I am about to get internet through Cox in San Diego after using Satellite for 3 years. I want the fastest speed possible, which here looks like 12 Mbs down.
I will have a few computers going. Limited TV for Baseball and possible phone service.
The pipe came today and the cable has to be installed about a 500 foot run. What should I know from the basic to the complex about getting the best internet connection, from the underground wire to the socket on my TV. Especially internet, should I buy the modem or rent, are there different modems available through Cox or does one size fit all, what's best. I have a network through an Apple Extreme Base Station and know that part well.
Will I need amplifiers for the house, how do they measure the capability of the connection, what is a bare minimum range and what is high range, is there a cheap or inexpensive meter I can buy to test the output at the outlets, as this system is put in and starts working, other then speed tests off the computer
How many hook up spots should I ask for through the house and is there a way it should be wired, so not to lose signal loss if I want outlets in multiple rooms. Don't want something pulling on performance from other outlets, using TV or another computer.
How about wire thickness to feed me for 500 foot trench I think there calling for 1 inch to my house. I also gave them access to put 2 -2 inch lines in my trench, so now they can reach a pole and serve a lot of other people when the time comes. So the installers should give me a deal and give me a gold standard install. As I had to have my own trench dug and the installers collapsed part of it
As I am at the start of what could be a longer run with other houses in a few years, what should be built in to make sure I don't get hit with slower speeds or is it the people downline from me that will get the 8 PM rush slow down. Although actually my line is separate from that expansion .
How about install day in the house, yes everything should work but if anyone knows a quality cable install by all means please inform the new guy. I have been satellite since 99.
Any advice most gratefully appreciated. I have the bare basics but experience and all ideas greatly appreciated from the simple to landing on the moon.
Thank you for any comments.
Enjoy!
Geoff
I will have a few computers going. Limited TV for Baseball and possible phone service.
The pipe came today and the cable has to be installed about a 500 foot run. What should I know from the basic to the complex about getting the best internet connection, from the underground wire to the socket on my TV. Especially internet, should I buy the modem or rent, are there different modems available through Cox or does one size fit all, what's best. I have a network through an Apple Extreme Base Station and know that part well.
Will I need amplifiers for the house, how do they measure the capability of the connection, what is a bare minimum range and what is high range, is there a cheap or inexpensive meter I can buy to test the output at the outlets, as this system is put in and starts working, other then speed tests off the computer
How many hook up spots should I ask for through the house and is there a way it should be wired, so not to lose signal loss if I want outlets in multiple rooms. Don't want something pulling on performance from other outlets, using TV or another computer.
How about wire thickness to feed me for 500 foot trench I think there calling for 1 inch to my house. I also gave them access to put 2 -2 inch lines in my trench, so now they can reach a pole and serve a lot of other people when the time comes. So the installers should give me a deal and give me a gold standard install. As I had to have my own trench dug and the installers collapsed part of it
As I am at the start of what could be a longer run with other houses in a few years, what should be built in to make sure I don't get hit with slower speeds or is it the people downline from me that will get the 8 PM rush slow down. Although actually my line is separate from that expansion .
How about install day in the house, yes everything should work but if anyone knows a quality cable install by all means please inform the new guy. I have been satellite since 99.
Any advice most gratefully appreciated. I have the bare basics but experience and all ideas greatly appreciated from the simple to landing on the moon.
Thank you for any comments.
Enjoy!
Geoff
