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To: David Nelson who wrote (24746)	8/17/2000 2:53:30 PM
From: ftth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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.

To: David Nelson who wrote (24746)	8/17/2000 3:17:02 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

What you are neglecting as is the technician to whom you spoke is the fact that CATV coax more often than not has had improper connection. The tech goes in and finds the decibel level adequate, so they install and leave. Six months later quite unbeknownst to that tech, another tech has to make a roll because the customer is having blinking light modem problems. The problem is variable ingress and it comes because the first tech was not thorough in eliminating the old junk. It is critical, and I'm talking from my own experience of installing, that at every accessible point in the drop new equipment must be installed regardless of appearances of core and sheath or readings from scanners. The techs with whom you have spoken don't realize what a disservice they're doing to COX and @Home. They haven't been properly trained and they are probably being paid per job, but mostly they think they know what they're doing. Just ask them how many of their installations did they go back and examine in order to have conviction about the integrity of their handiwork. And you believe what they tell you. Is this another glib and superficial result from a superficial author from the superficial science era? How did you clowns get through the university? Hasn't anyone told you that you must investigate in order to substantiate any claim? Got it. The truth doesn't sell media like emotionalism.