I took advantage of the coax runs for TiVo's MOCA Ethernet link. It saved having to pull Cat5 into the bedrooms.
Jeff
I like the idea of re-use. But I
now have three Roku and one Apple streaming devices. And only one (cable) set-top box (which requires a coax connection). It seems as if most of the people
in my area have switched to the various streaming services. As many of the services create their own content (or actually
contract it's creation)…. some of the best entertainment seen on TV isn't available on cable (let alone broadcast).
I am kind'a hooked on Netflex myself... and was thrilled to find a third season of
Travelers now available.
But... I am not so hooked on TV..... that I feel compelled to have access to everything. And dollar for dollar I am OK with the cable service at this time. But.... I can easily see the day I cut the cord completely with the cable company. And if the planned (old TV frequency) high speed wireless broadband ever becomes what it was advertised to be..... my Internet connection will consist of nothing other than a secret password (and a monthly bill, of course).
No wires, modem, or router... just logon. After all.... I watch "cable TV" streamed on 3 Roku devices now (via a Spectrum app).
It may not be this spring, or next summer,
or ever for that matter. But I can see a time in the very near future when the old phone wire and cable TV cables..... serve no modern purpose. So.... when the time comes.... how many useless wires do we leave strung through our walls and with useless plastic plates, with useless connectors?