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Originally posted by Fletch XXX@Dec 9 2003, 10:32 AM
Question:
I have cable internet and digital cable television. Only real problem I have is when the thing goes down, no tv and no internet.
Does it do this also to phone if you use cable phone lines?
I hate when one goes out so does the other.
it would totally blow to be without internet, tv, and phone while Adelphia jerks itself off while repairs are being done.
does this ever interrupt service like with cable tv and internet?
ive had adelphia go down for like 3 hours in a day, and its rather annoying when it does since it disables everything, tv as well as outside communication.
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First off, Adelphia jerks itself off every chance it gets. Plainly, they suck.
I used to do cable modem installs, first for TW on their beta test over 5 years ago. I have worked for various companies installing cable/DSL, and what it really comes down to is the area that you are in. In Cent. NY, TW had the best system hands down. The calbe in Ft. Lauderdale was good in some spots, bad in others, as was the DSL. Over all, in So. FL, Bell South has the better system. In Hampton Roads, VA, Verizon sucks ass, Cox is king here.
We have phone over cable, it is digital done with a NIU (Network Interface Unit) using ATM protocol. The cable goes from the tap to the NIU first then on form there to your modem and TV. So all you do is run normal phone wire from Cable NIU to Phone NIU and tie into your house lines there. If the phone part of the cable goes down, it is priority one to be repaired. The FCC can look at the system stats any time they want, and if you have more than something like a 98% up time on your lines over all then you get to keep your lic.
Vioce over IP is a little different. With the right stuff, you can do that over just about any net connection.