"Free" cable

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On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Mark Hutchings wrote:

> ---- "Dana" <akadanak at 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. 

You won't burn anything up.

Its all the same cable.  The cablemodem uses different frequency bands 
than television.  Same voltage levels.  Pretty much the same voltage you'd 
get off a roof antenna, except cable service is privately routed in their 
cable.

Its just that they put notch filters on the line to cut the services you 
don't pay for.  Those little round cylinders at the top of the pole 
contain a few tuneable inductors and capacitors to block what you don't 
pay for.  I wouldn't recommend messing with them.  They wouldn't be happy 
when they survey the poles and find yours missing or changed.

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