Cable internet question (install, company, driveway, buying)

[love to shop]

I'm looking at buying a house that has a 600' driveway. High speed internet is available at the street. Does anyone know if the length of the driveway would matter as to whether it would work at the house. I can't get a straight answer from the cable company without having someone come out.

Thanks

[CHTransplant]

They can deliver high speed internet service over miles of cable throughout cities. One would assume they can make it up the 600' of your driveway.

There are a lot of variables, and cable length can be one of them depending on the number of services being carried over the line, signal strength, etc. In my area, there are different types/sizes of cables that can be run from the street to the house. I once had mine upgraded from one about the thickness of a pencil to one about the thickness of the diameter of a dime to address cable TV quality issues. (I had no issues with internet service.)

[South Range Family]

When Time Warner was in my area, their system could only service 450' without a booster. They refused service up my 600' driveway.

Armstrong has since installed fiberoptic cable and they have no problem. They are willing to install 2500' of cable before they start charging the customer any extra fees.