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JPritch
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Adding TV to existing Internet... how to hook up?

I have a router that is directly connected to my cable... yet the instructions I got with my cable box want me to hook IT up to my cable. How do I do that and not lose my Internet?

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  • AllenP's avatar
    AllenP
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    It's called a cable splitter.  You want at least a bi-directional 1GHz unit with no more than -3.5 db at each output.  You can pick one up at a Cox store, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, etc.  you will also need coax jumpers to go from the splitter output to the Cable box & modem.

  • wees41's avatar
    wees41
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    what model is your router?  where does the coax come into the house?  you split the coax not the ethernet

  • No_More_Cable_B's avatar
    No_More_Cable_B
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    Watch anything in the world you want for free proven in the link below.

    -No more cable bills-

    [copy&paste the link to view the video overview]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wROUdmO-uY8