splitting cable wire so it can go into BB and cable box

**stb** · 3rd January 2003

i have NTL broadband, and a chipped cable box. i swap the main cable wire between the 2(it was originally for the Broadband). its getting a bit boring doing this. is it possible for me to get the cable wire and put it in a 3 way converter, so the signal can go to the Broadband and cable box? or will this screw the speed of my broadband and screw me watching cable tv?
has anybody else done this?

**phillbee** · 3rd January 2003

i put a two-way splitter on the same setup both working fine
the 2-way splitter is a 5-2250mhz

**BOOMER7167** · 3rd January 2003

you can buy an F type splitter from Maplins approx �4.99 hope this helps

**borrowashboy** · 3rd January 2003

i've done this with f connector splitter and everything works fine.
borrowashboy

**stb** · 3rd January 2003

thanks guys, i'll pop into my local maplins.

**salako** · 4th January 2003

did this earlier this week and it works great. don't forget the extra cables u need as well so u don't have to go back. u will probably need 2 x f-type to f-type cable for your splitter to cable modem connection and for your splitter to decoder box connection

**shaka zulu** · 4th January 2003

I Have done the same with 2 way splitter from maplins product no: qq69a (5-1000 MHz) works perfect

**stb** · 5th January 2003

how the hell do i get these F-connector things on and off the end tip of my cable line?

**stb** · 5th January 2003

will splitting this cable wire allow me to watch cable and let me go on broadband at the same with out loss of quality on either?

**Goku_ssj4** · 5th January 2003

no loss of quality m8 !

one ting, u know on the grey box outside ure house, if u open it, there is a unused splitter in there, just nip that off and use it !

thats what I DONE, and IT never lost any quality !

**smartalec** · 11th January 2003

thats a great tip Goku_ssj4 i will check mine tommoro, the splitter must be connected after the tv isolator, is that right.

**fossil** · 11th January 2003

A couple of days ago I had NTHell broadband installed. I don't have a cable box, so I connected the coax straight to my tv (which tunes down to the VHF cable frequencies) and tuned around. As well as the FTV channels I also found Sky 1, UK Horizons, Animal Planet, The Box and Nick/Paramount all in the clear. I was just wondering why this was so when they are subscription channels?

btw...does anyone know what encryption system is used on NTHell analogue cable?

**plug1** · 11th January 2003

most of the channels are not encrypted as you found out
ther just @ a frq. you cant normaly tune to
the ones that are encrypted split the video components ,anyhoo its easely defeted

**fossil** · 11th January 2003

Sorry, I didn't mention in my previous post that I CAN receive the other encrypted channels (about 22 of them) but obviously cannot watch them because of the encryption. So most of them are encrypted, but I was wondering why the ones I mentioned were in the clear?
Do you know the actual name of the encryption method or can point me in the direction of any sites with info. I don't want to hack it as I'm not realy interested in cable TV, but I used to build decoders in the early days of satellite analogue encryption. Some of those early systems were fairly easy to crack. I was wondering if the cable companies were still using old encryption methods?