Checked my outside box, it says 2 way splitter rated 5 -1000 mhz.
They may have split it there, as my router is in a different room to my TV.
Hi mate,
I am on stats page for both upstream and downstream but I dont know what im supposed to look at. I cant find where SNR is? Plus I dont even know how much signal has changed and gone down since splitter?
I would imagine what ever the acceptable levels are it will apply to the feed directly in router and not so much to splitter as the level will drop due to signal loss with splitter.
So I could have a splitter on the outside box? so you had a 1000mhz frequency splitter in your house?
That's the thing mate I have been on the stats page and gone on downstream and upstream but there are so many columns/rows and information what readings am I supposed to look at? That's what I can't figure out.
Also wouldn't you lose 4dB or more signal loss on each output on splitter like 2 way splitter?
If you have a high quality cable, connectors and splitter will you get a slight signal loss compared to cheap kits or will it be the same?
That's the thing mate I have been on the stats page and gone on downstream and upstream but there are so many columns/rows and information what readings am I supposed to look at? That's what I can't figure out.
Also wouldn't you lose 4dB or more signal loss on each output on splitter like 2 way splitter?
If you have a high quality cable, connectors and splitter will you get a slight signal loss compared to cheap kits or will it be the same?
If I had the same modem as you, it would be easier to guide you, as to what you actually need to look at. In general U/S & D/S power levels, & SNR are the most important readings to note.
You have said previously that you have posted on VM's forums. Perhaps if you look on there again, you will see a post by someone telling you where to look & what to post, to provide the correct info. As I said earlier, I'm surprised that no one asked you for this info before, when you told them that you had intermittent problems.
Yes. you will get around 4dB loss on each output of the splitter.
In theory, you will get less loss through better quality cables, but for the short lengths we are talking about here, I doubt that it would make much difference. I have always assumed that the splitters were all constructed the same way. I have used Poundland splitters in the past with no problems, but then I haven't actually measured the signal loss through them. How they compare to splitters that look the same, but cost many times more to buy, I don't know.
Can you just remind me again how often your internet disconnects under normal circumstances (i.e. with your box, splitters, etc. disconnected & the feed connected straight to your router)?
I will go on the router stats and see if I can make sense of the readings.
An engineer who is close said that you will lose 3.5- 4dB on a 2 way splitter and 6-7dB on a 3 way splitter in general and not on each output. You think the information I got is right as I thought you would lose 4dB approx on EACH output? I'm just confused.
So you way say cheap quality long cables (kit from ebay) will have more signal loss than high quality long cables? So there won't be any difference in loss between short cheap cables and long high quality cables?
Well without anything connected and the main feed into the router I don't get intermittent connections...yet. But with splitter and extra cables sometimes and randomly these issues happen.
As I can't work out what acceptable levels are before splitter and after splitter is connected the engineer said that to give him MAC address so he can go into router to see what problems are, check downstream and upstream levels and what the acceptable signal levels. My question is should I give MAC address and is it risky to give it? Will the person know I'm using splitter or box?
So MAC address doesn't actually show you use a splitter and box?
So MAC address doesn't actually show you use a splitter and box?
No. The MAC address is purely a unique number assigned to equipment that is used on a network. It has nothing to do with showing whether you are using a box & splitter.
As I said above. I have never heard of VM detecting unauthorised boxes on their network. I'm sure it would be all over the internet if they had done.