From: Robert  Morien 
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair misc.consumers.house sci.electronics.equipment
Subject: Re: Possible damage to computer and TV after installation by Comcast Subcontractors
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:17:07 -0700

In article ,
 "John Smith"  wrote:

> Moved into a new house (3 years old) and had an appointment to get Comcast 
> Cable TV and High Speed Internet installed.
> 
> Comcast sent subcontractors to do the job. In the cable box OUTSIDE the 
> house (a green enclosure) they found that the tap that goes into my house is 
> broken so they put a splitter on the neighbors cable line, so both me and 
> the neighbor now share the cable connection.
> 
> After few hours the computer goes dead. It does not power on at all. The PC 
> is located upstairs and is plugged into a surge protector along with the 
> monitor. The monitor is working fine.
> 
> After few hours the downstairs Sony Wega goes blank and there is sound and 
> no picture. A red light in front of the TV is blinking which according to 
> the manual "TV needs service. Contact Sony service center". The TV was 
> plugged in to a good surge protector also.
> 
> My question is as follows: .is this a coincidence that I lose both a 
> computer and TV the same day cable tv installation is done... all in a 
> matter of few hours?
> 
> OR
> 
> Can faulty cable tv / high speed cable Internet installation cause damage to 
> the computer and television?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> John 
> 
> 

How's your neighbors tv and computer doing?