[TriLUG] telocity->directvdsl->bellsouth
Mike M
linux-support at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 26 07:36:18 EST 2003
On Saturday 25 January 2003 21:05, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> > um, i've already got cable outlets (for telly) where needed. is there
> > more to it than that? or will that essentially obviate the need for an
> > 'installation' visit?
>
> Well, they will still need to come to your house (or maybe curbside box)
> to install a filter, so that your cable run gets the right frequencies.
> And depending on whether or not you also have cable TV service, you'll
> need a splitter, and possibly an upgrade of the cable run from the street
> to the house. I don't have cable TV so I didn't need a splitter, but
> hopefully someone else can give more details on that setup.
We had telly port yet they still came for a live visit to install the
Internet port. They re-worked the cable entry to the house as well. The
installer was calm when I said that I was running Linux and router. He
stayed until the router reported that it got an IP address.
--
Mike M.
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