PhlangePhace
14-02-2011, 16:58
I already have VM installed at my home, but it isn't the most tidiest setup as the original entry point was 'inherited' and my broadband point was 'added-on' at a later date. (So it's evolved rather than being a dedicated install to suit the room locations as currently used).
Entry point on front of house where cable is 'split' externally... one feed straight into my lounge that is routed round the room to the far side for TV.
The other branch is routed (externally) round the side of the house and into a front bedroom/office where my modem is located for BB.
I am currently booked in for a BB upgrade to XXL and also planning ahead for a TiVo install (to replace existing TVDrive in lounge) and I'll be having my existing TVDrive setup in a back bedroom.
Now as the XXL upgrade will be replacing my modem with a superhub, the location of my existing modem feed is unsuitable (as, more importantly, I guess, the superhub will be replacing my current wireless router, which is NOT where the modem is located).
So essentially I will be wanting new cabling run to suit the new setup.
So I have a few questions that may help me doing a bit of prep work, if necessary, as ideally, to make the installation more tidy, I'd like to route some cabling via the loft (to get from front of house to rear rooms);
Does it matter where the main feed is 'split' to provide the 3 new points?
Can I have two splitters in series?
(I am thinking along the lines of having one single main feed to the loft,... that feed 'split' to the rear bedroom for TV point 1, the other branch carrying on down feeding my lounge which is then split to give TV point 2 and the broadband point) ?
If I were to pre-run some of this cabling myself (as I don't expect VM engineer to be crawling around my loft, for example), what spec co-ax should I use?
I'd appreciate some feedback by an installation engineer, please, if possible.
Entry point on front of house where cable is 'split' externally... one feed straight into my lounge that is routed round the room to the far side for TV.
The other branch is routed (externally) round the side of the house and into a front bedroom/office where my modem is located for BB.
I am currently booked in for a BB upgrade to XXL and also planning ahead for a TiVo install (to replace existing TVDrive in lounge) and I'll be having my existing TVDrive setup in a back bedroom.
Now as the XXL upgrade will be replacing my modem with a superhub, the location of my existing modem feed is unsuitable (as, more importantly, I guess, the superhub will be replacing my current wireless router, which is NOT where the modem is located).
So essentially I will be wanting new cabling run to suit the new setup.
So I have a few questions that may help me doing a bit of prep work, if necessary, as ideally, to make the installation more tidy, I'd like to route some cabling via the loft (to get from front of house to rear rooms);
Does it matter where the main feed is 'split' to provide the 3 new points?
Can I have two splitters in series?
(I am thinking along the lines of having one single main feed to the loft,... that feed 'split' to the rear bedroom for TV point 1, the other branch carrying on down feeding my lounge which is then split to give TV point 2 and the broadband point) ?
If I were to pre-run some of this cabling myself (as I don't expect VM engineer to be crawling around my loft, for example), what spec co-ax should I use?
I'd appreciate some feedback by an installation engineer, please, if possible.