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To: David Nelson who wrote (24746)8/17/2000 2:53:30 PM
From: ftth  Read Replies (1) of 29970
 
Nope. The answer is:
It depends on the MSO, and further, it is a regional decision. You have but a small snapshot of reality. There is no standard or uniform practice across all MSO's. Some MSO's in some regions will indeed be quite successful with self-install. It won't be the norm, across all MSO territories though.

The wiring does not provide gain, BTW. You may have misunderstood what you were told. Gain is managed by different means. The only time the in-house cable would be replaced (bypassed) solely for low signal level reasons is if the downstream data channels are placed at the high end of the range (>700 MHz) AND the in-house cable does not have adequate frequency response at these frequencies due to it being--lets just say "inferior" cable. There may, however, be other noise or signal artifact reasons for bypassing the in-house cable.

Also be aware that for self-install, you can't just go out and buy any old DOCSIS modem if you're an @home customer. Call your MSO first (once you've found the specific modem you want to buy) and ask for the list of approved modems (it needs to be @home certified in addition to being DOCSIS certified). And no, you can't just lie and tell them a brand name they support because they can tell from the modem MAC address who the modem is made by. Personally I wouldn't buy the modem just yet. Wait 9-12 months and you'll get a much more feature-rich modem and the cost may even be half what it is now (which is in the $200-250 range for most I've seen). Also, do not believe any modem vendor's claim of having a DOCSIS 1.1 modem today.
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