On 3/26/19 10:41 PM, david raistrick wrote:
Looking at a house in a new area, at&t copper splice box out front, bellsouth fiber markers as well (yes, that's usually just passing by. but it's there). Owners since '82 said the telephone company was AT&T - but the New AT&T apparently no longer offers phone or internet service there.
This is located in a semi-rural area between Ocala and Gainesville Florida (Micanopy, specifically).
I'd hate to miss out on this house - it's a lot of things we love - but cell or sat only for internet access just isn't going to fly.
Order the service and have it installed before you close. Test it and ensure it's good. If the buyer won't allow it, walk. You _cannot_ trust some carrier to tell you what you have available before it's actually turned up. Time and time again I see people close on a home where Frontier or Cox or whoever says they have fiber there, and then after the move in, 4-8 week later you find out they don't have anything. Across the road, yes, but all you can get is POTS and IDSL/ISDN. Yep, is 2019 ISDN/IDSL is the only broadband service some people can get. It's also going to be 100+ USD per month. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net