There is NO difference between the cable for the cable modem and the one for
the TV that I have seen.  The only reason that I had them run a new line to
my computer room was that my current cable line to that room was flaky.  I
Looked in the cable box on the side of my house and they have a 4-way
splitter: 3 lines to my TV and 1 to my cable modem.

Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Mark Hutchings
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:31 AM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: "Free" cable
>
>
> ---- "Dana" <akadanak@kc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > So is it unethical to buy a splitter and plug the cable into a TV set?
> > I don't think so but to each their own. Nor do I think TWC has a
> > case for theft of services since they deliever it to me of their own
> > free will.
> >
>
> If you mean plug the cable modem cable into the TV, you'll more than
> likely burn up your TV or short it out. Thats why they run a
> whole seperate
> cable through your house for your cable modem.
>
>