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the Cost of Cable TV Repair Services

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 125
Jun 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
Two technicians to repair cable TV service  more... close row
$ 50
Mar 2008
Akron, OH
Cable TV problems were with wiring  more... close row
$ 35
Jun 2008
Louisville, KY
Repair of TV that went out suddenly  more... close row
$ 287
Feb 2008
Chicago, IL
Cable lines fixed after being knocked down  more... close row
$ 15
Dec 2007
Los Angeles, CA
Long wait on phone but short wait in person  more... close row
$ 69
Apr 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Puppy chewed cable to back of TV  more... close row

Description of service

A repairman came to our home to replace a cable wire for our cable television. We were charged $50 per hour and $19 for the service call. The repairman was there less than an hour but there was an hour minimum for a total of $69.00.


Review of Service

My puppy chewed the cable going from he wall to the back of the TV. It looked like pretty standard cable but when my husband and I tried to repair it ourselves it was bolted to the wall in such a way that it required special equipment to remove. We called the cable company and were quoted a minimum of $69 for the serviceman to come out and repair the line. We were a little peeved about this as we felt they purposely made it impossible for us to fix something like this ourselves. The service man was at our home for no more than 20 minutes but of course we were charged for the full hour. The service man was polite enough but nothing special. I also had to take two hours off of work to be at home when he came out and we had to wait 2 days for an appointment. We were not reimbursed for the days of no service. All in all we felt it was a scam.


Tips

When the cable people install your equipment find out if they can not bolt things down so you can try to attempt easy repairs like these on your own.


$ 0
Apr 2008
Binghamton, NY
Cable company paid for service  more... close row
$ 50
Feb 2007
Uniontown, OH
Try to get a discount if repairman is late  more... close row
$ 30
Mar 2008
East Lansing, MI
Should not have had to pay for this service  more... close row
$ 50
Mar 2008
Astoria, OR
Unfriendly cable repair person  more... close row
$ 0
Feb 2008
Baltimore, MD
repairs not covered when it's your own fault  more... close row
$ 35
Aug 2008
Syracuse, NY
Many additional fees for replacement  more... close row