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Coax - correct type for Virgin Media

  • 08-10-2017 10:03PM
    #1
    frankled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭


    Apologies if this question has been answered before- I couldn't see anything recent.

    I recently bought a two story house and am looking to run cables where I can before flooring/skimming is done, in order to take advantage of exposed floorboards, etc.

    Currently, two old lengths of coax are hanging down externally in the house. I am looking to run newer coax behind the plasterboard vertically down the side of the house, so that when I get connected to Virgin in a month or two, the engineer might kindly connect this new coax for me.

    I'm sure Virgin would normally recommend you don't run your own coax, but the problem I have is that by the time they will be in the house (it's a bit of a building site at the moment- we're not living in it), fishing it behind the plasterboard will be more difficult. I can do this myself. One option I considered would be running plastic conduits behind the walls, but I don't think I have the room to squeeze these in.

    Would anybody be able to recommend the right type of coax to fish behind the plasterboard? Happy to spend the money to get a good roll of it. Would two runs be enough for internet & TV?


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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,296 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Satellite grade cable, CT100 type would be recommended

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=104805632#post104805632


  • #3
    frankled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭frankled


    Great thanks for the quick reply, presumably that's as high a quality cable as would be required. Would it also do satellite (Sky Q etc.- again, future proofing)? I've asked this here.


  • #4
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,013 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    frankled wrote: »
    Great thanks for the quick reply, presumably that's as high a quality cable as would be required. Would it also do satellite (Sky Q etc.- again, future proofing)? I've asked this here.

    Yes it should be sufficient for Sky. The only concern I'd have is the Virgin installer refusing to use the cable. They use specific compression f connectors and they may not fit the cable you run.


  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,296 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Yes.


  • #6
    frankled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭frankled


    Tessa Howling Chip wrote: »
    Yes it should be sufficient for Sky. The only concern I'd have is the Virgin installer refusing to use the cable. They use specific compression f connectors and they may not fit the cable you run.

    Fair point, I suppose I'll get a length of conduit and see if I can poke that down behind the plasterboard. If that fails I'll run the cable in the hope the installer will be able to use it.
    The Cush wrote: »
    Yes.

    Thanks again


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  • #7
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Run cat 5 cables from every tv point back to the main tv entry point (where your broadband router will be). This way you can connect the TVs in any room directly to the router hard wired instead of connecting,over its WiFi connection.


  • #8
    frankled
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭frankled


    kceire wrote: »
    Run cat 5 cables from every tv point back to the main tv entry point (where your broadband router will be). This way you can connect the TVs in any room directly to the router hard wired instead of connecting,over its WiFi connection.

    Have CAT6 (very little price difference and I don't believe I will need to bend the cable too much) for that very purpose! Thanks:D


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