you don't intend on using it. You _may_ find a use for it at some point, and the next person who lives in the home may want it. On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 1:17 PM Tom

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Tom Deligiannis
How else would you distribute cable and sat tv? I would never buy a home or build a home if there weren't hard wired services to the home. The last thing I want to do is run all media streaming and internet surfing through a wireless 5g connection. On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 8:13 AM Joly MacFie wrote

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Nathan Angelacos
On Wed, 2024-12-04 at 09:12 -0500, Joly MacFie wrote: > Excuse my ignorance, but why, in this day and age, coax? > > Joly > I can't speak for the original poster.  But SDI over coax comes to mind.   

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Joly MacFie
Excuse my ignorance, but why, in this day and age, coax? Joly On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 7:14 AM Justin Streiner wrote: > When we built our new house 3 years ago, I had the electrician pull Cat7 > and coax to most of the rooms in the house, since it would be way easier to > do it before the drywall

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-04 Thread Justin Streiner
When we built our new house 3 years ago, I had the electrician pull Cat7 and coax to most of the rooms in the house, since it would be way easier to do it before the drywall went up. They initially resisted because they had never worked with Cat7 before. I struck a deal with them where I bought t

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread Mark Tinka
On 12/3/24 20:27, Tim Howe wrote: It's always too late. Installing facilities after the fact will cost 50 times more than if they had been done during neighborhood construction. Nobody will want to pay for that. It will not pencil out for a competing provider to foot the b

RE: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG
: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 19:53 To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: New home builders without wires As some may remember from earlier this year, my friend was buying a new "semi-custom" home. "Semi-custom" is a marketing term, meaning you get to choose (pay more) pre-determined builde

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread Tom Mitchell
ssage- > From: NANOG On > Behalf > Of Sean Donelan > Sent: December 3, 2024 10:53 AM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: New home builders without wires > > As some may remember from earlier this year, my friend was buying a new > "semi-custom" home. "Semi-custom

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread William Herrin
On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 8:53 AM Sean Donelan wrote: > According to the real estate realtor, not the builder's sales agent, > broadband is now in the top three things home buyers want to know. Some > states require the realtor MLS to disclose broadband access in the home > listings. Broadband access

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread Tim Howe
On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 20:15:46 +0200 Mark Tinka wrote: > I doubt it will be long until sense prevails. It's always too late. Installing facilities after the fact will cost 50 times more than if they had been done during neighborhood construction. Nobody will want to pay for that.

Re: New home builders without wires

2024-12-03 Thread Mark Tinka
On 12/3/24 18:53, Sean Donelan wrote: As some may remember from earlier this year, my friend was buying a new "semi-custom" home.  "Semi-custom" is a marketing term, meaning you get to choose (pay more) pre-determined builder options. It is not custom designed. The home builder was not in