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Wario22 · 24-06-2008, 12:03

Hi,

Just moved into a new house where previous residents had VirginMedia already installed.

Seems when they moved out they ripped the modem off the cable and snapped the central wire. I guessing this is ehat happened as the central wire is only about 2-3mm long compared to every other cable I've seen where is sticks out over the end of the plug. Would probably a fairly simple job to remove the plug and strip the cable back but as I don't have required tools it will be easier to just replace the cable.

You may have guessed from my descriptions above that I know nothing about cabling!! Now for the dumb questions:

What kind of cable do I need? I've done a bit of googling and think it might be an RG-6 coax cable but have also seen lots of talk of CT-100 and WF-100...

Oh - and a link to a UK-based online shop to get a 10m cable cheap would be great!

Please help!

Thanks,
W.

24-06-2008, 12:03	#1
Wario22 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6	Need to replace internal cable Hi, Just moved into a new house where previous residents had VirginMedia already installed. Seems when they moved out they ripped the modem off the cable and snapped the central wire. I guessing this is ehat happened as the central wire is only about 2-3mm long compared to every other cable I've seen where is sticks out over the end of the plug. Would probably a fairly simple job to remove the plug and strip the cable back but as I don't have required tools it will be easier to just replace the cable. You may have guessed from my descriptions above that I know nothing about cabling!! Now for the dumb questions: What kind of cable do I need? I've done a bit of googling and think it might be an RG-6 coax cable but have also seen lots of talk of CT-100 and WF-100... Oh - and a link to a UK-based online shop to get a 10m cable cheap would be great! Please help! Thanks, W.