Question about cable TV..........

[iamme]

Is there a way to get cable TV access to my upstairs TV, without additional wiring or getting a new cable outlet installed? Legally, of course.

I seem to remember something called a "rabbit" or something similar. Anyone know of a cheap way?

 

[Confused]

You can get those RF video/audio transmitters, put the sender downstairs with cable box, reciever upstairs in your room. To use the remote you can get one of those "IR Extender" things, one in your room one downstairs.

However, you will have to watch what they're watching downstairs and vice versa, cos only one channel can be tuned at once


Confused

 

[NutBucket]

signal sender. But, they will only accept composite input IMHO so you'll be forced to watch whatever is being watched downstairs.

 

[iamme]

Stupid cable company quoted me with $9.95 installation (their cable internet installation price) for any additional outlets. Stupid-er me didn't write down the person who quoted me the price, and when I called them back, they said it'd be $27 plus possible additional fees

 

[BillGates]

They may have been talking about $9.95 for each additional existing outlet to have cable access - to wire one from nothing is a lot different....

 

[Thegonagle]

I assume you will want to use your upstairs TV just like it has its own connection, rather than watching whatever's on downstairs? I don't really know of anything that will let you do that, and if it exists, it probably costs more than $27. If they're offering to run a new wire for you for $27, I'd take them up on it. That's pretty cheap.

 

[PHiuR]

I have about 6 tvs in my house.. we just split the cable and it works fine...

 

[Kevin]

Legally, you're allowed to use your own box provided you block channels that you aren't suppose to recieve. I always thought it was a rumor but where I am in NYC, if you look at the bill, you only pay for the service, not the service times number of outlets. They just charge you a rental fee per converter and remote control. At our weekend house in NJ, they don't use converters for the TVs. You pay for the service and can recieve it on any TV thats connected. And no, you don't have to watch what the other person is watching...

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: kevin000
At our weekend house in NJ, they don't use converters for the TVs. You pay for the service and can recieve it on any TV thats connected. And no, you don't have to watch what the other person is watching...

Pretty much everyone's cable is like that, until they get HBO/Showtime/Starz/digital cable/etc.

 

[Thegonagle]

Yes, it's perfectly legal to split the cable to use more than one TV, just like you can have more than one telephone on the same line.

I assumed you didn't want to go through the work of installing a new outlet, in which case, $27 is a bargain.

 

[Kevin]

Well, if you ever break down to wire yourself, all you'll need is a few of
these. Thats what the cable guy used to wire our bedrooms a few years back. Try the wiring yourself, I had fun running CAT 5 cable from the second floor down to the basement. Plus its very rewarding when you finish...

 

[iamme]

Just to clear things up, I was getting broadband installed ($9.95 install). I called a few days later (before the scheduled appointment) and asked if I could add a few outlets upstairs as well, for cable TV. The lady said sure, and that it'd only be $9.95 per outlet. When the technicial showed up, he hadn't any clue about the additional outlets.

I called them back and they thought I was lying. They then said it'd cost $27 plus $18/hour if there was more work involved......bleh