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Basic Installation Question

This question is super basic but it's outside of my experience as I don't own a PVR:

My elderly father has a Rogers supplied PVR. I've convinced him to get Rogers Internet so he can watch Netflix. Do I need to buy a cable splitter or does the coax normally go into the PVR first and then out of the PVR and into the cable modem/router?

Thanks!

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Nepean, ON

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When the ch comes to do the internet install he will likely install a splitter as long as the signal levels are good.
yyzlhr
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Scarborough, ON

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You will need a splitter. If you choose self install, some Rogers stores carry Rogers approved splitters and will give them out for free.

Otherwise if you opt for a technician to come to the home to install it, they will supply and install the splitter for free.
wayner92
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If you are getting Rogers internet just to watch Netflix that can be an expensive proposition. You will probably need to pay over $70 per month, assuming that he is going to watch a couple of hours of Netflix per day. And if he gets Hybrid 60 or better he also gets shomi until at least next March.
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said by wayner92:

If you are getting Rogers internet just to watch Netflix that can be an expensive proposition.

You bet! Not cheap. The original motivation was that he's got a cellular iPad, but he's in a Bell cellular dead zone in Ottawa, so performance is pretty awful, and I'd like to fix this for him by putting him on Rogers Internet/WiFi. Netflix is then just icing on the cake.
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But you don't want to be watching Netflix over a cell connection.

And don't forget to size the monthly data appropriately. My kids watch a fair bit of Netflix and Amazon Video (thanks to Unblockus) and we average about 300GB /month.
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Based on this.
said by ings:

Do I need to buy a cable splitter or does the coax normally go into the PVR first and then out of the PVR and into the cable modem/router?

Do yourself a favor and get a tech to install the modem.
No offense, but you may not be enough aware of this type of work to make sure the service is installed correctly.
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said by cepnot4me:

No offense

None taken however I do have related networking experience. I am clueless however on the optimal coax signal path as I cut the cord years ago and have never owned a PVR. That said, I think your advice is sound.