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Originally Posted by Mair
Lol - s'ok. No, I don't have at least one friend who would know hence me having to learn to do these things myself now. Also different messages here, yes I can do it no I can't, it may cause problems...... probably cheaper to get an electrician in to put a mains socket near the cable box! Maybe I won't re-arrange the room...........the cable to the V+ box might not reach either :s
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Everyone is giving you their own favoured solution, nobody so far has tried to explain the situation to you fully. Let me have a go ...
You're not supposed to alter the length of the cable inside your house because it is possible that the signal level to the modem will change as a result. If that happens, the modem may not function properly. If a VM tech comes out to do a repair and finds DIY cable in your set-up, then you will be charged for his visit. Currently £75 call-out plus parts.
However - changing the length of the cable often has no adverse effect at all. In fact, when I had mine installed, the tech left me two very different lengths of cable so I had options to move the desk around afterwards. I did this, quite successfully, without ever breaking my internet service.
You can get a tech in to provide you a longer cable, but then you will end up with the £75 call-out plus parts. The alternative is to get satellite-grade coaxial cable with moulded f-plugs already in place. Do not buy bare cable and screw-on f-plugs to assemble yourself. The more DIY you have to do, the greater the chances of you causing yourself problems.
This is the sort of thing you need:
http://www.revealcable.co.uk/acatalo...or_Cables.html
Finally, as some have suggested, the safest solution of all is to leave the modem where it is, or put it next to the cable wall box, and then either buy a long ethernet cable to route round your wall to the PC, or else buy a wireless router, install it next to the modem, and put a wireless card into your PC if it doesn't have one already. Neither of these solutions risk compromising the cable network in any way, although they may not be as tidy in your room.