I need internet to my new PC in the future. Large RJ45 ethernet cable are fine and all, and there efficient. But In my house within the first 20 minutes of hanging, there going to be down because my brothers are those kind of people, and they don’t know better. Thankfully there are a phone port and a coax port in my room. So problem lies, whether to get a coax or a dsl modem. Budget 50 usd.
-Omegalphapsi
Well, what type of service are you receiving?
Please bear in mind you can NOT run two modems on one service. (It is possible on DSL but you need two providers)
SH*T, thanks, do you know if this applies in comcast terms of service?
Do not even consider dsl an option its a 2 year lock in or pay the kill fee ($300?) with speeds barely (or not even) fast enough to run youtube in 1080p. You can run 2 coax modems if you want too but your going to need load balancing options on your router.
Its not a limit of terms of conditions, its a limit of the technology and how it signals from device to device.
yeah, thats also what I was worried about, I have carpet, so maybe I can run ethernet cables under the carpet?
Also, WIFI is out of the question
You could extend the coaxunder the carpet to the location its much sturdier than traditional cat5
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If you have coax in your room it is likely dished off of the main connection into the house via a splitter (so that you can have multiple set top boxes in multiple rooms) you could just move your existing modem if this is the case.
But my dad has the wifi hotspot hooked up to the modem, and he will probably be pissed if he finds out that the wifi has been relocated and that it dosen't have the ssid (my dad dosen't understand that there are other ways to get internet) he will be pissed. So yeah
This is not true at all on the cable side, you can have two cable modems on the same line/account/home. you do have to have them activated by the provider and they will not do it without you paying for more service exceptions do apply
@omegaalphapsi Moving the hotspot will not change any settings, the only thing that will matter is if he is fully wireless, or not and the signal strength for him.
I know this isn't true, but it easier to tell people that than try and explain what needs to be done to get it running and why there maybe complications. (For instance I had the issue where the two modems had to be the same or neither would work)
Coax Cable ... you could try 10Base2, also known as: The stuff there was before 100mbit Ethernet ... but there are no compatible cards for current systems (talking pre PCI era).
You could try to get your hands on some cheap powerline adapters, make sure you can return them if they do not work. Common causes for them not working are: power wires too old or being on a different phase.
Or you could try and run the ethernet cable through the air ducts of your home (if applicable). Apart from the usual restrictions on cable length, there is no reason why a flat Ethernet cable would not work, although installing it behind all kinds of things will be a pain.