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Average age of coax line in TX might be newer too, since the state has had a lot of new property development in recent decades. I have a feeling that quality o
by flashback2199 3y ago
Average age of coax line in TX might be newer too, since the state has had a lot of new property development in recent decades.
I have a feeling that quality of the existing coax might be a factor in how successful or costly speed upgrades can be, since we're now squeezing the last bit of bandwidth out of them.
Cables that are out of spec but still mostly working at lower bandwidths are going to be a problem since higher bandwidth is more sensitive to the quality of the cable.
Some lines will have to be replaced, which will increase costs.
- lazide 3y agoThe issue is rarely the cables - coax run in the last 50 years is essentially identical to coax run now. It had to be to support all those TV channels! Connectors do sometimes corrode, rodents do occasionally eat things, and they do need to upgrade some of their splitting/serving equipment though.
- flashback2199 3y agoYes exactly, to the last part, and by out of spec I meant because of wear and tear.