cyberjack Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 I had a nice looking courteous well dressed Mexican lad, early twenties, no uniform, come to my front door and tell me that Telmex wanted to put fibre in my home. Free he said. I didn’t mention I have iLox. I asked for ID but he said he and his father were subcontractors and didn’t have them. Or a Telmex truck. is this a scam to get into your house to scope it out or even to rob it real time.. anyone heard of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 Same thing happened to me a month ago. They just showed up unannounced. They had a truck with ladders but no uniforms. An hour later I had high speed fiber as backup to my iLox. SunFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 Wish they'd show up at my house. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 They are working their through Las Salvias at the moment. The cars being used are labelled Carso Constructora, if I remember correctly. When the switch to fiber optics is made, the old wiring and system will cease to function. We are going to be changed. like it or not! No prior notice is being given which is a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 6 hours ago, SunFan said: Same thing happened to me a month ago. They just showed up unannounced. They had a truck with ladders but no uniforms. An hour later I had high speed fiber as backup to my iLox. SunFan cost per month? speed? options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 32 minutes ago, RickS said: cost per month? speed? options? There is no increase in cost to switch to Telmex fiber optic. There is no installation cost. Phone service included $389 up to 50mb $435 up to 100mb $499 up to 150mb $999 up to 500mb $1499 up to 1gb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 About 3 weeks ago a Mx gentleman showed up at my door, asked if I wanted the Telmex fiberoptic, after clapping my hands several times and saying thank you, I said Yes. I was expecting that some date would be set up to do it. Nope, right then an there. He had a clip board with names on it, including my full name, which I do not use generally, so thought he was legitimate . [ and my 5 dogs would have voted no if he was not ] Up on the roof for a while, [ on a hot sunny day ] he asked to see my modem , switched it to a new one . He was very polite and courteous, checked the up / down speed , and that was that. I offered a tip, which he said he would not accept as he was doing his job, but would accept a cold Coke. That night a really hard storm went through including lots of wind and hail, and I did not loose the phone or Internet - a happy surprise, which has not always happened. I am not a tecky person, to know what is good or bad, but just read my speeds: Up is 103, and Down is 179. . I asked about an extra fee for installation or monthly bill, he said no, and when I just paid my bill it was the normal amount. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Telmex hasn't been very stable lately. When outages occur these days, is their fiber generally affected too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Since 'rainy season" I have been a 'regular" at the Telmex office and had Telmex out 3 times to do repairs I have only had the fiber for about 3 plus weeks, and gone through some pretty active rain /wind/hail twice/ weather in those 3 weeks , have not lost phone or Internet.. The night of the install date was a doozy, and kept watching my modem, and picking up the phone to test, and neither lost a 'beat' .the phone connection / clarity was better also... I was impressed , .. This is not a Telmex commercial.. I am happily surprised it is working well so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 The Telmex fiber optic is far more reliable then the old copper lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 The same gentleman finished the connections on my fibre connection this morning - a few houses from Cyberjack on Independencia. All is good and I have 200 down and 109 up. Telmex website does state that there in no installation fee for fibre optic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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