Does the cable affect cable modem performance?

[PoonDaddy007]

Just had a technician at our house look at our cable setup. The cable modem has been hella slow and has trouble connecting. He examined the lines outside and said there was no problem outside. He said that the problem could be with the coaxial cable going from the wall to the modem which is some cheapo stuff I bought from Bestbuy or something.

Does it make a difference what type of cable you have from the wall to the modem?

 

[FoBoT]

the guy that installed my cable modem said it did and ran a new line from the outside pole all the way into the basement, he seemed to think he was doing me a big favor

i don't really know for sure

 

[PowerMacG5]

The cable actually does make a difference. Newer RG-6 cable will give you the best performance. Remember, cable modem's operate on frequencies that cable TV does not, so a better cable will allow those frequencies to propogate better.

 

[PoonDaddy007]

The cable we use right now looks kinda like this. The inner cable is really thin and brittle and easy to bend. The stuff they used when they came to install the TV boxes was really thick and the inner cable was significantly larger than the one in the modem. Wonder if it makes a diff.

Is there anything I should look for in the cable when I buy new stuff to replace the one now?

 

[Pepsi90919]

allow those frequencies to propogate better.

sometimes i like to masturbate a word into a sentence, even if i don't know what it means.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

allow those frequencies to propogate better.

sometimes i like to masturbate a word into a sentence, even if i don't know what it means.

So ya splooged on yer post?

 

[FoBoT]

poopagate

does that mean the same thing?

 

[John]

Originally posted by: PoonDaddy007
Just had a technician at our house look at our cable setup. The cable modem has been hella slow and has trouble connecting. He examined the lines outside and said there was no problem outside. He said that the problem could be with the coaxial cable going from the wall to the modem which is some cheapo stuff I bought from Bestbuy or something.

Does it make a difference what type of cable you have from the wall to the modem?

It sounds like you had a moron for a technician. If he suspected your "rg-59" cable was inadequate, he could have easily gone out to his truck swapped the cables with a short run of rg-6. He should have also determined how many splitters you have in your house/apt. and made sure the cable modem line was connected to the side of the splitter with the least amount of signal loss. Did he even test your lines with his meter? Call your cable co. back and complain.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

allow those frequencies to propogate better.

sometimes i like to masturbate a word into a sentence, even if i don't know what it means.

Have you ever said anything nice on Anandtech?

 

[Bleep]

Remember, cable modem's operate on frequencies that cable TV does no

Where in the world did you come up with this brilliant piece of information, it is false.

Bleep

 

[PoonDaddy007]

Originally posted by: Bleep

Remember, cable modem's operate on frequencies that cable TV does no

Where in the world did you come up with this brilliant piece of information, it is false.

Bleep

so it makes no difference what kind of cable it is?

 

[Doodoo]

Also makes a difference as to where the cable connects to your modem. When we first got cable i had it connected after it was split like 3 times...then after a few months i couldnt connect. Had to move it downstairs and connect it after the 2nd splitter. Works fine now.

 

[XZeroII]

It means nothing. Just string some paperclips together and it will work fine.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

allow those frequencies to propogate better.

sometimes i like to masturbate a word into a sentence, even if i don't know what it means.

Have you ever said anything nice on Anandtech?

Hes got a point, its spelt wrong too, its "propagate".

Either way, propagate does actually mean to transmit.