04-21-2026 — Cable Optics

Howdy all. Another freezing day to start the morning. The bird bath had a sheet of ice on top. Add the 30+mph wind gusts, and not a great start. But, it is to warm up into 50s at least by afternoon. No new freezing days in 10 day forecast.

Yesterday, when in never got above the 30s, a company with truck signage stating XFiber, came up the street, from the south, digging huge holes about every 15 feet or so. One on each side of the driveway, just after the ditch, but still in the area the county owns (right of way — easement), they dug out a spot about 2×4 foot, easily 3 foot deep.

Then they used some sort of air compressor, and a long hose, with a cable inside the hose, to create a connection from hole to hole — like under the driveways. After getting a line from one to next, they pulled fiber optic cable (maybe an inch in diameter) from hole to hole to hole, ending up with about 2 foot of cable sticking up right beside the existing CATV/Phone boxes on the edge of my property.

When they were done, you can hardly see where they dug. That missing grass spot on my neighbor’s yard, was bare before they got there. You can see the orange fiber optic cable sticking up by the tree. I’m guessing they had a break in the roll and will need to merge the two ends sometime soon. The flags mark where the phone/CATV/electric lines are already buried.

Maybe some day soon I’ll be able to drop Spectrum for TV and main Internet. They raised their monthly rate another 10% the last couple of months, and are easily up 40% in last year and a half.

This could be OMNI fiber being put in. They do all in one service via Fiber. Should be more consistent speeds and availability. That makes everyone Enjoy Life