Technician Visit
We offer self-installation for many Midco services, but sometimes a trained technician is needed to help get you up and running – or to assist with any service issues.1
Important:
- If you need to schedule or reschedule a technician visit, please contact us.
- An adult (aged 18+) who is authorized on the account must be present for the duration of in-person visits.
- If you can't be home during your scheduled appointment, please complete this form authorizing your designee to sign for the installation or service call. This form must be provided to the technician.
- Our technicians always wear Midco gear and have a Midco badge, so you can be sure they are one of our team members.
- If a technician calls you, the call will come from 1.800.888.1300. Text messages will come from 64326 or 56909.
- If we’re installing cable lines, we will not place them anywhere they could present a safety hazard. If a temporary, outside cable line is needed, we’ll contact you separately when that line will be buried.
Professional, In-Person Visit
During an in-person visit, a professional technician enters your home to install services or complete repair work.1 The tech will call and/or text you when they’re on their way to your appointment.
In-person visits are required in some cases. Here are a few examples. Contact us if you have questions.
- Fixed wireless internet and home phone services
- Certain equipment types and service issues
- First-time service to a home (such as new construction or first-time services to a neighborhood)
- The transition of a current customer to fiber-delivered services
Our techs always take care to treat your home with respect. They wear booties on their shoes to avoid tracking in dirt and clean up any messes they make.
Visit Checklist
Whether you’re installing new or additional services, you’re moving to a new place, or needing a tech’s help with service issues, here are some things you can do before your in-person appointment.
Please be sure your smartphone is charged before your appointment – in case we need to communicate with you for a virtual visit.
Also, you should have at least one device per Midco service ready in advance. For example:
- TV services: Make sure your TV is ready to go.
- Internet services: Make sure you have devices charged and handy.
- Phone services: Make sure your landline phone battery is charged.
- The area around cable, power and networking outlets should be clear for about three feet, so they’re easily accessible to the technician.
- If you’ve requested that we install new cable or networking outlets during the appointment, make sure a licensed electrician has performed any necessary “fishing” of cables through the walls. If cable isn’t available within the walls for an outlet, we won’t be able to complete installation on that particular outlet.
If you rent your home and we need to replace any cables or add more outlets, make sure your landlord signs our Landlord Permission Form prior to the installation date.
Technicians need yard access to check cables coming into and out of your home. Please make sure all gates and fences are unlocked and home security alarms are turned off. Be sure to secure any pets you have in your yard or home.
Before We're Done: Service Tests
Our key priority is to make sure you’re happy with your services. That includes testing a few things before the visit wraps up.
To ensure optimal speeds, it’s important to connect a laptop or computer and perform a speed test. If you have your own modem or wireless router, please make sure it’s available, so we can test the connection to electrical and cable outlets, as well as your computer.
Service coverage requires connectivity to a Midco fixed wireless tower. A professional Midco technician will visit your home to locate the best signal with the intention of performing a full install. However, if we are unable to get a proper signal to your location, there will be no cost or obligation to you. The technician will connect a laptop or computer to ensure you have proper connectivity. If you have your own router, please have it available so we can connect it to your network.
We’ll make sure to complete a cable outlet check on all TVs connected to cable service to ensure a proper connection and a clear picture.
Our technician will connect your phone and make sure there is dial tone. Please have the battery charged on your landline phone in advance of the technician’s visit.
Services are not available in all areas, and some restrictions apply. For more details and assistance, please contact us.
1 Installation options vary by address, existing Midco network technology connected to the service location and services selected. A one-time service fee of $100 for professional installation or $15 for a self-installation kit may apply.
2 Standard data rates apply for smartphone if internet isn’t available in the home. If internet is available, techs will encourage customers to connect to Wi-Fi to avoid using cell data.
