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<title>How should I Split or Amp This for my house</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I temporarily connected my cable modem to the coaxial drop coming into my house so I could get the signal levels (see below).  Are the levels good?  I will have to split that signal to my cable modem and to four other TV STBs.  The cable modem is only about 5 feet from where the cable enters the house.  The TVs range in distance from 25-100 feet.

My thought is one good two-way Antronix splitter would split the signal between my cable modem and 4 TVs.  Obviously, I would need a 4-way for the TVs.  Question is, will that 4-way need to be a 4-way amp or can it just be a splitter?  If amplification will be required, is it better to use a 1-port amp with a 4-port splitter instead of a 4-port amp (given my levels)?

THANKS,
C1K

SIGNAL LEVELS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE:

Downstream
 &#9;Freq/Power: &#9;591.000 MHz &#9;7 dBmV &#9; 
 &#9;Signal to Noise Ratio:  &#9;39 dB &#9; 
 &#9;Modulation:&#9;QAM256
&#9; 
Upstream
 &#9;Freq/Power:&#9;31.000 MHz &#9;37 dBmV &#9; 
  &#9;Channel Type: &#9;DOCSIS 2.0 (ATDMA)&#9; 
  &#9;Symbol Rate: &#9;5120 kSym/sec&#9; 
  &#9;Modulation: &#9;QAM16]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-22 22:52:40</pubDate>
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<title>Terribly long windjammer outage</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23221470</link>
<description><![CDATA[My small town has been on and off without cable internet and tv for about 5 days now.  Many people have called in to complain but it hasn't done much good.  Now it is competely off again.  I think it is totally rediculous.  Does anyone know of the email or phone number of a higher up at windjammer that we can complain too?  They don't seem to care.  I may give them till tommorow evening and then switch to dsl.  Thanks for any comments or suggestions.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-21 20:59:30</pubDate>
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<title>Signal Levels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is Downstream S/N too low?

Is upstream Pwer too low

Downstream 
  Freq/Power: 699.000 MHz  4 dBmV    
  Signal to Noise Ratio:   36 dB   
  Modulation: QAM256   

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Upstream 
  Freq/Power: 29.000 MHz  29 dBmV   
  Channel Type: DOCSIS 2.0 (ATDMA)   

  Symbol Rate: 5120 kSym/sec   

  Modulation: QAM32 
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- Bill]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-09-20 13:59:41</pubDate>
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<title>Service Electric Cablevision - Breaking News</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19876632</link>
<description><![CDATA[My buddy just moved and transfered his service with SECV in Birdsboro, PA.

Now he already had his Motorola 6412 Phase 3 DVR with him, but while the guy was there installing in his new townhouse he upgraded his bedroom to a HD box, which happens to be a PACE box.  So far he loves the Pace box.

The Cable guy said by the end of May this year, they plan to be all digital and launch 40 new high definition channels!  That's right, 40 HD channels on top of the 30 they already have!  If this cable guy is right (hopefully he is, that will put Service Electric up to 70 HD channels!  Eat that Comcrap!  Never underestimate the little cable operators!

You know the other thing that makes me want to believe the tech was that an article in our local Reading Eagle newspaper stated that Service Electric will be migrating to an ALL DIGITAL service, where every TV will require a set top box.  You know how much bandwidth this frees???  Well they have about 77 Analog channels now, and they are a 750 MHz network pushing stuff past that to Ch 120.  Talk about the little operator that could!  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-01-25 23:54:40</pubDate>
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