[Warning: Luddite message to follow] > > Note that the TV service actually requires a router to function -- on demand > is all IPTV, guide data is all pulled via IP, etc. My cable box actually > obtains a dhcp address from the router, both of which are hooked to the coax > in the house, the communication being done over the MoCA protocol. So the > cable box makes IP-based requests that go over coax to the router, which > feeds them over to the ONT via cat5, which then feeds 'em up to Verizon via > fiber. > I remember the days when all you needed was a small rabbit-ear antenna that you wiggled in different directions until you got "Leave it to Beaver" to come in clearly. And you just read the paper to find out what time and channel it was scheduled for.
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