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Premier Internet and 9 CATV Performance

We're getting ready to buy a newly built house which will be our final house, so we are putting in all the bells and whistles. I want to make sure I get full performance from my HSI, but I will also have 9 TV drops throughout the house. Is there anything special that needs to be done with the cable wiring to ensure maximum performance? Is it possible to get separate runs to the house, or would a single run be enough?

I had a similar configuration in a previous house that sometimes struggled with keeping up signal strength to each drop.

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That's definitely far more outlets than the signal coming from the cable tap is designed to support.  You're likely going to need to use an amplifier of some kind to support the TV outlets however data devices like modems will usually encounter difficulty with this setup.  One way to address that is to split the line prior to the amp so that the data devices aren't connected through it.

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So it would be a single line from the tap that splits: one for HSI and one for 9 TVs. Then the amp on the TV side and split again 9 times (or 3 times x 3 times).

Will that keep a strong enough signal on the HSI to get Premier or Ultimate speeds?

Would more amps be needed for the TV lines to keep from tiling or requiring constant box reboots?

Do you ever run 2 lines from the tap to the house?

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In most cases the taps only have enough outlets to serve one per each nearby residence so having a second drop line is usually not an option.  Not being an expert in the field the information I provided is just general knowledge.  9 outlets will definitely be a challenge and may require a professional contractor to engineer.

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