- Jan 16, 2001
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TimeWarner is coming out tomorrow (between 9:00AM and 5:00PM, of course
) to replace the cable drop that connects my apartment with the distribution box.
Last week, I was having bad packet loss problems. It's an intermittent problem that I have been complaining about since May/June 2002. A tech came out and identified about a 32% packet loss and signal loss (db) at the jack in my apartment. (it was bad that day)
Then, he went down to the junction box, unplugged the cable that goes to my apt and plugged his meter thing in. The signal was 20db stronger with no packet loss. So, he came to the conclusion that the cable that connects the box to my apt is bad and scheduled me for the line drop replacement.
Here's what's confusing me; it's the intermittent nature of the problem. Last night, I had blazing speeds (45kb/s UPLOAD) off a cable connection is nothing to sneeze at! Was DLing at close to 300kb/s as well, with only 2% packet loss as measured by the Packet Loss/Line Quality test at DSLReports.
Why would the loss be so bad (max I've measured was 52%!!!!) at sometimes, but everythings just fine at other times? I would think that if my cable was "bad" it would be "bad all the time." BTW, I have no cable TV problems. Picture is clear as a bell.
I would just hate to rot at home all day while they replace the cable only to have the problem still there when they were done.
Opinions or ideas?
ps
My modem is brand new and fine...guy checked it out.
Last week, I was having bad packet loss problems. It's an intermittent problem that I have been complaining about since May/June 2002. A tech came out and identified about a 32% packet loss and signal loss (db) at the jack in my apartment. (it was bad that day)
Then, he went down to the junction box, unplugged the cable that goes to my apt and plugged his meter thing in. The signal was 20db stronger with no packet loss. So, he came to the conclusion that the cable that connects the box to my apt is bad and scheduled me for the line drop replacement.
Here's what's confusing me; it's the intermittent nature of the problem. Last night, I had blazing speeds (45kb/s UPLOAD) off a cable connection is nothing to sneeze at! Was DLing at close to 300kb/s as well, with only 2% packet loss as measured by the Packet Loss/Line Quality test at DSLReports.
Why would the loss be so bad (max I've measured was 52%!!!!) at sometimes, but everythings just fine at other times? I would think that if my cable was "bad" it would be "bad all the time." BTW, I have no cable TV problems. Picture is clear as a bell.
I would just hate to rot at home all day while they replace the cable only to have the problem still there when they were done.
Opinions or ideas?
ps
My modem is brand new and fine...guy checked it out.
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