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Stealthy Trapper · Feb 01, 2009, 02:09 PM // 14:09

I'm having a new cable line run from the pole to my house. The Time Warner tech is going to run the thicker RG6 cable instead of the old RG59 that is up now. Most forums I have read claims it will give me faster internet (Road Runner) and better HDTV. My question is, should I run the RG6 all through my house instead of leaving the RG59 inside connected to the RG6 outside my house? Any experts out there on this? I only have two other connections in my house. My HDTV and my cable modem. I have read that the difference would be marginal. So I am wondering if it would be worth the cost of running the new line through the walls of my house? Thanks for your thoughts and ideas!

Seraphim Angel · Feb 01, 2009, 04:17 PM // 16:17

I doubt that you will see a major difference in you internet speeds but you will have a more stable connection for both tv and internet. Meaning your modem wont drop offline etc. The rg6 cabes carry the digital and high speed internet signal better than rg59. Most cable companies use higher frequencies for HD and Internet. The RG6 cale carries those signal much better than RG59. If you can afford it then yes I would run RG6.

JupiterStarWarrior · Feb 01, 2009, 04:29 PM // 16:29

Also, if ever you run satellite, RG6 cable will run the higher frequencies required to watch TV. RG59 is a weaker cable than RG6, and so, personally, I would run RG6 cable than the RG59.

Alvarez · Feb 01, 2009, 06:17 PM // 18:17

I work for the local cable company here and we only use RG6 foam insulated cable. There's nothing bad about using RG59 foam insulated but if I had the choice, I would totally upgrade to RG6.
Reason for the change of your cable from the tap to your house could be because the cable is RG59 polly insulated. Polly cable must be changed!

Unlucky Slayer · Feb 01, 2009, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Also if you can, run the cable yourself, sure you'll get a higher startup cost getting the cable and tools and proper fittings but it'll be worth it since you wont have to pay someone the hourly wage to set it up. Unless you're unsure on how to do so then you're safe letting someone that knows how to do it.

Wrath Of Dragons · Feb 01, 2009, 09:49 PM // 21:49

Your signal quality will only be as good as your weakest link.....no matter how awesome your rg6 is, you will never really get the full benefit of it, because you are losing most of it in your rg59 cable.

Draxanoth · Feb 01, 2009, 10:02 PM // 22:02

Was your signal good to begin with? If yes, I wouldn't waste your time and money. The runs inside your house are probably all short and sweet, at that distance it won't matter. Unless you're operating a radio station out of your basement of course.

If you do go with RG6, remember dual or quad shielded should not be used for base band applications such as plasma and component video. If I remember correctly the 37hz signal won't carry well on a 50hz line. It's been awhile since we used coaxial though, it's been replaced by a much better medium for our WAN links, so I might have the wrong frequencies.

If you were going to re-drop your house you might as well dump cable all together and put fiber in anyway.

Unlucky Slayer · Feb 01, 2009, 10:36 PM // 22:36

Unless they have fiber coming into the house, running fiber is excessive and really expensive. It'd have no bearing on his cable/internet cept for in house network if he has the proper equipment for it.

Snograt · Feb 03, 2009, 01:22 PM // 13:22

Hmm, fiber is potentially future-proofing though - unless someone comes up with something revolutionary that's going to replace it.

Stealthy Trapper · Feb 08, 2009, 04:36 AM // 04:36

Hey thanks to everyone that responded. My cable tech just left and amazingly I got an intelligent, understanding, and over all good guy! Hey explained to me that I was wrong and ALREADY had the "industry standard" of the RG6 cable. I noticed my neighbors line was thicker than mine (we all don't like someone who has it thicker

) and he explained to me that it is the RG11. Which is only needed for distances greater than 150 feet. I have about 110 feet, so I should be good with the RG6. Makes sense to me, anybody else think he was bsing me so he didn't have to use the more expensive cable? So far my picture quality and internet speed are not changed. Any experience out there with teh RG11 cable?

Lord Sojar · Feb 08, 2009, 10:44 AM // 10:44

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Originally Posted by Snograt

Hmm, fiber is potentially future-proofing though - unless someone comes up with something revolutionary that's going to replace it.

Actually, there was just a major advancement for using fiber. A new de-multiplexing device was released, able to deal with 1Tbps+ speeds. It is pretty impressive.

It was developed by CUDOS, who is based in Australia. Unlike former attempts, the new device is able to achieve this with no ultra expensive equipment or tedious procedure. The chips designed for it are also cheap to produce. Expect it to market in the next 1-2 years.

Alvarez · Feb 10, 2009, 03:45 AM // 03:45

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Originally Posted by Stealthy Trapper

Hey thanks to everyone that responded. My cable tech just left and amazingly I got an intelligent, understanding, and over all good guy! Hey explained to me that I was wrong and ALREADY had the "industry standard" of the RG6 cable. I noticed my neighbors line was thicker than mine (we all don't like someone who has it thicker

) and he explained to me that it is the RG11. Which is only needed for distances greater than 150 feet. I have about 110 feet, so I should be good with the RG6. Makes sense to me, anybody else think he was bsing me so he didn't have to use the more expensive cable? So far my picture quality and internet speed are not changed. Any experience out there with teh RG11 cable?

He wasn't bsing you. I'm not sure why a residential home that only has a 150 foot drop needs RG11 cable, unless he really wanted it and paid for it. The only instances I see anything greater than RG6 is running cable down small roads to supply 5-6 houses with cable services. Could be that the cable company there have different standards than ours.
I have hung drops excess of 200 feet, using RG6, hooking up HD boxes, internet and many AO's and still had excellent signal. You just have to know which gets priority on the splitters and use a drop amplifier if needed.