Coax for mini box

[beljuk]

Advice if possible thanks. I would like to install a mini box in a new extension. Due to time constraints the electrician has ran a long run of coax cable from an internal coax socket to the outside of the extension in the hope it can be connected to the existing virgin cabling on the outside of the house. The electrician has used DT100 coax satellite cable and left enough to reach the front of the house. Would this cable do the job and should there be any issues in using it? Any advice appreciated. I currently have 360. Thanks. 

[nodrogd]

VM will not use any DIY installed cable. They use triple screened cable that is specifically manufactured to carry cable services. VM shares radio spectrum with other services used outside the cable & these must be prevented from entering the network, hence VM techs will only connect their own.

[Tom_W1 · Accepted solution]

Hi @beljuk thanks for your post here in the Community, welcome! 

As mentioned by @nodrogd , we will only connect Virgin Media specified cables due to potential performance issues with third party ones.

However, the TV360 may still work with this connection but we cannot guarantee this. If you do however wish to purchase a mini box and arrange a quickstart delivery where you can test this, please do give us a call on 150 / 0345 454 1111.

Worst case scenario, if the box doesn't work correctly we can always convert the order for you from a Quickstart to an Engineer Install for you.

I hope this helps.

Many thanks

[nodrogd]

Actually, worst case scenario is you will induce an SNR issue in the local network segment (as one of my fellow VIPs did some time ago) and EVERYONE connected to your cabinet will have performance issues.

[beljuk]

Thanks for your responses. I booked an engineer visit and he has left me enough cable to do the job. Might try to do a pull through using the cable already in place. Although the engineer has said it’s the waffle type cable that causes issues so mine should be ok. 
Thanks to you both for responding.