CATV cable for Dish?
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Yesterday Radioshack installed a Dish Network system in my house. The
installer used this cable:
TFC-T10 cable UL 6 Series CATV E86650
If I'm not mistaken that's cable TV cable and the instruction manual
specifically requests for an RG-6 cable and says NOT to use CATV cable. My
receipt also says that the installation includes up to 120 feet of RG-6. I
asked him about it and he didn't respond. He also cut the cable in half and
connected one half to cable TV outlet and the other to the receiver although
I told him not to do so. There was no reason to do it. I wanted the cable to
go directly to the receiver and I told him that several times before he cut
it. He said that he knew what he was doing and that the (unnecessary)
connection won't affect the picture quality.
Should I complain or is this cable and installation procedure acceptable?
Thank you
AH#49
>
> Hello
>
> Yesterday Radioshack installed a Dish Network system in my house. The
> installer used this cable:
> TFC-T10 cable UL 6 Series CATV E86650
> If I'm not mistaken that's cable TV cable and the instruction manual
> specifically requests for an RG-6 cable and says NOT to use CATV cable.
As far as I know, CATV "cable" _can_ be RG-6.
After all all the RG-6 cable I have and use says CATV on it.
Why the cable he used doesn't specifically say that, or the sweep test
done on it is beyond me.
> My
> receipt also says that the installation includes up to 120 feet of RG-6. I
> asked him about it and he didn't respond.
Then he was a dork and I wouldn't have paid him.
YOUR mistake.
> He also cut the cable in half and
> connected one half to cable TV outlet and the other to the receiver although
> I told him not to do so. There was no reason to do it.
Other then routing for a "basic installation" fee that you possibly
wanted VS a "Custom" that would have cost you a LOT more, I don't
either.
> I wanted the cable to
> go directly to the receiver and I told him that several times before he cut
> it. He said that he knew what he was doing and that the (unnecessary)
> connection won't affect the picture quality.
Is it?
> Should I complain or is this cable and installation procedure acceptable?
> Thank you
How's the signal strength and picture quality?
If it's crappy, then complain.
Stipan
"AH#49" <"AssholeT#49"@your.com> wrote in message
news:3E1C5563...@your.com...
> "news.verizon.net" wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > Yesterday Radioshack installed a Dish Network system in my house. The
> > installer used this cable:
> > TFC-T10 cable UL 6 Series CATV E86650
> > If I'm not mistaken that's cable TV cable and the instruction manual
> > specifically requests for an RG-6 cable and says NOT to use CATV cable.
>
> As far as I know, CATV "cable" _can_ be RG-6.
> After all all the RG-6 cable I have and use says CATV on it.
> Why the cable he used doesn't specifically say that, or the sweep test
> done on it is beyond me.
By the way, I didn't mention the last part:
TFC-T10 cable UL 6 Series CATV E86650 18 AWG
Would 18 AWG help identify it? It refers to the center conductor.
Signal strength is 107-108 for 119 West and 125 for 110 W. I get an
occasional white dot here and there and solid colors sometimes show
"squares" and don't look too clear. I can only compare it if I redo the
connections and get the RG-6 cable.
This might be the MPEG decoding and excessive compression but it could also
be the CATV cable or the extra connection through the outlet.
John Wilson
Circuit City, Radio Shack, etc. contract with Digicom or similar organization.
They in turn attempt to subcontract installations from businesses listed in
local phone books or those who have contacted them. All installers get paid
"X" dollars per install. Who does your installation possibly can range from
incompetents to experienced technicians. Prior to this method of
installation, the customer would contract locally with an installer and pay
separately for the install and have significant control over the installation.
Their leverage was non-payment to the installer unless the customer was
satisfied. DTV and Dish Network a couple of years ago killed that method of
operation. You, the customer, no longer have any significant control over the
installation. But, the installation is "FREE". Remember the "FREE" part of
the advertisements? It really is not free. You pay for it through
through your equipment purchase and programing. But people just love to get
things "FREE".
Stipan wrote:
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John Wilson
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abletek
an installer and have done the same. They don't want callbacks so it's
probably ok.
On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 16:41:08 -0500, John Wilson <jwil...@erols.com>
wrote: