ContributionsMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsEthernet over coax I've got some redundant VM amphenol coax cable and wanted to know how reliable ethernet over coax is? I could still put cat 6 in but it's going to be a 2 day job . Any ideas for which kit to go for? The cable length is approx 40m. Cheers Re: 2 end dates on contract clarification? Do you mind sharing how much you are paying for TNT sports? I tried to negotiate and they wouldn't include it nor netflix premium. Currently paying 83 for 3 boxes UHD sky sports 1 gig and netflix standard when before was paying 68 for the whole shebang with TNT and nflx premium. Re: Reel of cable left in front garden. Not connected. No one asked for it. That cable is not cheap at all. I have been tracking the share price of amphenol and it seems to be on a rocket ship, 58% YTD. Re: TV breaking up [Fault raised - F011955880] yes in London all channels garbled. thought it was my RF amplifier as its done this on all 3 boxes. hub 5 works fine, and signal is within normal ranges. On TV it says that the signal is fine. Netflix Upgrade I got a call from the win back team and decided to stick with VM albeit at a higher price and no TNT sports :( I was told that it would be the same package minus TNT, however in the contract I see it says Netflix standard with ads. I pointed this out to the agent, and was advised that the way Netflix do things is to give the standard with ads, and everything else you have to pay extra for ( I get it, like how else if NFLX going to maintain its $1200 share price?) I cannot find a way to upgrade this back to premium. Does anyone know how much this would be? I Re: Electrolysis corrosion of ethernet cable when PoE is used. There are some good solutions, it does look like a bit of a bodge job, just been super busy but this weekend I am looking at making it proper. Long term would be to relay 2 x cat 6 cables in hosepipe. I have a punchdown tool, nothing fancy plastic tool with a metal U at the end to push the wire into the connector. Re: Electrolysis corrosion of ethernet cable when PoE is used. This helps put things into context. Need to waterproof the cable for now. I will do a re run with cat 6 in the future. I was thinking neutral cure silicone. Re: Electrolysis corrosion of ethernet cable when PoE is used. Wow that stuff looks amazing. To lay it I will have to lift up the patio slabs. Out of interest after watching some leak videos, I had no idea that copper pipes encased in concrete corrode. Some of my ethernet cable is encased in concrete. For now I have made a temp join while I figure out a more permanent solution. However waterproofing is what I am looking at. For the repair I put 2 ethernet female connectors on and linked it with a patch cable . It works this way. Trying to join all 8 wires directly by twisting did not work. I'm thinking of neutal silicone and encasing it for now. I accept both cables are on last legs. Electrolysis corrosion of ethernet cable when PoE is used. I laid 2 ethernet cables 15 plus years ago, which is cat5 e. The section that runs under the grass I passed through hosepipe except for a small section where I had to cut a notch into a semicircular pipe so the grill could slip over it. One of the CCTV cameras is a bit flakey, and it was only under investigation that there appears to be some kind of electrolysis happening. There is blue corrosion , my chemistry is a bit rusty but I do know copper sulphate is blue while oxide is black. I'm trying to figure out the mechanism. I'm sure the voltage being applied set up a magnetic field. The metal pipe I am unsure if it is metal. Some reaction must have occured causing heat and plastic to melt in a damp environment causing a short. I am going to have to relay this ethernet cable and the second cable does have a small perforation so that will go the same way. What can I do to protect this second cable? Does Virgin Media / O2 give points for Virgin Atlantic? Having travelled with BA and virgin , I have come to that conclusion that Virgin are more superior in service and experience and would like to collect points with them. Does anyone know how to redeem virgin media /02 for Virgin Atlantic points? Or are there any clever hacks like paying on a virgin Atlantic credit card? Thanks.