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Re: Mile and a half cable run and Re: Will a Comcast tech run RG

Re: Will a Comcast tech run RG11?

Good strategy. On the other hand, if the drop is short the consequence of using RG-11 may be that you will need an attenuator ahead of the modem.

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Re: Mile and a half cable run

As well as a prepared excuse, 'The internet ate my homework'.........

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get dsl 1.5/ or bonded 3.0. Or hold on until u go to college and for now get broadband through 3G. I see at&t serves 3g in your area. Even though your limited to 5GB, it will be enough for your educational needs and faster than dsl. Maybe even t-mobile has 21/42mb hspa coverage in your area?

Once you go to college, and get dorm room you will have awesome 100mb/1gb link and plenty of time to do a lot more than you can at home, especially in first weeks of semesters and around holidays.

I think the issue is being over-thought. You stated you can get 1.5Mbps service from CenturyLink. Since CenturyLink isn't offering you DSL bonding, use a service like Sharedband and order a few dry loop DSL lines. I don't know what your target speed is, however with 3 DSL lines and Sharedband you can get yourself theoretically 4.5Mbps download. See this topic for more info: »[Qwest] Sharedband review FAST BONDED INTERNET!

reply to harald
the drop is about 100 foot. and to the other replies i cant even stream movies on the dsl i could bond it but i just rather move to get comcast 50 mbps.

then get umts tethering or broadband card through att/t-mobile. If you don't have phone with tethering, get broadband "card" from ebay and then activate in store with no contract. U'll have to put up with caps though.

Unless you have WISP in your area that would offer you fixed access, this is the only route you have to get faster speed if you don't want bonded DSL. Or get a good friend who has access to cable and set up wireless link to your house.

And understand this, the art is not have it but rather use this. 50mb is overkill for netflix/hulu stream movies.

reply to bkwyatt98
As for movies, u could get around the need for streaming a bit, if you order mail blueray rental subscription like netflix (don't know if they still offer it) . Blue-ray still beats HD compressed streaming from internet hands down.

For tv shows like jon steward, get satellite with dvr like directv. And just record everyday to watch. You'll need to hook it up to broadband to watch VOD or PPV.

i have other people living with me too we actually will use the moneys worth for 50mbps. I talked to a tech today they dont seem to want to replace the cable from the drop. I would replace it myself but idk im sure there is some legal problems with that but it is pretty easy the tap is right across the street i can see where im plugged into .lol

This thread had been going on for some time now, and I have to say as an old guy that you don't seem to get it. It is not your cable plant, you don't get to make decisions about what is needed, let alone take it upon yourself to commit a crime to get what you think you need.

Subscribe to Comcast. Let them install it, and if and when the performance is not up to par, call support and let (expect!) them fix it.

Spend your time getting the most out of your investment in your schooling. That's your business, and Comcast is not about to tell you what and how to study. You should show them the same respect by not interfering in their business.

definitely don't touch anything, even if it was only serving you. Comcast does not know you well and it would hit you beyond fines, like criminal charges facing possible jail sentence.

Looks to me like you expect Comcast would charge you extra fees on new installation due to repair. And you probably try to make them first repair it so it gets fixed for free and then order new service. Unfortunately thats not how it works. They dont fund repairs in neighborhoods where they don't have subscribers. They are in business to make money.

As for the bill once, you set Comcast, are u gonna pay it all or split with members of your household? Remember to save some money before you go to college.

Check and see how strong a signal Sprint or Verizon provides at your proposed locations. Millenicom is now offering 3G/4G through Verizon. They also offer unlimited through Sprint. Verizon allows 10Gb of 4G and an additional 10Gb of 3G once you have used up your 10Gb, 4G allocation. Millenicom does not require subscribers to sign a contract. Check out the Millenicom website and forum.

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