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The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Connect-Swordfish247 on 2025-06-03 00:34:32.

I need some advice on internet install

I asked this in the AT&T forum but it was removed. I will probably being getting ATT fiber internet installed next week. I know absolutely nothing about it. Please explain things to me very simple as I am older and not as tech savvy.

  1. I am looking at the "AT&T Internet 500 which offers speeds of 500 Mbps. It is just me in a 2500 sq. foot house. I will be using it for working from home, streaming and a Ring security system. Is this a good package for me?
  2. What will the installation entail? The front of my house is approx. 100 from a power pole and about 150 feet from the other power pole that has the bigger box. I am the first house on one side of the street. I have read that they have to dig a trench and then will come back and bury it a week later. Is this true? I do not want to have to worry about my dogs messing up the line before it is buried.
  3. Where is the best option for the line to come into the house? Is it like a cable line? I have plenty of holes drilled for previous cable lines that are not used anymore.
  4. Does it matter where the modem is installed and do I get to choose the location? Will one location give better speed than another?

Sorry if some of this is incorrect or irrelevant but I want to be prepared. I hate unexpected problems.

Thanks!!!

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