Splitter degrading signal. Get better one?

[Slickone]

I have this exact 1Ghz splitter, made by Ideal (bought at Home Depot). Every few months or so my Comcast cable internet will go through a spell where for a few days I lose signal and can't connect for a period of time. Sometimes it will eventually come back for awhile - a few minutes, hours, etc. Sometimes not. It does this every day for a few days then it's fine again till next time. The cable is run from Comcast's splitter in the outside box, maybe 50 feet?, to the above linked splitter, then one cable to the TV and other to the cable modem. When the problem occurs, I can bypass the splitter and the signal is fine. Will buying a better splittler fix the problem? Either a 2Ghz and/or just a better quality one?

 

[Big Lar]

A different splitter probably Will Not help. What it seems is happening, is that your incoming signal is low, and when it gets hot out, you are losing signal, hence you are borderline. What modem are you using?

Larry

ps.. The Ideal splitter is 1 of the good ones.

 

[Slickone]

It's a Motorola SB5100. Was supposed to be one of the better models. It has the built in webpage showing the signal strength. Though when there's no signal, you can't even get to that page (shouldn't you be able to?). The standby button doesn't work during that time either.

 

[PurdueRy]

perhaps try a signal amplifier before the splitter

 

[Slickone]

Can anyone confirm I should get an amplifier?

 

[etech]

No you don't want an amp before your modem.

Two choices.

1) Do what I did and run another cable so you only have one splitter on the cable.

2) Try two taps instead of two splitters.

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?t=198915

For example only.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Regal-DC-4...68128762QQcmdZViewItem


Check that the cable from the splitter to the modem is RG6 and that all of the connections are tight.

 

[Big Lar]

etech has you all squared away Quick question tho, What are your signal levels on any given day on the moto?