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Re: Rca cable question
WFF wrote:

The 315 is on the approved modems list. They forgot to put the DCM in the
model number, and the R just means retail. But the 315 is right there under
TCE/RCA. (Thompson Consumer Electronics owns the RCA brand name.)
http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/FaqDetail_2427.html
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Re: Rca cable question
WFF wrote:

Given the low cost of cable modems, and the low monthly cost of renting
a modem, why worry about it? Renting has been by far the best option
for me, since the current modem is the 8th since I went to cable
internet service about 6 years ago! Better yet, the modems keep getting
smaller, and better.
--
Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

Re: Rca cable question
Ron Hunter wrote:

That is strange. Does your cable have good earth ground (though I would
think your TV would suffer the same issues!)? Maybe try running it through
a small UPS?
The charge for the modem used to be $5 or $60 a year. The change came about
3 years after I bought my first one, so I'm a little ahead of the game
(total expenses for the two was about $150). Of course, being ahead could
only last as long as the second modem.

Re: Rca cable question
L Alpert wrote:

My system has a special grounding for computer installations installed
when my house was remodeled, and there is an UPS on each system, and
surge suppression even after the UPS. Now just what the cable system
has to protect the cable lines, other than the ground wire I can see, I
don't know. No problem with the TVs, just the cable modems. The most
recent problem was a defective run of power adapters from the
manufacturer, so they just replaced the modem as well.
--
Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net
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