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To: Rippletum who wrote (10591)	6/6/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Raymond, you indicated that the cable lines from the curb into my home do not need to be completely changed to new lines. Does everyone concur with this? I think if correct, this could be a substantial advantage to cable modem service once we go to a "plug n' play" type format This is how I understand it: Usually the cable wires in the home and to the curb are good enough. Sometimes the wires or the connectors need to be replaced if they are old or corroded. Often however the cable jack does not come out of the wall in the same place that the customer plans to put his computer, and "the cable guy" needs to run a new wire. Sometimes also the customer is not currently wired for cable TV and needs the wire run from the street and through his house. In addition, many home computers today are not setup with an ethernet connection which is what is commonly used to connect to the cable modem. Newer computers can be bought "cable ready" in essence. What it all boils down to is that in time step by step the cable companies will be able to reduce and in most cases eliminate the manual labor in installation. Of course DSL is working towards the same goal. Eric