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Posted by $Bill on October 23, 2005, 6:38 am
cthiim@optonline.net wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having trouble with a Digital splitter that keeps failing and has
> required replacement 4 times in 2 months. I have Cablevision which
> splits one time after entering my home. After splitting, one cable
> goes to my HDTV Digital box for my tv, the other cable goes to my cable
> modem. While trying to go online, I would get the message "cannot find
> server." After my original conversation with Cablevision over the
> phone he advised that I connect my modem directly to the incoming
> cable, thereby bypassing the splitter and that worked. I immediately
> replaced the splitter and things were fine. The same thing has now
> happened four times in 2 months. Is this very unusual and is there
> something that could remedy this problem??
Brand of splitter and model ?
Mhz range ?
Digital ?
Db drop per leg and number of legs ? Are all legs the same drop ?
Does it list any of these specs ? : Intermodulation, Isolation, Return Loss,
Insertion Loss
Maybe you just need better quality ?
What sort of power levels is your modem showing ?
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