Comments on: Stealing Cable http://iwantcable.gidblog.com/2007/06/28/stealing-cable/ Who (how) does the internet get to my house Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: cableguy http://iwantcable.gidblog.com/2007/06/28/stealing-cable/#comment-32 cableguy Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:07:48 +0000 http://iwantcable.gidblog.com/2007/06/28/stealing-cable/#comment-32 That is the type that can cause the paying customer the most headaches. I spent the week removing legal versions of this problem where the customer added a number of televisions and moved the modem cable away from the first splitter. They inadvertently lowered the levels (and increased the loss) to their modem and suddenly, it's a service call. In your situation the best bet is to take some pictures, remove the offending splitter (if you have a barrel (male to male connector) and restore your line. You can then contact your cable company and provide them with the documentation if you like. It wouldn't hurt to let your neighbor know that you aren't too keen on paying for their internet service as well! That is the type that can cause the paying customer the most headaches. I spent the week removing legal versions of this problem where the customer added a number of televisions and moved the modem cable away from the first splitter. They inadvertently lowered the levels (and increased the loss) to their modem and suddenly, it’s a service call.

In your situation the best bet is to take some pictures, remove the offending splitter (if you have a barrel (male to male connector) and restore your line. You can then contact your cable company and provide them with the documentation if you like.

It wouldn’t hurt to let your neighbor know that you aren’t too keen on paying for their internet service as well!

]]> By: Collin http://iwantcable.gidblog.com/2007/06/28/stealing-cable/#comment-31 Collin Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:41:32 +0000 http://iwantcable.gidblog.com/2007/06/28/stealing-cable/#comment-31 Ouch, that sucks. Ive had people steal my internet before. No, im not talkin wifi - while I was on vacation, they ran wires out of the side of my house (where the ISP hookups are) and connected it to their house. Oh boy. Ouch, that sucks. Ive had people steal my internet before. No, im not talkin wifi - while I was on vacation, they ran wires out of the side of my house (where the ISP hookups are) and connected it to their house. Oh boy.

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