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westerly2k
New Contributor II
2 months ago

MOCA & Unity Gain Amplifiers (UGA) and COX service

Does COX have network architecture plans, suggestions or recommendations when it comes to MOCA? More specifically, if they allow MOCA Unity Gain Amplifiers (UGA) on ones home network without it causing too much noise?

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    • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
      WiderMouthOpen
      Esteemed Contributor II

      Julian, how is this a customer specific question? Why are you asking OP to email you? What account info would you need? Looking at your previous posts, it seems this is the only kind of post you make. Can you please be more helpful?

    • westerly2k's avatar
      westerly2k
      New Contributor II

      JulianN- like WiderMouthOpen i am not sure why you need my contact info??  At the present time I do not have any correspondence with COX about my question as I was hoping to get some feedback from the more experienced community and MOCA knowledgable

      If you have ideas I can look into why or why not a UGA would be an issue with COX or noticeable on my network that would be great. Thanks!!

  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    Esteemed Contributor II

    With mid split becoming more popular, you really shouldn't use a amp unless you have to. How many TV boxes do you have? What is your signal strength going into your house?

    • westerly2k's avatar
      westerly2k
      New Contributor II

      Thanks WiderMouthOpen .... I just have 2 TVs connects (plus an Xbox) that are all driven by my MOCA network so nothing too demanding on really. I pay for the 1Gb service but as we know with Cox, your mileage might vary depending on the day  😀

      • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
        WiderMouthOpen
        Esteemed Contributor II

        Your best bet is to go coax from outside > ground > MoCA filter > 2 way splitter splitter > 1 coax to modem and 1 coax to amp > everything else. That way you don't have to worry about the amp causing mid-split problems with your modem.

        As for what amps work best with MoCA, that I am not familiar with since I have never used MoCA. The best person I can think to ask is a user I met on Reddit by the name of Plooger. I have since left Reddit, but I used to call him/her the MoCA King. If you belong to Reddit, I suggest posting on r/Homenetworking or send him/her a DM.