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Splitter question...Currently have a 2-way splitter on the outside of my home. The specs are:
Antronix 2-way splitter 5-1000HHz CMC 2002-A -3.5dB OUT (There's two of these)
My problem is I just upgraded my Xfinity service from Limited Basic, to Digital Preferred. I have a TV in my daughter's room as she's the one that usually watches TV. The other OUT goes to the room that's adjacent to that where I have my cable modem.
I would like to know what kind of splitter can I get so that I can have at least a 3-way splitter. There's one cable going into my attic to a junction box that feeds a couple other places within my home. The wiring to my daughter's room I wired myself. The other wiring was done when the home was built. BUT, the wire going into the attic was disconnected by a Comcast technician several years ago because we were not using the other outlets.
So my dilemma is that I have 2 "free" cable boxes, and 1 box for the total channels that we just switched to this afternoon.
Is there a splitter that either I can purchase, or Comcast can supply me with so I can hook up all 3 boxes that I acquired today from Comcast?
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you may not want to reuse the old wires as they may be poor with passing the digital signal to boxes. |
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beachintechThere's sand in my tool bag Premium Member join:2008-01-06 |
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If the wiring is acceptable, just get an antronix 3 way splitter and connect whatever you want. Stop the next tech you see and ask or go to a payment center and pick one up. |
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said by Taskbar:Currently have a 2-way splitter on the outside of my home. The specs are:
Antronix 2-way splitter 5-1000HHz CMC 2002-A -3.5dB OUT (There's two of these)
My problem is I just upgraded my Xfinity service from Limited Basic, to Digital Preferred. I have a TV in my daughter's room as she's the one that usually watches TV. The other OUT goes to the room that's adjacent to that where I have my cable modem.
I would like to know what kind of splitter can I get so that I can have at least a 3-way splitter. : Is there a splitter that either I can purchase, or Comcast can supply me with so I can hook up all 3 boxes that I acquired today from Comcast?
Thanks in advance. said by beachintech:If the wiring is acceptable, just get an antronix 3 way splitter and connect whatever you want... The Antronix CMC2003H 3-Way Splitter is what you're looking for then: » www.amazon.com/ANTRONIX- ··· 01E4T3YKThere are two "-7dB" outputs and one "-3.5dB" output. You can either connect the -3.5dB one to the cable that goes to your cable modem to give it the best signal levels, or connect it to the cable with the longest run to make up for its extra loss. |
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koitsu MVM join:2002-07-16 Mountain View, CA Humax BGW320-500
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koitsu
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2012-Nov-24 5:56 am
For the OP mainly, re: 3-way splitters and signal levels: I've also seen 3-way splitters that do -5.5dB across all 3 splits (rather than -3.5dB / -3.5dB / -7dB). So choose wisely, re: signal levels. |
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said by Joe12345678:you may not want to reuse the old wires as they may be poor with passing the digital signal to boxes. Ahhh... that makes sense on using the old wiring. The home was built in 1993. Thanks for this reply |
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said by beachintech:If the wiring is acceptable, just get an antronix 3 way splitter and connect whatever you want. Stop the next tech you see and ask or go to a payment center and pick one up. The only way to know for sure is to connect it up, correct? And if it provides no signal, then replace. Right? |
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said by telcodad:The Antronix CMC2003H 3-Way Splitter is what you're looking for then: »www.amazon.com/ANTRONIX- ··· 01E4T3YK
There are two "-7dB" outputs and one "-3.5dB" output. You can either connect the -3.5dB one to the cable that goes to your cable modem to give it the best signal levels, or connect it to the cable with the longest run to make up for its extra loss. Thanks a bunch for that link as well as the clarification!! |
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said by koitsu:For the OP mainly, re: 3-way splitters and signal levels: I've also seen 3-way splitters that do -5.5dB across all 3 splits (rather than -3.5dB / -3.5dB / -7dB). So choose wisely, re: signal levels. Which is gives a better signal -3.5 or -7dB? |
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Let's say my cabling is not good in my house. What would Comcast charge to redo/replace my cabling? All runs would be 'inner' walls. And would the go up in my attic? I don't like wiring brought along the outside of houses. Many times they become very distracting to the eye.
Thanks in advance. |
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said by Taskbar:said by koitsu:For the OP mainly, re: 3-way splitters and signal levels: I've also seen 3-way splitters that do -5.5dB across all 3 splits (rather than -3.5dB / -3.5dB / -7dB). So choose wisely, re: signal levels. Which is gives a better signal -3.5 or -7dB? The output that loses only 3.5dB of power ("-3.5") will provide a stronger signal than the other two that lose 7dB. The Antronix 3-way "balanced" splitter can be seen here: » www.amazon.com/CMC2003BH ··· 01E4PZPQBalanced splitters are usually a bit more expensive than the standard ones. |
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Ahhhhh... that makes perfect sense. Thanks so much for the explanation/clarification |
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beachintechThere's sand in my tool bag Premium Member join:2008-01-06 |
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said by Taskbar:said by beachintech:If the wiring is acceptable, just get an antronix 3 way splitter and connect whatever you want. Stop the next tech you see and ask or go to a payment center and pick one up. The only way to know for sure is to connect it up, correct? And if it provides no signal, then replace. Right? If it's RG-6, yes. If it's 59, it *should* be replaced, but may still work for you. The only way to know for sure is to have a tech there with a meter. If you cause any ingress, you will get a visit from your local line tech soon enough. |
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said by Taskbar:Let's say my cabling is not good in my house. What would Comcast charge to redo/replace my cabling? All runs would be 'inner' walls. And would the go up in my attic? I don't like wiring brought along the outside of houses. Many times they become very distracting to the eye.
Thanks in advance. It would be cheaper and better to have a contractor do it. |
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said by beachintech:It would be cheaper and better to have a contractor do it. I will do some checking into local contractors for my area. I'll compare against Comcast too. Thx |
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beachintechThere's sand in my tool bag Premium Member join:2008-01-06 |
Make sure when you speak with comcast about pricing, you specify wall fishing. That is not their defacto install and has extra costs associated with it if they even do it in your area. |
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said by beachintech:Make sure when you speak with comcast about pricing, you specify wall fishing. That is not their defacto install and has extra costs associated with it if they even do it in your area. Oh okay. Will certainly do. If they do not do it, hopefully there will be someone else locally who does and does the job. I haven't made any calls as of yet because most places are closed until Monday due to the weekend. |
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