Cable Modem and Digital Cable box on same Outlet?

speedbird2007 · 05-18-04, 12:15 AM

Hi,

I want to somehow have a digtal cable box and my cable modem coming off the same outlet in my office.
The thing I wanted to know is does this really affect the way in which the internet will work.
Will the speeds be affected or will it not matter?
Can you buy splitters for this reason in the shops or can i just splice them together?
If anyone could let me know what they think that would be great.
Cheers.
Malcolm.

bchur83 · 05-18-04, 12:31 AM

It should work just fine, and any low loss splitter will do just fine. If you have a good signal at that outlet, you should have no problem splitting it to 2 components.

don256us · 05-18-04, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bchur83
It should work just fine, and any low loss splitter will do just fine. If you have a good signal at that outlet, you should have no problem splitting it to 2 components.

Ditto. Comcast digital cable/High speed internet directions just show a simple splitter. Nothing fancy about it.

ghouse78 · 05-19-04, 09:23 AM

from what i learned dont buy a 900mhz splitter
think the cable company gave me some 1000mhz ones (not possitive on the mhz though)

nebben · 05-20-04, 05:57 PM

I used an old piece'o'crap RadioShack splitter of 1980's vintage. I never had any problems with TV or with internet. Both were high quality. I don't know about the frequencies, but it was a piece of junk and it worked fine.

-ben

05-18-04, 12:15 AM	Thread Starter #1
speedbird2007 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Just moved to kentucky from Crawley West sussex UK	Cable Modem and Digital Cable box on same Outlet? Hi, I want to somehow have a digtal cable box and my cable modem coming off the same outlet in my office. The thing I wanted to know is does this really affect the way in which the internet will work. Will the speeds be affected or will it not matter? Can you buy splitters for this reason in the shops or can i just splice them together? If anyone could let me know what they think that would be great. Cheers. Malcolm.
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05-18-04, 12:31 AM	#2
bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	It should work just fine, and any low loss splitter will do just fine. If you have a good signal at that outlet, you should have no problem splitting it to 2 components. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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05-19-04, 09:23 AM	#4
ghouse78 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SC	from what i learned dont buy a 900mhz splitter think the cable company gave me some 1000mhz ones (not possitive on the mhz though)
	QUOTE Thanks

05-20-04, 05:57 PM	#5
nebben Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salt Lick City, UT	I used an old piece'o'crap RadioShack splitter of 1980's vintage. I never had any problems with TV or with internet. Both were high quality. I don't know about the frequencies, but it was a piece of junk and it worked fine. -ben
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