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Friday, December 31st, 2021

New Home Construction with DirecTV and AT&T Fiber Internet

I’m having a new home built and want to get AT&T fiber to the house as well as have my DirecTV reinstalled (existing customer for both and I believe the AT&T fiber junction is at the corner of my new property).  I am installing Cat6 in the house for my hardwired network and plan to install a structured media panel centrally located in my walkout basement on the stairway wall leading from the first floor down to the basement.  This stairway wall (and media panel location) is probably around 30 feet from the outside wall where the AT&T fiber will likely enter the house.  I’m not a sure about where the DirecTV will enter the house but it’s probably a distance of 45 feet or so once it goes down the side of the house and to the media panel.

I’d like to be able to have the DirecTV folks do the install before the house is fully complete (before siding is on) so I don’t have holes drilled in siding and stuff like that.  Also with both the DirecTV and AT&T fiber internet, I want to run everything to the media panel before signals go out to the rooms.  Right now I have a lot of flexibility because nothing is finished so I can move things that may not suit where the installer may need it to be.  How do I make sure things are where they need to be and routed properly?  What recommendations can anyone provide so I can do this properly before the house is fully completed instead of after the house is done and I have to drill holes in siding, drywall, etc.?

*also posted with AT&T to get feedback on that install.

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ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

DTV doesn't do preinstall but you can run RG6 solid copper core coax to any wall you think will have a TV.

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4 years ago

The builder will be running one RG6 to each bedroom and also to living room. do I need just one RG6 from where DTV comes into the house through to my medial panel? there will be a splitter in media panel that sends RG6 to each room.  Do I need powered or passive splitter? Any special type of splitter besides that?

ACE - Expert

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21.3K Messages

4 years ago

DTV will install the SWM splitter.  If you want to run coax to the outside then it goes to where the power panel is to be grounded.

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4 years ago

Hi @electengr, we are here to help.


Thanks to the prompt response of @Shannon02 with the important information. We also want to add that you can start the new DIRECTV account with 1 HS17 receiver(Genie 2), it will allow you to have wireless receivers around the house.


You can reach back to us once the construction is completed to help you place the order.


Katherine, DIRECTV Community Specialist

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