Would a CATV signal amplifier help?

[Admiral_eX_laX]

After trying everything we could think of to fix my friend's modem problem,
we figured that maybe his CATV reception was just not good enough to support
the modem -- many of his channels were fuzzy, which never happened
before.......he called the cable company, and they said they'd have to
install a signal booster in his area in order for him to use his cable
modem.......hell knows when that'll happen....

When I heard him talking about a "signal booster," I was thinking that maybe
one of those CATV signal boosters you can buy at major electronic/hardware
stores may help his problem. Has anyone tried using a CATV signal booster
and gained positive results?

TIA

Admiral_eX_laX

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[Sgt.Slaughter<GD>]

the normal cabletv/antenna amp won't work for two modem traffic.you need an
amp the has a passback from 5-50mhz.

[James Knott]

Admiral_eX_laX wrote:

You'd need one that can handle the modem signal in the reverse
direction.

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[John Navas]

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In <ttbmdn...@corp.supernews.com> on Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:57:28
-0500, "Admiral_eX_laX" <Boss...@cableone.net> wrote:

DON'T fool around with this yourself! Get the cable company to fix it,
usually for free.

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[Frank]

My signal needed to be boosted, and the Cable Co. did it for free within 5
days. I would wait and let the pros handle it.

-FGP
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[BigJim]

The cable company must up the signal. If the signal is that poor
an amp probably won't do anything but increase the fuzz. If you catch my
drift.

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