Walked into a new subdivision today and nobody had a cable outlet pre-installed

I'm out in the burbs near Phoenix and hit 3 houses this morning. Every single one, the builders just ran ethernet and forgot about coax altogether. Had to drill through pre-painted walls and fish lines myself. It's wild how fast things shifted. Even 5 years ago most new builds had a basic outlet in every living room. Now they act like cable is dead. Has anyone else run into this on new construction lately?

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milabaker10d ago

Tell the builder to shove that ethernet where the coax used to go.

casey94311d ago

Fished a whole roll of coax through a finished attic last month, nightmare. Ended up getting those flat coax cables that run under baseboards and just called it done. It ain't pretty but beats cutting into drywall on day one.