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BroadHopper · 03-20-2019, 08:28 AM

Cat 5, Cat 5e, cat 6 etc. House was built wired at Cat 5 in every room of the house except the bathrooms. Metrocast and AB will install Cat 5e from the modem to the TV or PC only outside the wall. Its up to the owners to upgrade the wires in the house. I choose to use PLNA (Power line network adaptors) to provide internet service to other rooms. Works better for me than wireless.

Same as coax cable, Cables need to be upgraded to RG6, also the responsibility of the home owner, Also the cable need to run from one splitter to each room as oppose to running in series to each room. AB and Metrocast will only install RG6 outside the walls. The HOA is dead set against this practice, that is why I have poor internet service until I replace the cable from the box outside the unit to the modem. Not an easy task to replace cable wires.

What is odd is that in Rochester, instead of using existing AB/Metrocast wires, new Comcast subscribers get all new cable to and into the house and new modems cables and CAT 6 wires to the TV, PCs etc. They leave the old wires there, and run the new parallel to the old. Can't seem to see the justification.

FLL can make some money removing the old wires and sell to scrap dealers!

What's next?

03-20-2019, 08:28 AM	#9
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,608 Thanks: 3,243 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Cable Cat 5, Cat 5e, cat 6 etc. House was built wired at Cat 5 in every room of the house except the bathrooms. Metrocast and AB will install Cat 5e from the modem to the TV or PC only outside the wall. Its up to the owners to upgrade the wires in the house. I choose to use PLNA (Power line network adaptors) to provide internet service to other rooms. Works better for me than wireless. Same as coax cable, Cables need to be upgraded to RG6, also the responsibility of the home owner, Also the cable need to run from one splitter to each room as oppose to running in series to each room. AB and Metrocast will only install RG6 outside the walls. The HOA is dead set against this practice, that is why I have poor internet service until I replace the cable from the box outside the unit to the modem. Not an easy task to replace cable wires. What is odd is that in Rochester, instead of using existing AB/Metrocast wires, new Comcast subscribers get all new cable to and into the house and new modems cables and CAT 6 wires to the TV, PCs etc. They leave the old wires there, and run the new parallel to the old. Can't seem to see the justification. FLL can make some money removing the old wires and sell to scrap dealers! What's next? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.