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Originally posted by jeeper_095 how far are you from the cable box in your neighbourhood?

It does not matter. Cable is not subject to the problems you are trying to infer. Cable has amplifiers installed all over to combat all the problems you are referencing. Learn a little about cable network design before suggesting things.

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Originally posted by PatMcGroin well wow that would be gay. im about 50 mins in with this new configuration and its working fine so far. *knocks on wood* thanks for your help! i hate to hear the shit about the electrician crap though. for about the past 3 weeks, the light in my house has been flickering. like it dims down for a few seconds every couple of minutes. some fucked up shit with the wiring in the neighborhood. we called the power company and they sent someone out, but never told us anything. we called again wondering why they hadnt stopped by. they told us they had stopped by and that we needed to call an electrician to come fix the problem. we spoke with our neighbors and same shit with them. they had two different electricians come out to their house at $200 each without them even doing anything. both electricians told them the power company had to come fix it. but because we live in a community, the association has to call the power company and have them come out. wtf?! so now we're on the associations ass to call them but so far nothing has happened and basically i just wanna kick everyone in nuts.

That fucking BLOWS. But if the neighbor is having a problem also, then don't call the electrician. It is a community-wide problem.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel That fucking BLOWS. But if the neighbor is having a problem also, then don't call the electrician. It is a community-wide problem.

no way am i wasting $200. fuck that. the association can hate me all they want, but they will fucking call the power company and get this shit of a problem fixed.

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Originally posted by PatMcGroin no way am i wasting $200. fuck that. the association can hate me all they want, but they will fucking call the power company and get this shit of a problem fixed.

Exactly.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

well i guess im fucked. even without a coupler, just the setup i had from the coaxial cable out of the wall to a splitter, it still heated up and this morning the signal was fucked up exactly how ive been describing. i guess its the cable in the wall or possibly something else thats fucked up.

i guess we'll see tomorrow when the cable guy comes by...

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Originally posted by PatMcGroin well i guess im fucked. even without a coupler, just the setup i had from the coaxial cable out of the wall to a splitter, it still heated up and this morning the signal was fucked up exactly how ive been describing. i guess its the cable in the wall or possibly something else thats fucked up. i guess we'll see tomorrow when the cable guy comes by...

Well that blows. It is the wire then for sure. At least you did what you could to eliminate all the other possibilities! Really, being a more informed cable customer, keeps the techs happy. Honestly, when he comes to the door, tell him exactly what you did, how you did it, and the symptoms that accompanied each and every test. Even if they are the same symptoms, say that. The techs really enjoy going to a customers house and they are relatively knowledgeable and have tried to troubleshoot it as much as possible without being the expert.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

Oh, and it still could be a splitter, just one that you don't have access to.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel Well that blows. It is the wire then for sure. At least you did what you could to eliminate all the other possibilities! Really, being a more informed cable customer, keeps the techs happy. Honestly, when he comes to the door, tell him exactly what you did, how you did it, and the symptoms that accompanied each and every test. Even if they are the same symptoms, say that. The techs really enjoy going to a customers house and they are relatively knowledgeable and have tried to troubleshoot it as much as possible without being the expert.

yea i always do this... we'll see whats up tomorrow.

Cool. Let me know. I am curious.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel Cool. Let me know. I am curious.

def will. thanks again for you help. although obviously the problem is not fixed completely, taking out the coupler and replacing it with a splitter did make everything better. other than this morning... the signal has been clean since last night, whereas before it was happening every hour almost.

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Originally posted by PatMcGroin def will. thanks again for you help. although obviously the problem is not fixed completely, taking out the coupler and replacing it with a splitter did make everything better. other than this morning... the signal has been clean since last night, whereas before it was happening every hour almost.

It sounds like it could be the splitter at the tap (the splitter that is connected to the street connection, aka the tap) which has gone bad, but only on 1 port.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.