On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:25:03 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 1:19:18 PM UTC-4, Kurt V. Ullman wrote:
Had some problems with cable and when the guy came out, he mentioned
that I had the coax they installed when they built the house and that it
might not react well when the company goes full digital. He suggested I
consider rewiring the house. Any idea as to a general cost for a two
story and basement with around 9 drops?

IDK what exactly they mean by all digital there, but here, I evolved to
all digital with 30 year old coax, no problems. I'm running TV and
cable modem. Seems to me they'd have one hell of a lot of ****ed off
customers if everyone has to upgrade. I think I'd wait and see, try it
and decide later. Maybe they figure they can pocket extra revenue by
doing your home upgrade?

When we upgraded to digital, the tech changed a few cables, mainly the
ones from cable modem to the set-top boxes and carrier owned splitters.
There was a definite "visual upgrade" in the connectors on the cable and
the cable itself was beefier. This was done at no charge.

The tech also looked at some of the cables and splitters that I had used
to run cable to other parts of the house and gave me some suggestions on
upgrades that I could do fairly cheaply to ensure the best reception. (I
have 7 (or is it 8?) TV's with basic cable runs to them, as well as a
few other unused connection points.)