degraded coax

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 01/22/2010 03:42 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
> Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> Probably the reason for the local channel
>> problem is that it is on an old RG59 cable.ss
>
> Could be, as the coax does definitely degrade with time.
>
> My cable signal had been steadily degrading for a long time, and it
> eventually got bad enough that I called in Comcast for service. After
> they tried several easier fixes, they eventually replaced the line
> from the drop to the house, and things greatly improved.
>
>  -Tom
>
The drop to my house is a fairly recent RG6. All the TVs connected
through the amplifier work fine, but it is the one in the bedroom that
does have the old RG59.

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