Type of cable (actual cable)

[Druchii]

Originally Posted by Stu038

No but some of the lazier installers do mate Not quite sure why he sealed an internal hole so well though. Still, no accounting for folks

Then again, if it wasn't sealed at all there would be complaints too...

[handyman]

Originally Posted by jrhnewark

I don't know who some guy called Stu is. He doesn't really know who I am. After all, we're dealing in facts not years in whatever industry, aren't we? It doesn't matter.

I have to say that your post wasn't the most valuable input I've ever seen into this forum. What do you do, anyway?

I'll think you'll find that Stu is a superb ntl bloke that I had the pleasure of dealing with when I worked there. With out a doubt with over 2 years taking faults calls and the training courses I have attended I would never touch the ntl system with a screw on f connector. Thats for amatuers. Might work in a handfull of situations but will cause grief in the long run.

[markosoft]

Originally Posted by youngqb

because I fancied doing it myself, and was a little frustrated about the lack of flexibility in the installation. I've made it clear it's not about cost, more about my curiosity.

I've had this all the time during my line of work, where someone has been 'curious' and wanted to 'do it themselves'.

As far as I can see, you were told it was not recommended that you do it, not just because it might not work for you, but more importantly, it might screw things up further up the line for other people.

Yet you did it.

If it wasn't about money, then why not get NTL in so they could have done it properly? I understand you were curious, but then you were told by people who actually knew something about to get NTL to do it. It seems like a selfish act given what could happen, and whilst i admit that it is only a possibility of it happening, how would you feel if you rang NTL to ask why your broad band wasn't working, just ot be told it's because did a bit of DIY on theirs a few houses up?

would have been a lot easier to buy a router and save all this hassle . Who knows maybe the op will but a laptop or something and wanna go wireless one day anyway lol.Or a cheap wired router and patch cable would have done the job

[youngqb]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

would have been a lot easier to buy a router and save all this hassle . Who knows maybe the op will but a laptop or something and wanna go wireless one day anyway lol.Or a cheap wired router and patch cable would have done the job

ffs. read my earlier post mate about why I wanted to do this. in addition to the cable modem and pc, I also have a wireless router and laptop, none of which solves the problem of having a cable modem sighted in a room where I want it out of.

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Originally Posted by markosoft

you were told it was not recommended that you do it, not just because it might not work for you, but more importantly, it might screw things up further up the line for other people.

Yet you did it.

I see you conveniently forgot to mention that there were posters suggesting that a home made connection would be fine, along with those who suggested that it'd be the end of the world if I did it.

[Stu038]

Ok folks, youngqb has admitted that in hindsight it may not have been the best thing he could have done. We've all had the chance to discuss the merits of such work, can we let this one die now please.

I don't suppose there's any chance that a passing mod could close the thread now is there?

Unless of course the OP wants to keep it open.