On one job I did, in the high rent part of town, the client was building a four story place.

Builder, being cheap, knew that Time Warner would install the cabling for free, so he scheduled the install.

The crew of three showed up and went at it. None of them wanting to go under the house, all runs were from the demarc, up to the attic, and then down to the rooms.

Not taking into consideration the length of the runs or the losses involved.

A few months later the house is ready, and a new guy comes out to install ends wall plates, and the demarc enclosure with several splitters in place, and no amps anywhere..

Nothing in the house worked. Nothing.

Another guy comes out, finds one unused wall plate. Plugs a wall wart in there and uses that one to back feed and amp outside.

Clients wife unplugs it and calls TW.

Guy comes out and tells her it MUST be done that way.

She tells him "Not in MY new home!" and sends him packing.


In the end I fixed it (there was power under the house).