Cable Problems

RustySpoon

I have a strange problem which causes my internet to go off every 5 minutes or so so ill be brief. We just moved into a new apartement and I wanted to have cable in my room so we had it done from the living room throguh the wall. Now the problem is that the internet idint work. I tried removing the thingo that splits it into 2 and then it only works briefly and rarely. I called the ISP dudes and they just said that it'll take a day or two to come have a look at, but its cheaper to find the problem myself.
Suggestions anyone?

eediot

Hmm.. are you on Telstra [Australia]? We have similar problems, and they're really really annoying. Nothing we do makes it better, and Telstra has horrible [re: HORRIBLE] customer service. They can't tell a hat from a shoe.

douchebagatron

so it didnt work at all with the router? and it flickers without the router? hmmm. i have cox cable, and i had a similar problem where i would lose internet every few minutes, it would just drop to zero connect for about 10 seconds. i called up the customer service and talked to the guy and he fidgetted with it and i ended up unplugging everything a couple times and plugging it back in, while he was doin whatever he was doin, and that fixed it.

Thansal

sounds like you have a weak signal.

your ISP shouldn't charge you anything (unless it is parts) for fixing a faulty instilation. And they are probably the only ones that can do much.

RustySpoon

<!--QuoteBegin-Thansal+Aug 9 2004, 08:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thansal @ Aug 9 2004, 08:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> sounds like you have a weak signal. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes that's what they said after I ended up calling them.

Well thanks for trying atleast everyone

sacmo2

It could be that ur cable modem might be going bad as well, thus cuaseing a weak single, thus it cutting off, i think u should check the router and the cable modem, if had a simliar prob in the past with a buddy.

taboofires

I had a similar problem until I got a better splitter. Something about not being rated properly. Best of all, the cable repair guy gave it to me for free!

Thansal

<!--QuoteBegin-taboofires+Aug 9 2004, 03:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (taboofires @ Aug 9 2004, 03:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I had a similar problem until I got a better splitter. Something about not being rated properly. Best of all, the cable repair guy gave it to me for free! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
same thing happened to me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

These things are dirt cheap, and with out it you can't actualy use their service, and thus they just lost a customer <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->