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Yeah. Well, and also that typically involves the electric company as well. You have to get approval from them to upgrade the service. And you will then have to replace probably your entire breaker box. So it's quite a job, but it can be done. But it's probably like a few thousand bucks.

Yeah. Well, and also that typically involves the electric company as well. You have to get approval from them to upgrade the service. And you will then have to replace probably your entire breaker box. So it's quite a job, but it can be done. But it's probably like a few thousand bucks.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah. And you can do stuff like, you know, smart breaker panel boxes that'll make better use of limited service, but usually upgrading your service is actually pretty much the same price as a smart breaker box. So you might as well just upgrade the service, but sometimes if you don't have that option...

Yeah. And you can do stuff like, you know, smart breaker panel boxes that'll make better use of limited service, but usually upgrading your service is actually pretty much the same price as a smart breaker box. So you might as well just upgrade the service, but sometimes if you don't have that option...

Yeah, mainly that, like, so, yeah, Ethernet running through the walls would be amazing. You're not that lucky. It's not going to happen. You're not going to find that. I don't think I've ever seen a house that had Ethernet already in the walls.

Yeah, mainly that, like, so, yeah, Ethernet running through the walls would be amazing. You're not that lucky. It's not going to happen. You're not going to find that. I don't think I've ever seen a house that had Ethernet already in the walls.

Yeah. So, for me, the question there is not, is there Ethernet in the walls, and is there an EV charger, because there won't be either of those things. But... Although you're more likely to find an EV charger these days than Ethernet. But the question is, how hard is it to add it? And that depends on the house.

Yeah. So, for me, the question there is not, is there Ethernet in the walls, and is there an EV charger, because there won't be either of those things. But... Although you're more likely to find an EV charger these days than Ethernet. But the question is, how hard is it to add it? And that depends on the house.

Like what would really help a lot is if the house has a basement or a crawl space under it and an attic above it. then you can much more easily run wires in and out, or if there's an attached garage, you can kind of go from the garage and go in and out of stuff.

Like what would really help a lot is if the house has a basement or a crawl space under it and an attic above it. then you can much more easily run wires in and out, or if there's an attached garage, you can kind of go from the garage and go in and out of stuff.

Basically, does your house have utility spaces above, below, next to, or throughout, any kind of utility closets, anything like that, where you could run wires through and access the interior walls of some of the other rooms by going in from above or below, so you don't have to tear up big sections of wall. So the question is not like, will you find a house with Ethernet? No, you won't.

Basically, does your house have utility spaces above, below, next to, or throughout, any kind of utility closets, anything like that, where you could run wires through and access the interior walls of some of the other rooms by going in from above or below, so you don't have to tear up big sections of wall. So the question is not like, will you find a house with Ethernet? No, you won't.

But the question is, how involved and disruptive and expensive will it be to add Ethernet to this house? And you don't necessarily, like, you know, if you're going to have to do that to a house, you don't need Ethernet in every single room. If you can get it in most rooms, that's great.

But the question is, how involved and disruptive and expensive will it be to add Ethernet to this house? And you don't necessarily, like, you know, if you're going to have to do that to a house, you don't need Ethernet in every single room. If you can get it in most rooms, that's great.

But if, you know, if you're trying to retrofit it to an existing house and, you know, and don't want to tear up every room or don't want to spend quite that much money to do it, you can just kind of have the greatest hits. Have Ethernet go from the garage, wherever your computer will be, wherever your TVs will be, and wherever you think you might need a wireless access point.

But if, you know, if you're trying to retrofit it to an existing house and, you know, and don't want to tear up every room or don't want to spend quite that much money to do it, you can just kind of have the greatest hits. Have Ethernet go from the garage, wherever your computer will be, wherever your TVs will be, and wherever you think you might need a wireless access point.

Now, if you want to go even further, you could run Ethernet to anywhere. You might want a power over Ethernet device like a camera, but that's more kind of advanced mode. But yeah, most houses...

Now, if you want to go even further, you could run Ethernet to anywhere. You might want a power over Ethernet device like a camera, but that's more kind of advanced mode. But yeah, most houses...