Re: TV service query ? ? ?
- From: "Jim2009" <Noemail@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:57:28 -0600
"Ray" <rayj.balt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This query seeks experience of others on cable, digital, and satellite TV
services.
We live in a six-unit apartment building. Is it possible to get a single
cable or satellite service for the entire building -- obviously at lower
cost? It would seem to me no different than getting service in a
single-family residence with TVs in six rooms.
I suppose I could also ask if it might be possible to get a single
internet service, using wireless, which would give every unit a
connection. Actually, you probably could do that without the server even
knowing it.
But, as Richard Nixon so eloquently said, "that would be wrong."
Sharing an Internet connection is easy, all you need is your cable modem and
a wireless router. Many routers allow up to 50 connections. You might want
a router with extended coverage (see wireless standards). Linksys is the
best brand. Each user must then have a wireless adapter installed in their
PC. PCI Adapters for desktops, PCMCIA (cards for laptops, most new laptops
have built in wireless) or a USB wireless adapter that plugs into your USB
port and can be used with any PC.
See more info at http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/home
You could run the Router OPEN, meaning anyone could access the network or
better yet password protect your network and provide approved users with
the network password. Security for wireless networks use to be more
difficult to setup, thus there were many OPEN networks, but todays software
makes it quite easy to accomplish a secure WAN.
Having mulitple users on the same network is not an issue. You could have
20 or more users surfing the net and not notice a slow. Many people only use
a fraction of their bandwith, even with the lowest tier of service. Even
if several users were downloading songs or Utube videos, at once, I doubt
you would see a slow. However if you had one user downloading data from a
usenet binaries newsgroup, using a binary news reader with multiple
connections (8-10) then you would definitly experiece some slows.
Cheers,
Jim
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