Changing from Bell to Rogers. [Assistance]
Changing from Bell to Rogers. [Assistance]
Nope brother, everything looks the same... and the worst part is how bad the cable management is! I got the 3 play combo of TV, landline, and internet. I ended up heading to a computer shop to set up my own networking setup—tools for coaxial cabling are available at Home Depot.
With modern cable being digital and needing significant bandwidth for HD channels, I wouldn’t want them to make the receivers wireless. It’s challenging to manage the cables properly, but the coax setup remains similar to what it was two decades ago. Once you’ve wired each room for cable, you’ll probably never need to do it again. I currently use Rogers Cable TV + Internet. The cost is reasonable. I received service about a year and a half ago due to a special promotion ($100/month for Gigabit + VIP Cable TV). My renewal rate wasn’t as attractive. After the promotion ends, I’ll likely cancel and switch to TekSavvy.
The cables are still running along the baseboards, which looks really bad. We’ve had it installed in a few rooms too. However, they’re on the opposite side of the wall from where the boxes are. HD channels have performed perfectly for many other services. I’m not sure why Rogers hasn’t done the same.
Purchase coax cable in a color matching your paint scheme and lay it along the trim. It may not look very stylish, but it works fine. Alternatively, you could drill a hole in the wall and run the cable through it—though that involves more effort.
Typically installations come with little or no cost, often around $90, which mainly pays for the technician to set up the modem. Even with that fee, ISPs like Rogers usually don’t make a profit on each installation. Charging such amounts would require much more than a simple cabling job. Most folks won’t pay that much. If you’re interested, hiring a professional cable installer would be a better option.
Cables that fit your paint scheme? Tf? I don’t know your house color, but you can’t just guess wall color to match the cables. It’s wild how in 2018 nobody figured out what other ISPs or TV providers were doing for wireless boxes. Even with all the 4K channels, we don’t really need it. Still, those cables along the baseboards look pretty bad.
You can purchase cables in various hues. Not all paint shades are perfect, but you often achieve a close match. You might also apply matching paint directly to the cables. There are additional techniques too, like stripping the casing and laying the coax along the floor before reattaching the trim. Can you share links for a wireless cable TV receiver from another vendor? There are alternative options such as a wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver set with an IR repeater, though performance depends on signal strength and distance. HDMI transmitters usually compress video heavily, which can cause artifacts.