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Article #259Re: Virgin Media Box: Class Act
From: tony sayer
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:41
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:41
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In article <iiurve$6rj$1@news.albasani.net>, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus >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 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? > Yep co-ax for Internet and TV, and Two pair's of copper for up to Two phone lines.. In the same figure of 8 cable.. -- Tony Sayer
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