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Originally Posted by dfiler Oops, my bad. Looks like you can use both coax and category wiring simultaneously. Here's a thread that gets into the nitty gritty: http://text.broadbandreports.com/for...all-Impossible

A NIM (like the actiontec all-in-one device) always needs coax to the ONT. But it doesn't have to be used as a router. It can be placed on the LAN behind your choice of router, which in turn is connected to the ONT by twisted pair.