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Default Best cable splitting strategy.

Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi,

I know that the cable modem must have a pretty strong signal so it can
be downstream from a few splitters.

But I need to put in at least one or two. Where the cable comes in (A)
I have a single TV. The modem is in the next room (B) where there is
another TV. I'm choosing between two options:

1. 2-way splitter at location A and a 2-way splitter at location B.
2. 3-way splitter at location A

Way 1 is neater, but perhaps the modem gets only 1/4 of the signal.
Way 2 is more cumbersome, but perhaps the modem gets 1/3 the signal.

So which way is better?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron

Ok, my 2 cents. I had my modem connected to the output of the first
splitter, then I got the digital cable box. The cable box was hooked
to the second splitter. I found that the on-demand wouldn't work, so
I switched the modem and cable box. The modem is on the second splitter
and the cable box on the first. Now they are both working just fine.

YMMV
Bill