Hiding cable wires

Of course. We usually run the canoe wires in the wall behind the moldings.

mynycse- This sounds like a typical Time Warner installation. Did they also string the lines out the window and across the facade to the basement like they do in the third world?

I actually googled "canoe wires."

Primer05 - you might want to consider disabling that insidious ipad spellchecker.

"This sounds like a typical Time Warner installation."

Ugh. Don't get me started on them.

When I was going to get their digital phone service, I had no idea they couldn't tap into my existing phone lines (inside the walls, with brand-new phone jacks in each room). The guy was just going to staple freaking cable all over the walls, throughout the apartment.

I escorted him out and stuck with the phone company. Glad I did, in retrospect.

I gotta tell you, spinnaker1 got it right. I am currently living in a rental (not a luxury type, no doorman) and I don't even see those cable wires near the ceiling/floor!!! And the apartment in Manhattan has those cable wires like... I don't even see this in China.

I am not sure what I can do to hide this. Any solutions at all? I can see the cable wires coming from outside and then up the ceiling and down to the floor.

Guys, is Time Warner really that bad.
Ive been with RCN for 10 years and Im kind of sick of them. Probably for the sake of change more than anything else, Ive been thinking of moving on to (yes though more expensive) more exotic and expansive channel selections.

primer05 - do you have contact info? I'm looking for a good GC.

""Guys, is Time Warner really that bad.""

Yes. They're pretty friggin' bad.

We used to have Direct TV via satellite, which I really most of the time - the negative was having the system go out in bad weather.

Now we have Time Warner, and I must say that so far the service has been pretty good. The only negative is that you can't program the recorder more than a week in advance, which is mildly annoying.

"which I reeally liked" most of the time.

I tried Time Warner, Comcast, and all the different Satellite services (over the years from NJ to Manhattan). The best picture quality so far is Verizon FIOS. HD from cable was compressed so much. It looked very awful. HD from satellite was better than cable, but can't lock in satellite signal when weather was bad (it happened more than satellite providers claimed).

I guess Ive been spoiled with RCN rarely having any disruption in cable.
rarely = nyc blackouts
And picture quality is good on every channel except IFC for some reason.

Satellites' torturous service that sees your family huddled around the TV praying for signal lock on a rainy NFL Sunday is the reason it will slowly die as fiber gets closer to the curb. I don't buy the compression/decompression loss of signal quality with cable vs fiber as being much more than a point of contention as the difference it is mostly imperceptible to most people. The bigger issue is bandwidth and it is in this area that fiber comes out the clear winner. Until fiber comes to your building, meet the TWC guy at the door and tell him to make sure the signal in your apartment is within tolerances and then bid him a good day. Then hire real pro's to install the cable -or do it yourself. It can be a challenge because the technique used to hide wires can involve multiple disciplines that deal in wood, plaster, and wire. It's not reasonable to expect the guy on the TWC clock to wire your house.

spinnake1, I am going to hire a contractor to do some work in my apartment anyways. If I tell him to hide the wires, is this going to be a difficult or expensive job?

Somewhat off-topic... My Time Warner on demand very often go out of service. Same thing as I moved around in recent years. Anyone know why it happens? Does cable get traffic issues?

Grunty,

My info:

Prime Renovations Inc.
646-436-3942
www.primerenovationnsnyc.com

Spinnaker, you are 100% correct. The Ipad has a mind of it's own, very annoying

You can also email me at primerenovations@mac.com

I've also had RCN for many years with no problems. The one cable is for both TV and internet. TV has never been down (that I know of) and the internet very rarely. Usually power-cycling takes care of it, or RCN resets it remotely.