extending Adelphia/Comcast cable to my new WIFI hub

daedalo · 2006-10-10T08:45:07+00:00

Greetings, I currently have internet cable service. I have connectedthe service cable to the Adelphia/Comcast modem and connected that tomy Belkin Pre-N Router, and as many have confirmed, the WIFI signalfrom this router is exceptional. We live on a 1-1/2 acre lot at the endof a cul-de-sac. There are two houses (house A and house B) on thislot. The cable comes into house A (closest to the street) where themodem and router are located. From this location I have gotten anacceptable wireless signal to house B which is a good 150 feet away.But now I have built a new studio 300 feet from House A and would liketo relocate the modem and router to this location. The Adelphia/Comcasttech has been out and said that the cable run is too far to the studioand they will have to extend the cable at the street and put in a newbox out there, and I am anticipating an expensive bill from Comcast todo this. As an alternative, is there any other way to get my modem androuter relocated to the studio without extending the cable in thestreet?

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dold 19 years ago

I saw the word "relocate" in his original posting.

I didn't see a refusal to provide service at all. I saw that the tech said he couldn't do it with the existing cable.

I have had cable techs complain about the work that would need to be done to accomplish something or other, and then they will quite happily go away without doing it.

I had a guy come out to the house whose sole purpose was to install a new cable drop. When he got here, he said he couldn't install the drop because it was too long, and it would require a special crew. He left without doing the work or ordering the crew. I wasn't home at the time.

When I called, the dispatcher said that he had determined that the work wasn't needed and canceled the order. Eventually I got the work done.

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Dana 19 years ago

With the right equipment you can go up to 10k with a wireless link. Of course you pay for those kind of devices. Heck a few cities are even putting wireless in their downtown districts that handle the range you say is beyond normal.

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Dana 19 years ago

Yes it does.

Yes, you are onto it here. You have to raise your antennas on both sides to clear this

and the buildings have metal snow roofs on

So two directional antennas above the roof line and within line of site (i.e. not being blocked by the roof) And you should be good to go. The antennas cannot be blocked by the building or trees.

And wireless works just fine up there. It works just fine up here in Fairbanks Alaska as well.

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daedalo1 19 years ago

Peter Pan,

I am located in NE Florida we can see Georgia from our dock!

Daedalo

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daedalo1 19 years ago

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Peter Pan 19 years ago

Forgot what the original post was, But from where you are, then you don't appear to have the elevations we had in the Pacific NW, Northern MD, Albuquerque NM, or Buffalo NY areas (put solar power repeaters on nearby hills)... Did you ever check out if the studio on the same electrical circuit as the house? If so, you can use the powerline networking stuff that is actually as fast/faster than wireless (54Mbs $99, but higher speeds 85Mbs $129 and 200 Mbs $149)... Some areas have several homes (and outbuildings) on the same circuit/transformer (whole subdivisions in some areas), but unfortunately some older homes were seperate.. Ever think about burying a direct burial cable? (to go from the house to the studio? about $500 for 1000ft of cable and rental of a "ditch witch")..

Where does the power for the studio come from? A quick way to tell may be if there is one meter, and then the power goes on to the next building, you can be pretty sure it is one the same thing...

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