Can I have both Cable and Satellite TV?

Question

I have Dish Network, can I also have cable (TV and internet)?

Oh sorry, maybe I didn't make it clear. I only want one internet provider (cable). And TV trough both Satellite and cable.

Answer 1

If you're willing to pay more each month, then yes.

Answer 2

Yes, the easy way is to get a signal controller from some place like Radio Shack. You can have in/out from 6 or 8 different sources by any type of cable...RG-58, SVGA, composite connectors, etc.

with this setup, you select input from your cable or your dish as you see fit.

Also, some satellite receivers have a coax connection for axillary signals. If so, you might be able to put this cable provider signal directly into your satellite receiver.

Update: The one shown on the link below only does 4 input sources to your TV. At the store, they have models that will select 6 or 8 inputs and even have models that select 2 outputs and some that have a remote. The second link is a model that supports multiple cable types and they now have HDTV models also. If my setup grows anymore, this is the way I would go.

As far as internet, you really only need one source, and both cable and dsl units support a seperate connection off of your telephone or cable/dish connection.

To use more than one internet connection, you would need to purchase a router that allows more than one input, such as some models of Cisco. At this point, we are talking a minimum of a Cisco 2501 with at least 3 ethernet connections (two in, one to your switch) and supports "stand by routing". What that means, is that input one has 1 fixed IP address, input 2 has another fixed IP address, and a third address is your "standby" address, or the one used in your network connection as having a source from one port or the other. Standby routing uses one link until it goes down, then automatically switches to the other link.

There are now also ways to load-share network connections over multiple upstream router connections, but they are also difficult to setup and "fine-tune".

If you are not a network administrator/manager, I would not try to configure this one yourself, but they are valid questions for a qualified network engineer who might be building this for you.

Answer 3

Yes, I did but someone else hooked it all up for me. The satellite box hooked up to my receiver as "VCR1" and the cable was plugged into "Video". Satellite was on channel 3 and cable was on channel 4 on the TV. I used a universal remote to switch things around. It was tricky at first but I got use to it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You most certainly can. If you want each TV to be able to have both options, you would just need devices that will be able to toggle between satellite and cable. Not a hard fix.

Answer 6

yes, it just might be alittle confusing having to switch from satellite to cable, but its not confusing really. It would be a waste to have internet on both though because you really only need one internet provider.

Answer 7

Well yes you can, but why would you want to spend the extra money?

Answer 8

yeah, but you may or may not need another tv. Just depends on what you are working with