[olug] Cox Ultimate Tier

Ed Pluta epluta3 at cox.net
Tue Apr 6 01:09:48 UTC 2010


What if the existing connection was professionally installed in the 
first place?

Dan Clough wrote:
> Probably making sure your modem's coax line isn't going through a 
> rat's nest of splitters, amplifiers and other signal-killers.
>
> I had that exact problem about a year or two ago.  My modem's 
> connection went all wacky and a tech had to come out with a signal 
> tester to trace the source of the problem - my modem's connection was 
> going through the cable TV splitter and amplified that serviced my TVs.
>
> Signal quality and impedance make a big, big difference, and even a 
> moderately technical person might overlook a detail like that.
>
> On 4/5/2010 7:11 PM, Dave Rowe wrote:
>> What does the professional installation include?  Making sure wire A 
>> goes in port B 'correctly'?
>>
>> That is absurd.
>>
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Aric Aasgaard
>> Sender: olug-bounces at olug.org
>> To: Omaha Linux User Group
>> ReplyTo: Omaha Linux User Group
>> Subject: [olug] Cox Ultimate Tier
>> Sent: Apr 5, 2010 6:21 PM
>>
>> Cox Home now offers the Ultimate tier in Omaha.
>>
>>
>>
>> 50 Mbit down and 5 Mbit up
>>
>>
>>
>> It required a new $80 modem and a non-optional $90 professional 
>> install and
>> costs $99.99 a month.
>>
>>
>>
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