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UPC/Efibre - cables/service

  • 24-11-2014 2:04pm
    #1
    wowy
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    Basic question here (bear with me, I don't know all that much about this stuff)..

    My understanding is that all UPC services come through the "TV line" (either a horizon box, or a separate TV box, modem and phone), but that all the eircom services come though the phone line.

    For efibre services, eircom connects a new cable & box at the point of entry of the external cable to the property, and then all services run from that - does that include TV service? i.e. if I got a full efibre bundle, it would all come through the phone line to a new box? Modem and phone would be as close as possible to that, and then a new connection would be run to the TV for the evision box?


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  • #2
    steveon
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    wowy wrote: »
    Basic question here (bear with me, I don't know all that much about this stuff)..

    My understanding is that all UPC services come through the "TV line" (either a horizon box, or a separate TV box, modem and phone), but that all the eircom services come though the phone line.

    For efibre services, eircom connects a new cable & box at the point of entry of the external cable to the property, and then all services run from that - does that include TV service? i.e. if I got a full efibre bundle, it would all come through the phone line to a new box? Modem and phone would be as close as possible to that, and then a new connection would be run to the TV for the evision box?

    Modem will be where main phone socket is, Unless there is a cat5(Network cable already in place, they fit a powerline unit to send the broadband signal to where your tv is located.

    A powerline unit sends the broadband signal through the electrical sockets...these can be troublesome depending on how the house is wired....shouldn't be used in old hses with old wiring etc.. some hses they work fine.

    They will do the same for every additional box, the evision will reduce the speed of the broadband by approx 10mb as far as Im aware.

    Here is a link that will explain powerlines a little clearer..

    http://www.netgear.ie/home/products/networking/powerline/


  • #3
    jd
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    steveon wrote: »
    Modem will be where main phone socket is, Unless there is a cat5(Network cable already in place, they fit a powerline unit to send the broadband signal to where your tv is located.

    If it's possible, they'll run cat5 rather than user a powerline adapter for the tv


  • #4
    steveon
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    jd wrote: »
    If it's possible, they'll run cat5 rather than user a powerline adapter for the tv

    No...I dont think so. but you can always run your own or ask someone to do it for you ..


  • #5
    jd
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    steveon wrote: »
    No...I dont think so. but you can always run your own or ask someone to do it for you ..
    They did for me as part of the installation. If it's not practical to run it over the skirting boards they may then look at powerline adapters


  • #6
    steveon
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    jd wrote: »
    They did for me as part of the installation. If it's not practical to run it over the skirting boards they may then look at powerline adapters

    Good to know that they do it now as they refused to do it for one of my customers in Limerick. and so I ended up doing it and cleaning up their mess....


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