Signal booster?

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"PJL" <jlukach@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:mbRIc.1380$0o1.1253@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I just had a tech over at my house because I had lost my HD signal (it
> turned out to be a problem in the area). When he was looking at my system
> he noticed I had a Radio Shack splitter to split the signal to my HD box
and
> my VCR. He replaced it with what he called a better quality splitter (it
> did seem to improve my regular cable picture). He asked me if I had cable
> internet, which I do, and said that I should consider getting a two-way
> signal booster. When I asked where, he said, "Radio Shack". I asked him
> for more details about the technical specs and he seemed to be
> non-committal. So the big question is, should I get a signal booster and
> does anyone have any recommendations? Will it really make that much
> difference? My cable company just started offering 5Mbps Internet
service,
> which I will probably get (in case that would have any effect on your
> answers).
>
> Thanks,
>
> PJ

If you have a marginal signal with either digital and/or HD cable and/or a
cable modem, you need an amplifier with a return path for the STB/modem
signals to get back to the cable. This is the "two-way" or bi-directional.

Comcast provided my amplifier for free.

Radio Shack has them
http://www.radioshack.com/category [...] 000&Page=1

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They checked the signal, which is why they came out in the first place, it
was low. My internet connection is the first split from the incoming cable.


David&Joan <djmarchand@cox.net> wrote in message
news:n10Jc.272$gQ2.81@okepread03...
> Ask your cable supplier to check your signal strength and install a signal
> booster if needed. They will do it for free. Your internet connection
should
> be on the first split from the incoming cable feed immediately after the
> signal booster (if installed).
>
> David
> "PJL" <jlukach@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:mbRIc.1380$0o1.1253@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I just had a tech over at my house because I had lost my HD signal (it
> > turned out to be a problem in the area). When he was looking at my
system
> > he noticed I had a Radio Shack splitter to split the signal to my HD box
> and
> > my VCR. He replaced it with what he called a better quality splitter
(it
> > did seem to improve my regular cable picture). He asked me if I had
cable
> > internet, which I do, and said that I should consider getting a two-way
> > signal booster. When I asked where, he said, "Radio Shack". I asked
him
> > for more details about the technical specs and he seemed to be
> > non-committal. So the big question is, should I get a signal booster
and
> > does anyone have any recommendations? Will it really make that much
> > difference? My cable company just started offering 5Mbps Internet
> service,
> > which I will probably get (in case that would have any effect on your
> > answers).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > PJ
> >
> >
>
>