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bc338569@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Brian Catlin) writes:

> Actually, it does cost the cable company extra.  (A _very_ little extra).
> When adding several sets, the cable company must supply you with a stronger
> signal, which also takes some of the signal away from the rest of the people
> farther down the distribution cable.  If you get enough people connecting ext
> sets when the tap-off is only made for one, then the signal will be below
> acceptable limits by the time it reaches the next amplifier or the end of the
> line.

   As I understand it, the signal from the tap is already strong
enough for several TV sets.  So NO additional power is required.
When you tell the Cable co that you want 3 TV hookups, they come
in with three BOXes, put on the one tap (if it wasn't already done),
and take your wallet (three times).


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