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Did my Mother overpay for a simple ethernet job? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Valvorian@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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My Mother hired a licensed electrician to install 1 ethernet drop in her home office. She already had a preexisting tp-link setup in the basement. She showed me the invoice today which totaled $958.00! I'm shocked and disgusted. Feels like they took advantage of my Mother.

I told my Mother to call them first thing tomorrow morning to see if they possibly made a mistake. If not, I advised her to never do business with that company again. This seems like highway robbery. Is there anything else she can do?

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[–] racegeek93@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The only reason I can think it would be expensive is if it was a really complicated run. But seems way too much.

[–] Seniorjones2837@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They said drop ceiling in basement and it was first floor. So basically drilling up through the floor into the wall in first floor. Super easy

[–] DarkSoulsExplorer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

“Super Easy” you never say that till you’re done with the job. You say or think that going in and you’re most likely fucked. “Oh this is gonna be super easy”. 8hrs later you wanna burn the building down and run around the town naked screaming at the top of your lungs. Congratulations you’ve just gone insane. Haha

[–] Seniorjones2837@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lol you sound just like my coworker!

[–] fromthebeforetimes@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

run around the town naked screaming at the top of your lungs.

So YOU'RE the guy I saw the other day.

[–] jrosekonungrinn@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Best description/warning ever