Life of a cable technician Ep# 10

Welcome to another episode guys thanks for tuning in if you enjoy the content pleas make sure you like and subscribe 👍🏾💪🏾 in this episode cabletech23 will be showing you he’s dealing with MDU’s and apartment trouble calls and installs

[@kellyjones3466]

I'm a cable technician in Portland so these videos are helpful. Man you're better than me checking the tap at everybody. I only check the tap if it's underground or if I don't get a signal at the ground block. I try to keep the ladder use to a minimum lmao. Respect bro. You have a new suscriber for sure.

[@alabasterfigueroa4431]

I'm glad I found this channel. I'm new in this line of work and this really puts bits and pieces of what I've learned all together in the field. Thank you, Sir!

[@cabletech2371]

Thanks for checking out the vids new episode dropping today at noon so I got more on the way bro 💪🏾💪🏾

[@DopeBabyBenzo]

Thank god for you man! My trainer don’t really speak English and they want me on my own next week. Your vidoes saved my life!

[@bearlycamping]

Ah man why am I watching this stuff on my day off 🤣 I'm back at it tomorrow. Great vids 👍

[@cabletech2371]

😂😂😂 stay safe out there man💪🏾💯

[@billybats36]

😂😂. The heat seeking cable sausage links are prepped and waiting for entry lol

[@johnsuggs8810]

Man you’re so positive. I worked for AT&T and absolutely hated it with a passion. Respect

[@Biddybalboa]

how come?

[@robertbauer6745]

I got the same toner. My most prized tool for work love that thing

[@pitapita3593]

I worked for Comcast 8 years ago. Then I got into DirecTV and never left. Great videos bro. Keep em coming

[@HPad2]

11:28 Speaking legacy boxes.. My area still uses old Motorola boxes from 2008 LOL

[@kylecrouch2804]

Love the content man i arched til episode six today then it skip me to 10 so here I am really appreciate this heads up into the field brother!

[@pushinlowend9094]

Just wanted to take a second to let you know that these videos people appreciate I just started becoming a cable technician this past week with all my training online and I’m about to start in the field soon I really appreciate being able to see what it’s going to be like a little bit from your videos please continue to post more

[@metelljob1064]

they say Comcast teach you everything before starting it is true? so that means if i wanna do this job i don't have to go to school

[@itsrelativ3967]

It's hard to know whether you should be passionate about this line of work or just use it as stepping to something else. Because I'm training right now with Cox Communications and I really don't wanna do this forever. I'm trying to get into IT/computer science. Before this I was working a factory job making $16/hr M-F with Saturday open for overtime and it drained my soul. But if I can learn and see the experience of someone such as you then at least I know what to expect.

[@cableapostle]

Good to see you back on. I couldn't wait to watch your new video. I had a long day in the field today. I had two jobs back to back when two older people have outlets that had multiple splitters back back! I hate when customers hide out the splitters and I can't get to it. I try to educate them the best I can about why it's a bad idea to run too many splitters behind each other. Both homes took me two hours plus to complete the job. People will put dry walls over bad splitters but yet they refuse to understand how important it is for me to get to the splitters and customers is stressing the importance of getting their tv's to work. I'm like work with me here! Modulation signals is not magic here. One lady ask me, do she have too many outlets? I told her, it's not that you have too many outlets, it's how they are connected. We have 8-way splitters and premise amps but when you split along the way to the wall plate there goes your signal. Some jobs can really cost you.

[@cabletech2371]

Yeah bro situations like that sucks man ran into those to many times lol but hey it is what it is I guess

[@Bassplayer_1981]

Show a video on a fibre install. I’m a technician for Bell and really enjoy your vids

[@jeffersonjive2484]

Keep working hard Brother!

[@oozyrecords2749]

Im a Cox tech and that mini box we call it a 6801 or a 6803 it just depends on if the box is a receiver with a host(in that case itll be a 6801) or if its a Stand Alone Box where it is its own host(then itll be a 6803)

[@casualanime5858]

Where I work that box you said at the end of the video we call EOL “end of life” no customer should have one because of the problems it causes. That’s why they came out with XiD’s to replace them. Btw I work in Florida love the videos👍🏻

[@cabletech2371]

😂😂😂 yeah man those boxes suck bro thanks for the support homie 💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@justincaldero5174]

yea it's usually retirement communities that never wanna let them go hahaha

[@TheDeeps6911]

That MoCA Filter only has range of 300ft up and back, also some MDU’s will have a split past the lock box, QC will tell you to MoCA at tap, but I’d also recommend the 70htz at the POE to guard against any MoCA failures.

[@cabletech2371]

That is true no telling what’s between the tap and Poe in apartments 🤔👍🏾

[@voiceofjeff]

I'm no cable installer, but I do think that a drop going to a splitter, then jumpered to another splitter and going three or four ways has to cause a huge amount of loss. Why not have the drop going to one, main (maybe amplified) splitter with individual taps home run from each cable appearance in the building?

