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Article #956Re: Sucky TCI installation...
From: Scott Coleman
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:00
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On 11 Sep 1998 08:43:51 -0700, Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: >"BD" <bodu@mailbox.com> writes: > >> BTW, aren't they supposed to install a filter to remove any possible >> interference from the 'tv band'? > >The filter is on the video feeds to prevent the low-frequency backhaul >channel from interfering with TV. The filter is normally installed at >the building entrance after the tap for the @Home connection so that >the signal to all other ports are filtered. At least some @Home installations (and possibly others) are done without any sort of "low frequency backhaul filter" - you can just take your cable modem, plug it into any working cable TV jack, and it works. This is great if you occasianally want to bring your cable modem and PC into the living room and play Quake on the big screen TV. ;-)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113850,94a65f4c6fa410e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid113850,public X-Google-Thread: 100579,94a65f4c6fa410e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid100579,public From: root@take.your.spam.and.shove.it.gov (Scott Coleman) Subject: Re: Sucky TCI installation... Date: 1998/09/12 Message-ID: <6teh1e$cc5$1@news-1.news.gte.net> X-Deja-AN: 390486766 References: <6ta300$b1l$1@newnews.startext.net> <6tb9g8$nds$1@newnews.startext.net> <sresohyk62w.fsf@ptavv.es.net> Organization: Spam Haters Anonymous X-Auth: D707970D11C584C343958491 Reply-To: Newsgroup Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems.cable,dfw.internet.providers