GRRRRRR....
I recently moved into a fairly nice apartment in Astoria. Everything was going fine until I called Time Warner for cable TV installation. They told me the building was not lit for service. When I asked my landlord about this, he replied, "I don't have cable in this building, the question was asked and answered when you took the apartment. [LIE!!] Im trying to get one cable co. to hook up in accord to my specification. I have touch base with RCN who told me that they would get back to me. "NOTE" the roof is rented to AT&T."
I am aware of the statute stating a LL may not prohibit cable TV installation. Time Warner is attempting to proceed, sending out a tech to evaluate the premises. Has anyone had any experience with something like this? (I saw someone in a similar boat a few posts down, but that dealt w/ Cablevision and not TW) - I've never heard of an apartment with no cable TV at all.
I'm not interested in RCN - I want TW. I also require access to the financial networks and high speed internet for my job. When I mentioned this to the landlord, he wrote back "I use DSL" - DSL is totally unacceptable and does not address the issue of the TV channels I require. I also don't know why the LL mentioned the roof is rented - does he expect me to try and mount a dish or something?
I am so pissed - if I have to stay a year in an apartment with no cable I will kill myself. Please, someone tell me they had a similar situation and TW was able to muscle their way into the building!! My sanity depends on it!!!
Thanks much!