[@dylanlaprade8869]

Why climb every time, do you have to take a tap reading at every job at Concast

[@madmike769]

What up cabletech23, you work in an area with seasons so why you aren’t installing house boxes to protect those fittings?

[@---GOD---]

Hey why not put those outlets into an enclosure? Isn't it bad to have the connectors exposed to the elements?

[@rileydunevent7831]

What is considered legacy box? I had a box that looked different then that one that said Motorola on it for years until I left them when we moved.

[@Smoothknight]

The cable company i work for has old mini boxes similar to that legacy box in the wild still. I just rip em out and just upgrade them... If they been with us THAT long, they deserve it. F working on those!

[@kassemabdulrahman9649]

Ay My brother..you have house boxes yet I never seen you install one lol...that is a QC fail 😅

[@cabletech2371]

Not a fail for me every region is different... house boxes are not require where I am😂😂😂

[@kellyjones3466]

I don't install them either hahaha

[@tyland5165]

Yeah my trainer's most hated box is TiVo.

[@jorgeeduardocanopuentes2675]

Hi everyone . please what measures guarantee the BLE and MB amplifiers. Input level and output levels. return levels. ??? Thank you . what channels are the pilots for the balance ??...

[@edgarmartinez7215]

What kind of toners do you use?

[@billybats36]

This is your boss. I want you ripping all the lines at the mdu for noise! Get it done ! Plus your not doing enough jobs! The ask is to stay out until 12 midnight and sleep in your van.

[@cabletech2371]

🤣🤣🤣

[@414RadioTech]

i'm glad that I quit working for spectrum I hated those damn boxes at least I still got the master keys to them things though and all the tools I never get back so I've gotten sets of keys along with the tools so I'm good and I'm glad that I can help other people out even though I don't work for them anymore but so what what nobody knows won't hurt them basically don't ask don't tell‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@aaronpasillas7332]

How many jobs a day do you have to do?

[@blastphame]

Is this a difficult job? I start with spectrum in Milwaukee in august

[@blastphame]

I got hire/ in the final stages with tsa, but I have a start date with spectrum

[@Biddybalboa]

@@blastphame Nice how is it going so far, I start training tomorrow.

[@blastphame]

@@Biddybalboa yea I have accepted a job offer with spectrum with a starting date, but I’m also waitron my medical review with the TSA. Spectrum pays more, but with TSA I can use my time in the marine corps towards retirement. Don’t know which one I’ll stick with. Most likely spectrum though.

[@blastphame]

@@Biddybalboa let me know how it goes. I’m pretty sure I’ll just work for them. I’m interested in how the training goes, and when they give us our vehicle

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

You need to be showing the full process. "customer privacy" please... You are there and need to do what you need to do. Which includes making videos.

[@Wack-vj8es]

The only thing is missing on these videos is after easy installs is sitting in the truck in front of a customers house for two hours afterwards. Beat the system

[@Biddybalboa]

Bust out a tablet and watch videos or a switch and just play games.

[@ZachaferX]

You had an hour between your next job , do you get paid for that hour still or are you only paid while at a job?

[@Hondaf22a1]

Fully paid. Comcast isn’t a bad spot to work

[@brycers0619]

Bro where are all your tools at? You got the cleanest truck in the world. Rain jackets up front, drop in the back.... Where's all the tools? You got me wondering if your cable company is promoting your videos for good press.

[@justincaldero5174]

dude I hate those xg2s, it's a 50/50 with then sometimes they take like 30 mins to come up.

[@kellyjones3466]

Xg1s are whack. XG2s aren't that bad.

[@justincaldero5174]

I always get the mdu drop that isn't labeled

[@cabletech2371]

That’s painful man but I know that pain 😂 hate when that happens

[@dwightgibsonjrxfinity8585]

I never seem to have time to make videos like this. Yeah them legacies don't hit right anymore. I would have assumed it's the television, and tried another television to be sure the customer not stealing my money. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ozzyc1396]

I hate them because half the time I get it up I have to send a hit and activation signal to it because it'll keep cycling through channel 1-10 and none higher.

[@cabletech2371]

Yep that part is the worst you take more time trying to activate these boxes than installing and troubleshooting them it’s crazy 😂

[@nikolasrizor6453]

That second job you ground it to another ground . Your supposed to ground to power smh

[@jeffersonjive2484]

Side note that dryer vent is BS

[@Wack-vj8es]

Boy I hated contractors

[@ronkali5365]

Don't you climb cars in the way shouldn't stop you from climbing

[@jeffersonjive2484]

I wish I could send you a text as a remote text brother!

[@RUSHisRIGHT09]

I thought you quit comcast because they demoted you for stupid reasons?

[@cabletech2371]

Yeah I did but everbody was missing the videos so I decided to go to a new office with better pay to keep the channel running for you guys now I’m getting better pay than the last company 💪🏾💪🏾

[@RUSHisRIGHT09]

Nice!!!!

[@Rider670]

@@cabletech2371 thank you man !

[@cableapostle]

@@cabletech2371 Thank you.