There is an aerial cable that comes to this splitter (from the left) that splits out two cables. The one powering my modem is the one that’s damaged.
I’ve been having internet issues during the day for the last few days (I live in the northeast US, so very cold right now if that’s relevant). It’s only during the day. Internet speed is VERY slow when it’s connected (<10mbps download, <1 upload) and it is constantly disconnecting. But at nights internet is normal with no interruptions (160mbsp download, 10 upload). I had a tech scheduled to come out to fix the cable today but the guy never showed up (I could do it on my own but don’t fully trust myself with it) but it seems weird it’s only happening during the day. Is this actually the issue?
The other cable from the splitter goes nowhere, so is not an option. This is a rented house so there’s only so much I can do.
Just judging by the fading label - absolutely.
Generally, I’ve always replaced splitters about every several years. (No more than 5.) They do go bad over time.
If that doesn’t work, I’d recommend considering replacing the coax.
Yes. That and your splitter. Every split weakens the signal. It wasn’t a huge problem in the days of cable. For internet, signal strength really impacts bandwidt, or speed. You want a direct line to the modem for best signal or an an applified splitter. If you also use for cable. You can find them on Amazon for fairly cheap.
That connection can be cut and fixed really easily as well. Just watch a YouTube video on how to do it. A razorblade will work if you don’t have a dedicated coax stripper.
No longer water tight. No drip loop. Guessing you have moisture in you jacket creating resistance. Replace entire length of cable. Water could have ran yards inside. Next time demand a drip loop to prevent ruining entire lengths of cable.
yes.
if you plug your cable’s ethernet to your pc and go to it’s main router page, you can see the sign strenth and other stats. 9/10 it’s a very strong signal and usually it’s your router/wifi area that’s struggling.
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Yes. Very yes.
Short answer = yes
The cable needs replacing and it should be covered up when outside too.
This will ruin your broadband but also potentially affect the entire segment.
Call your local cable company to fix it for you.
Good luck
It’s not helping
Yup. Cold temperatures (as well as high heat) will always cause interruptions with your internet devices.
Would recommend you that it’s easy to fix the damaged connector but if you don’t have the spare connectors with similar dimensions, then it’s better to send this image through email to your ISP & explain that it’s on a spot where temperatures drop very low.
TL;DR: minimum 2 mins of work with fixing it, but still would recommend that the ISP technician fixed the connector
Yea, 100%. Easy fix with the right tools. Just call your ISP to come out and fix it for free.
After studying the Foto for at least 1 second : Yes
Just to chime in as a LV engineer. Not only is it in a bad spot and rusting, it’s a 1000mhz swept coax splitter. Aka old af. Replace with 3000mhz in a jbox.
I’ve never seen splitters go up to 3000Mhz. 2500Mhz is the highest I’ve seen.
Yes, and regarding the appointment, it has been a busy week for ISPs and understaffed techOps, I am tech support not dispatch and a poor tech called my at 8:00pm still working on a cx house, (with no dispatch assistance bc they left at 6:00pm)
Try to reschedule the appointment, having that exposed may be being affected by humidity, change of temperature during the day, etc
Looks pretty poor. If the 2nd cable from the splitter doesn’t go anywhere useful, you could just get rid of the splitter, and join the two ends with a straight-thru connector instead of that rusty old splitter. That and fixing the cable sound like good first steps to fixing your problem.