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parnaby · 07-01-08, 03:28 PM

I'm thinking of buying a Eurovox for my room, but I do not have a virgin media box in my room. Is it simple to run a cable from my broadband wall box, across to another room, or is there a way to do it wirelessly? My room is probably around 30meters away from the broadband connection, after running the cable along the celing out of the way.

Cheers.

monkian · 07-01-08, 03:56 PM

RUN CABLE ONLY

you'll probably need a splitter

thelofty · 07-01-08, 04:08 PM

sorry but it cant be done wireless need a cable fron either the modem or the cable box on the outside wall

parnaby · 07-01-08, 04:12 PM

Thought so. So basically, I unplug the cable from my broadband connection, insert a splitter, then run 1 cable the the modem and an extremely long one to the box? Do you need a booster or does COAX not loose strenght over long distances?

monkian · 07-01-08, 04:13 PM

vox has built in booster

i would buy some new coax

lincsat · 08-01-08, 01:36 AM

Co-ax does lose signal as do splitters. So long as your signal is good to start with, you should still be OK - just make sure you use good quality cable as 30m is quite a length.

07-01-08, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
parnaby Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thinking of buying..few questions. I'm thinking of buying a Eurovox for my room, but I do not have a virgin media box in my room. Is it simple to run a cable from my broadband wall box, across to another room, or is there a way to do it wirelessly? My room is probably around 30meters away from the broadband connection, after running the cable along the celing out of the way. Cheers.

07-01-08, 03:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
monkian Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Thinking of buying..few questions. RUN CABLE ONLY you'll probably need a splitter

07-01-08, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
thelofty Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Thinking of buying..few questions. sorry but it cant be done wireless need a cable fron either the modem or the cable box on the outside wall

07-01-08, 04:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
parnaby Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Thinking of buying..few questions. Thought so. So basically, I unplug the cable from my broadband connection, insert a splitter, then run 1 cable the the modem and an extremely long one to the box? Do you need a booster or does COAX not loose strenght over long distances?

07-01-08, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
monkian Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Thinking of buying..few questions. vox has built in booster i would buy some new coax


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08-01-08, 01:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
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