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Old RG59 cable from pole, does Comcast replace it as part of an installation?
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SMS
Jan 8, 2014, 1:15:41 PM1/8/14
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I looked at the wiring from the pole into my house and it's RG59 cable.
It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
Does Comcast run a new RG6 cable from the pole for new installations or
do they use the old RG59?
I'm asking because if they're not going to replace the RG59 then I'd
just run the existing wire into my wiring closet. But if they're going
to switch to RG6 then I'd run an RG6 cable from the wiring closet to
outside where they can connect their new RG6 from the pole.
I've never had cable TV and I don't think the previous owner had it
either. There are no cable TV outlets in the house, just a wire hanging
there in the garage.
It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
Does Comcast run a new RG6 cable from the pole for new installations or
do they use the old RG59?
I'm asking because if they're not going to replace the RG59 then I'd
just run the existing wire into my wiring closet. But if they're going
to switch to RG6 then I'd run an RG6 cable from the wiring closet to
outside where they can connect their new RG6 from the pole.
I've never had cable TV and I don't think the previous owner had it
either. There are no cable TV outlets in the house, just a wire hanging
there in the garage.
Jeff Liebermann
Jan 8, 2014, 1:55:11 PM1/8/14
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On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:15:41 -0800, SMS <scharf...@geemail.com>
wrote:
>I looked at the wiring from the pole into my house and it's RG59 cable.
Barf.
>It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
Someone tested it, decided that it was gone, and chopped off the end
so that nobody would try to use it.
>Does Comcast run a new RG6 cable from the pole for new installations or
>do they use the old RG59?
Comcast installs nice new (stiff) double shielded RG-6/u coax. I
think the drop is quad shielded but I'm not certain.
>I'm asking because if they're not going to replace the RG59 then I'd
>just run the existing wire into my wiring closet. But if they're going
>to switch to RG6 then I'd run an RG6 cable from the wiring closet to
>outside where they can connect their new RG6 from the pole.
I'll make it easy. RG-59/u is crap, especially if it has Radio Shack
written on the outer jacket. Even if it was "quality RG-59/u" (an
oxymornon at best), it's unlikely to be usable due to age. I
inherited maintenance on an office building that Comcast wired in
1997(?) using RG-59/u.
<http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/Comcast/slides/Comcast-cabling.html>
The heavy stuff is a new drop from the pole. The rest of the junk is
RG-59/u. Some of it works, but the long runs are becoming a problem.
I've been replacing them as the problems appear because rewiring the
entire building is too expensive when there are only 2 Comcast users.
>I've never had cable TV and I don't think the previous owner had it
>either. There are no cable TV outlets in the house, just a wire hanging
>there in the garage.
Run new coax. Be sure to use (red) push on connectors, not crimp ring
type. Double shielded RG-6/u is good enough. You don't need quad
shielded. Get the right tools (stripper and push-on tool).
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/321285568228>
Home Depot is overpriced.
--
Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
wrote:
>I looked at the wiring from the pole into my house and it's RG59 cable.
>It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
so that nobody would try to use it.
>Does Comcast run a new RG6 cable from the pole for new installations or
>do they use the old RG59?
think the drop is quad shielded but I'm not certain.
>I'm asking because if they're not going to replace the RG59 then I'd
>just run the existing wire into my wiring closet. But if they're going
>to switch to RG6 then I'd run an RG6 cable from the wiring closet to
>outside where they can connect their new RG6 from the pole.
written on the outer jacket. Even if it was "quality RG-59/u" (an
oxymornon at best), it's unlikely to be usable due to age. I
inherited maintenance on an office building that Comcast wired in
1997(?) using RG-59/u.
<http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/Comcast/slides/Comcast-cabling.html>
The heavy stuff is a new drop from the pole. The rest of the junk is
RG-59/u. Some of it works, but the long runs are becoming a problem.
I've been replacing them as the problems appear because rewiring the
entire building is too expensive when there are only 2 Comcast users.
>I've never had cable TV and I don't think the previous owner had it
>either. There are no cable TV outlets in the house, just a wire hanging
>there in the garage.
type. Double shielded RG-6/u is good enough. You don't need quad
shielded. Get the right tools (stripper and push-on tool).
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/321285568228>
Home Depot is overpriced.
--
Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
sms
Jan 8, 2014, 3:22:21 PM1/8/14
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On 1/8/2014 10:55 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:15:41 -0800, SMS <scharf...@geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I looked at the wiring from the pole into my house and it's RG59 cable.
>
> Barf.
>
>> It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
>
> Someone tested it, decided that it was gone, and chopped off the end
> so that nobody would try to use it.
Well it was there when RG59 was still what was being used by the cable
> On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:15:41 -0800, SMS <scharf...@geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I looked at the wiring from the pole into my house and it's RG59 cable.
>
> Barf.
>
>> It goes through the wall into the garage and is chopped off there.
>
> Someone tested it, decided that it was gone, and chopped off the end
> so that nobody would try to use it.
companies. But I don't think there had been anyone getting cable service
at this address for years before we moved in in 2000.
> Run new coax. Be sure to use (red) push on connectors, not crimp ring
> type. Double shielded RG-6/u is good enough. You don't need quad
> shielded. Get the right tools (stripper and push-on tool).
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/321285568228>
> Home Depot is overpriced.
where the old RG59 is located and I was expecting that Comcast would
deal with putting on the proper connectors as part of the installation
fee. I just wonder if they're even going to be willing to do the
installation for the $39 that they advertise.
What is the wiring up on the poles? That must be pretty old too. They've
never been back there to change it, as far as I know, even as the cable
system has been sold over and over again (TCI > AT&T >Comcast).
They offered me a free self-install, which is essentially them doing
nothing, but that's not going to work because I need the new run from
the pole.
Bhairitu
Jan 9, 2014, 2:27:59 PM1/9/14
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lines on the poles because they were old.
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