Installing cable for UPC Horizon during renovation

conorsomahony

Hi,

I am renovating a house at the moment and I plan to get UPC horizon box once I move in. The electrician has put in network cables and coaxial cables etc. I'm thinking it would be a good idea to run cable from where the horizon box will be (in the middle of the house), to where UPC will bring their outside cable to (on the outside wall) - before slabs/ceilings go in.

I asked @UPCIreland and they said that a technician would do the install once I am ready to get the services - but I would prefer obviously to run any interior cables now and hide them from view.

Does anyone know if it is just standard coaxial cable that they use?

Many thanks,
Conor

former legend

conorsomahony wrote: »

Hi,

I am renovating a house at the moment and I plan to get UPC horizon box once I move in. The electrician has put in network cables and coaxial cables etc. I'm thinking it would be a good idea to run cable from where the horizon box will be (in the middle of the house), to where UPC will bring their outside cable to (on the outside wall) - before slabs/ceilings go in.

I asked @UPCIreland and they said that a technician would do the install once I am ready to get the services - but I would prefer obviously to run any interior cables now and hide them from view.

Does anyone know if it is just standard coaxial cable that they use?

Many thanks,
Conor

Yes, the Horizon box does not need any special cable, works off the same bog-standard coaxial as all previous cable services.

conorsomahony

That's great, I asked my electrician and he is going to run the cable now.

He just asked me the same question if there is an exact type of cable they use- I can just tell him standard coaxial or would it be better to put in a particular type?

former legend

conorsomahony wrote: »

That's great, I asked my electrician and he is going to run the cable now.

He just asked me the same question if there is an exact type of cable they use- I can just tell him standard coaxial or would it be better to put in a particular type?

Meh, unless you have a monstrous house, standard is fine.

Theoretically a thicker cable is better because it loses less of the signal but if we're only talking about a few metres it won't make any appreciable difference.

Mearings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-59

The Cush

conorsomahony wrote: »

He just asked me the same question if there is an exact type of cable they use- I can just tell him standard coaxial or would it be better to put in a particular type?

RG6 or CT100-standard satellite grade cable.

A couple of new builds I've seen in recent years RG6 was installed as standard by the electrician.

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-rg6-and-rg59/

Charlie-Bravo

RG59 can be used but if I had the opportunity I would put in a heavy grade cable as The Cush says. When doing my hybrid Saorview/Freesat set-up, I ran an RG59 cable from the terrestrial antenna. It was so lightweight I can imagine the cable won't last as long over the years.

Any UPC installations I have seen they use the heavier grade cable - best stick in the RG6 or CT100 or else Mr UPC guy will try justifying his existence and put in his preferred cable