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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (54544)	5/14/2007 5:25:55 PM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110634

They can give you as many new coaxial cables as they want but if it isn't grounded properly..where it enters your house (interior) it can cause a build up of static electricity and screw up your connection. It's easy for you to check..with a screwdriver at the point where the Comcast cable enters the house and connects to your splitter (TV+Internet feed). (see my previous post) If you don't want to check it yourself at least mention the possibility to Comcast the next time you bug them. This static build up can also occur with cable TV feeds..many people with High Def TV's experience a mysterious intermittent popping sound coming from their TV's. Most of the time just disconnecting the cable from the back of the cable box and reconnecting it is enough to get rid of the static interference. Not saying that that's your problem but it happens and it's not hard to eliminate.