[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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