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If your business gets cable TV and high-speed internet access from the same company using the same line, you can use a coaxial splitter to connect your internet router and one or more cable boxes to the internet. Splitters are inexpensive and easy to install, and they can be purchased online, at electronics stores or even drug stores. If you notice problems with your TV signals or your internet connection speeds after installing a cable TV splitter, contact your cable company for help, and it may be able to come up with a sturdier solution. You can also consider using wireless digital alternatives to traditional cable TV to reduce wires.
Using an Internet Cable Splitter
Traditionally, cable companies run signals for phone, television and internet service through coaxial cables. Your cable company may install multiple outlets in your office or home for your internet router and one or more cable boxes, but if you don't have enough cable outlets, you can use a coaxial splitter and lengths of cable to introduce additional ports.
Splitters and coaxial cable are readily available at electronics stores, home improvement stores and other retailers. Read online reviews for different splitters to get a high-quality one that introduces little noise into your line to avoid affecting your internet and TV signals.
Preparing for Installation
Plan to install a splitter somewhere near where the cable line comes into your space. Measure to determine the right lengths of coaxial cable to connect to where you have the splitter and where you have the devices you need to connect, such as cable boxes and routers. Shorter cables are generally better because they take up less space and introduce less line noise. Some splitters have more than two outputs, but it's best to buy one with as few as possible to avoid signal problems.
Installing the Splitter
When you're ready to install the splitter, disconnect the cable line from any devices it's currently attached to. Coordinate with other users of your cable service to find a time that's not disruptive. Then, disconnect the cable line and attach it to the input end of the splitter. Attach the new coaxial cable lines to the output ends of the splitter and to the devices you're connecting.
Tighten the connections on the cable with your hands and, if necessary, with pliers or a wrench, taking care not to damage the cable, splitter or devices. Reboot the devices and verify that they're receiving TV and internet signals. If you find the signals are weak or connections slow after installing a splitter, contact your cable company for help.
You may also be able to have another cable outlet installed if you find the tangle of cords and splitters annoying. It can also be helpful to have an outlet for your wireless router installed closest to where you use computers and other digital devices the most since they get the best signal that way. Wireless signal boosters are available to help send signals around walls and through long distances.
Finding Splitter Alternatives
You may be able to use modern wireless technology to avoid the need for splitters. Some cable companies and other TV providers provide boxes that can wirelessly stream programming using your internet router to your TV. You may also be able to get the programs you need using a smart TV, potentially with add-ons like a Roku box, Amazon Fire TV Stick or a Google Chromecast.
In some cases, you may be able to replace your traditional cable service with cheaper digital alternatives while eliminating the need for splitters and long cords. Shop around to find devices and TV services that meet your needs.
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In telecommunications, cable Internet access, shortened to cable Internet, is a form of broadband Internet access which uses the same infrastructure as a cable television. Like digital subscriber line and fiber to the premises services, cable Internet access provides network edge connectivity (last mile access) from the Internet service provider to an end user. It is integrated into the cable television infrastructure analogously to DSL which uses the existing telephone network. Cable TV networks and telecommunications networks are the two predominant forms of residential Internet access. Recently, both have seen increased competition from fiber deployments, wireless, and mobile networks.
Hardware and bit rates[edit]
Broadband cable Internet access requires a cable modem at the customer's premises and a cable modem termination system (CMTS) at a cable operator facility, typically a cable television headend. The two are connected via coaxial cable or a hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) plant. While access networks are sometimes referred to as last-mile technologies, cable Internet systems can typically operate where the distance between the modem and the termination system is up to 160 kilometres (99 mi). If the HFC network is large, the cable modem termination system can be grouped into hubs for efficient management.
Downstream, the direction toward the user, bit rates can be as high as 1 Gbit/s.[1] Upstream traffic, originating at the user, ranges from 384 kbit/s to more than 50 Mbit/s. One downstream channel can handle hundreds of cable modems. As the system grows, the CMTS can be upgraded with more downstream and upstream ports, and grouped into hub CMTSs for efficient management.
Most Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) cable modems restrict upload and download rates, with customizable limits. These limits are set in configuration files which are downloaded to the modem using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol, when the modem first establishes a connection to the provider's equipment.[2] Some users[specify] have attempted to override the bandwidth cap and gain access to the full bandwidth of the system, by uploading their own configuration file to the cable modem - a process called uncapping.
Shared bandwidth[edit]
In most residential broadband technologies, such as cable Internet, DSL, satellite internet, or wireless broadband, a population of users share the available bandwidth. Some technologies share only their core network, while some including cable internet and passive optical network (PON) also share the access network. This arrangement allows the network operator to take advantage of statistical multiplexing, a bandwidth sharing technique which is employed to distribute bandwidth fairly, in order to provide an adequate level of service at an acceptable price. However, the operator has to monitor usage patterns and scale the network appropriately, to ensure that customers receive adequate service even during peak-usage times. If the network operator does not provide enough bandwidth for a particular neighborhood, the connection would become saturated and speeds would drop if many people are using the service at the same time, or drop out completely. Operators have been known to use a bandwidth cap, or other bandwidth throttling technique; users' download speed is limited during peak times, if they have downloaded a large amount of data that day.[3]
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- ^Friend, David (October 5, 2015). 'Rogers, Bell and Telus hike Internet speeds, prices with 'gigabit' service'. Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^Ferri, Vic. 'Cable Internet-Are You Being Capped?'. TechTrax. Using the Internet. MouseTrax Computing Solutions. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^Aughton, Simon (May 8, 2007). 'Virgin Media cuts broadband speeds for heavy downloaders'. PC Pro. Retrieved May 12, 2016.[better source needed]