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hbiss #181839 11/02/08 10:29 PM
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exactly...i'll try not to bring the network to a halt...

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mahlere #181840 11/02/08 11:58 PM
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Verizon uses MoCA between the ONT and their set-top boxes for the VOD features (using IPTV). With MoCA, the "return path" is in the 1GHz range. (The "forward path" is too, for that matter).

MoCA is essentially a local-area network that runs over coax, using bandwidth above 1GHz so it could co-exist on the the same cable with cable TV signals. (It runs at speeds up to 175megabits/sec according to what I read).

You'd need an amplifier built to work with MoCA. I don't know of any. I've never seen any. I don't know if anyone makes them.

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I don't know of any. I've never seen any. I don't know if anyone makes them.

And neither does Verizon. This is why I always say:

Get your TV from the cable company.
Get your telephone from the telephone company.

It's called "Stick to what you know best".

-Hal

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PDI makes one...that's what we have on there...

we actually relocated the source and rerouted the cable, shaving off about 75'...the PDI amp that Verizon installed now seems to be doing the trick....

guess i'll make this install permenant in a few months:D

thanks for the info...

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mahlere #188462 08/10/09 03:31 AM
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Just for future reference (Fios is coming to some communities here)- What kind of cable are you using? RG59? RG6? RG11?

I'd like to know how far we can push Fios without amps.

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Originally Posted by mhulbert
I'd like to know how far we can push Fios without amps.


The answer is you purchase the proper test equipment and know something about CATV design. But the real answer is that there is no "we", that's Verizon's responsibility. Run your cable as always and let them handle the rest.

I wonder if Verizon knew what they were getting into with Fios and every "expert" screwing with their installs.

-Hal

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The guys they send out really know very little...basically how to mount some stuff on the wall and run a little cable. They are all contracted out- we're in CA and the last one I did the guy drove his mini van from Florida to do a bunch of them.

But this is the state of the telecom industry now!

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I agree. You can also look at cable companies installing telephone. Neither has any business doing this and should stick to their core product.

-Hal

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