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Directv for cable, Cox Internet... One cable jack.

Posted on 5/1/17 at 7:48 am
Posted by RouxDog91
Denham Springs
Member since Mar 2014
170 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 7:48 am
We made a few changes to the layout of the house after the flood, and it's about time for me to call Directv and Cox to come out and hook us up. I noticed yesterday that the only cable jack I have now is above the mantle where we plan to hang the TV. Obviously Directv will use this and it will be fine. But will Cox also have to use this same jack with a splitter to hook up the internet? Or do they have to put in a separate cable jack somewhere else?
We were aiming for the wireless look with the TV, but if the cable modem will have to connect back there also, I'm not sure if we can achieve it.

TIA
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82361 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 9:30 am to
There is no way to split the cable line running into that jack because they are two completely different services. Cox will have to run another line and install another jack somewhere, choose a central location of the house.
Posted by mr. penguin
Member since Jun 2009
7467 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 10:59 am to
I had this exact issue and decided that instead of running a separate line, putting the Cox on one outlet, DiretTV on another out, and going wireless boxes for DirecTV
Posted by BigD45
Chambers County, TX
Member since Feb 2007
1149 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 12:37 pm to
There is no way to do it because DirecTV has all of their channels scattered throughout the frequencies traveling through the coax. They operate between 250 MHz and 2150 MHz.

You may be able do what you're wanting to do with DISH, but you won't be able to use a preamplifier with your antenna if you're currently using one. DISH pushes its signal between 950 and 2150. The problem you're going to run into is you're going to need to use their wireless boxes hooked up via the ethernet or through their wireless gateway in order to avoid using the 650 to 875 MHz backfeeds which is what wired Joeys use.

You will need to know what frequencies Cox is using for its upstream and downstream carriers. Anything below 40 MHz won't work, but there is a crap ton of noise in that area. A lot of cable companies don't use these frequencies, yet some do.

Let's say Cox's upstream and downstream carriers fall within the frequencies I mentioned. You would be able to do it with 2 diplexers. Cox would tie into the UHF/VHF feed, DISH would tie into the SAT feed and the line running into the house would be the IN/Out. Then, you come off the outlet with a short jumper tied to the IN/Out of the diplexer behind the tv, run your Sat side to the receiver and the UHF/VHF to the modem. Of course, that's all in a perfect world if the frequencies are right.

Your best bet is to run a separate line.
This post was edited on 5/1/17 at 12:40 pm
Posted by mr. penguin
Member since Jun 2009
7467 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 12:57 pm to
You have to have the DirecTV guy connect the dish directly to a line in your house, not the splitter that feeds the whole house. My DirecTV line comes straight from the dish to a line that goes to a bedroom. In that room is the "main" DirecTV box, and every other room has boxes that pick up that wireless signal.

Cox run from the pole into another line that goes straight into another room where the router is.

So i basically have two lines running in my house, 1 for cox and 1 for directv. Just tone your lines and have directv run directly to a line instead of the main feed that splits off to the rest of your house. Then they cant charge your for running another line or having to drill into your house to feed another line.
This post was edited on 5/1/17 at 12:59 pm
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