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hello ian, comments below
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian C.Sison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 1:39 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [plug] OT: cable companies
> >
> > data over cable is not as simple as TV/video transmission
> > over cable which is
> > essentially one-way.
existing cable infrastructure is only capable of one-way transmission.
> Two way data requires a lot of fine
> > tuning wrt the cable
> > nodes,
what do you mean fine tuning? :-> to make it two-way, you have to put new devices
that is capable of two-way transmission for the existing coax infrastructure. :->
> plus your proximity from the fiber loop is a big
> > factor.
HFC or hybrid fiber coax extend the frequency or number of channels compare to the
standard ones.
> Indeed some
> > areas may be able to receive tv signals, but are incapable
> > of supporting data; that's the reality of the technology.
yes you can, coax is just a communication medium, devices which the ones who can
put data into it.
fooler.
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