Cable Modem questions

[Helevitia]

I purchased an ATI Radeon AIW yesterday and I was thinking about how I as going to hook up my TV tuner to cable. The nearest cable is in the living room which is too far. Then I started thinking about how data and TV signals travelled across cables lines and wondered if I unhooked my cable from the cable modem and hooked it up to my TV tuner if I'd get a signal. Lo and behold, I did!

Now for my question if you are still reading...If I purchase a splitter for my cable out and hook one side to the cable modem and the other side to the TV tuner, will this work? Beats me??? Only reason I hdaven't gone out and purchased the splitter yet is due to Thanksgiving and everything is closed. I figure I'd post this in the meantime and see what some of you thought. I think it will work but I'm not sure. I'm thinking the cables signal is a different wave signal than the data signal for the cable modem and the will not interfere with eachother. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Dave

[Greebe]

Dave, slap a good quality splitter on that puppy and watch away ... You shouldn't have any problems what so ever with reception or modem problems.

[Helevitia]

woohoo! That's what I was hoping to hear Thanks Greebe!

Dave

[Fat Tone]

I would never dare to argue with the all-knowing guru Greebe, but thought you might like to know this:
A friend who already had cable TV (NTL) just went for a cable modem on Wednesday. When NTL came to install the line, they measured the loss and decided to run a fresh line for the modem from the box in the road!
I would think that it may well work, but check your picture quality and data rates!

Good Luck
Tony.

[Helevitia]

Tony,

Thanks for the info, but they also ran a new line and I've already tested the quality of the picture as well as the data rate for sending/receiving packets from teh internet and both work outstadning. Now I just hope it works well together(keeps fingers crossed). I'll find out today when I pick up a splitter.

Dave

[Rags]

Hi Dave,

Just make sure you pick yourself up a quality splitter. I have had problems with splitting on mine with a cheap one. I have DSS spliced into the same line as my cable, as well as aerial frequency. With a good splitter (I bought mine from an electronics store here, it's a General Instruments I believe), I have no problems with any of the three.

Rags

[Helevitia]

Rags,

Thanks, I'll do that.

Dave

[Ant]

Speaking of NTL, good news. They have cut monthly fees to £19.99. For an extra £5 you can rent a cable modem. That finally persuaded me to sign up, I get mine installed next Saturday

[Rags]

Ant,

Believe me, you won't ever look back

[Helevitia]

Ant, you will be filled with lots and lots of joy. Let us know how you like it.

Dave