Re: Help With TV Reception

From: Peter Near [MCE MVP] (peter_at_thenears.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:01:07 -0500

Generally the frequencies required for the cable modem are in about the
same range as channel 2-4. When installing a cable modem line, quite
often installers will put a filter in that only allows that frequency
through. They want you to pay separately for a CATV line.

Pete

Someone wrote:
> Just wondering, did you have cable TV before he put in the splitter ? If so
> how was the picture there ?
>
> Some Cable internet companies need to put filters on the TVs in the house,
> but, the funny thing is 2 channels come in fine (I assume preview channels
> or something like that). I would not call the company who make your TV I
> would call the cable company. I'd put money down at it's a filter problem.
> Some cable modem setups, add noise to the lines, so by adding a filter it
> pulls out all that "other noise" in the line.
>
> Call your cable company and I am sure the'll know what's wrong and fix it...
>
> -Dave
>
>
> "Todd Martens" <Todd Martens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9BC9986A-C7D6-4A6C-931C-4E82D3D96DDE@microsoft.com...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I had my cable guy split the cable so I could use both high speed internet
>>and cable television. I've downloaded the correct television guide, but
>>when
>>I go to watch the television, everything is snowy EXCEPT for two channels.
>>
>>I called Toshibia and they were at a loss. They said since those two
>>channels are coming in, I hooked it up right, but they can't come up with
>>a
>>reason why everything is snowy. I then hooked up the cable to a small
>>televsion to make sure it worked, and it worked fine, but when I hook it
>>back
>>up to the computer, snow.
>>
>>Please let me know if anyone has any ideas.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Todd
>>MJPTClash@aol.com
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