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Posted by Warren on April 24, 2006, 12:05 pm
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c_sicker@yahoo.com wrote:
>I will not be using the TV in the new room, just internet.
>
> BTW, the internet connection upstairs does not have a "splitter" that
> I can see. It is not wired for both TV and internet service, just
> internet. He told me at the time I could not use the TV on this
> connection. Now we want TV in this room and internet downstairs. What
> would the "splitter" look like in this instance? The cable wire
> existed when he came to the house and originally set it up for
> internet
> service. I can't remember if he replaced the wire. I do not see where
> he cut the cable (although there is a additional cable leading up to
> the PC because the original cable was too short.) Could the splitter
> be
> inside the wall at the outlet junction? Are there any wewbsites that
> explain (preferably with diagrams) how to do this?
>
Typically, only one cable is dropped from the pole, or buried in your
yard. If you have more than one cable outlet in the house, it must be
split, right? One line can't become two (or more) outlets unless it's
split somewhere.
Where the splits occur can differ even between identical houses in the
same subdivision. They might be located so the least amount of cable is
used. Or there may be a central point from which a cable goes to each
outlet, even if that means cables run parallel to each other for some
distance. Or it might be a combination of the two.
The splitters, theoretically, could be inaccessible, but it's unlikely
(unless a wall was built at a later date than the house was cabled-up.)
They might be in a crawlspace instead of out in the open, or you might
need a ladder to get to them, but they're not likely to be inaccessible.
Find where the cable comes into the house, and look from there.
--
Warren H.
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