A SWM 16 will operate 2 SWM 8 splitters, those 2 splitters will not bridge, but the receivers connected to those splitters will be able to network with each other, now, if they are on separate accounts, I'm not sure if the MRV will work, meaning, if customer a has DVR and whole home, and customer b also has a DVR, or HD receiver, they might be able to see each other, but I don't know, its a good question..
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