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Article #257Re: Virgin Media Box: Class Act
From: The Natural Philosopher
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:30
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:30
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Terry Casey wrote: > In article <iiurve$6rj$1@news.albasani.net>, tnp@invalid.invalid says... >> tony sayer wrote: >>> In article <bvla28-la3.ln1@malcolmdesk.malph.dyndns.org.malph.dyndns.org >>>> , Malcolm Gray <malcolm-news2008@jobstream.com> scribeth thus >>>> >>>>>> at my daughter's house there is only 1 cable incoming which is then split >>>>>> to provide telephone & television. So, they can't all be like that. >>>>>> >>>>> that is how I remember it from my friend's Cambridge Cable. One coax, a >>>>> magic box, then cable modem on one socket and a standard BT style phone >>>>> on another. >>>>> >>>>> I should cross post this to cam.misc as they are all on it over there. >>>> My memory is of a figure of eight cable that was something like coax and >>>> cat 5. >>> Co-ax, RG11 IIRC and a two pair copper phone cable often referred to in >>> the trade as "Sidecar cable" >> >> Right: Given that it's you Tony, I take that as authoritative. > > So we have (a) God amongst us, do we? Perhaps I should bow and scrape ... > No, but a man who does a lot of this sort of thing for a living. > Actually, RG6 is the norm ... > >> So instead of using - say - baseband POTS and RF muxed on the one cable, >> they run a separate pair for de dog and bone..but in the same sheath? > > It's a figure-of-eight so that the cable can be split into its component parts with each > fully shrouded. > > Do these help? > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii16/ktype_photo/RG6_Siamese.jpg > > http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii16/ktype_photo/RG6-Siamese.jpg > They confuse me MORE actually, since my recollection is of a single coax thingie. BUT its MANY years since I helped a friend with an installation..
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