@home calbe signal too weak

rufusy · Post by **rufusy** » Wed May 09, 2001 10:39 pm

Anyway to boost the cable signal? I will lose connection between 11am-9pm and today I unplug the spliter that separates my modem cable and tv cable outside of my house and I can log in again. I don't want to go out and unplug my tv cabel everyday, so it there a way to boost the signal on my modem cable so I don't get disconnected? thanks

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu May 10, 2001 8:22 am

you have to get a line amplifier, have the technician come out and install it, unless you could find it at a radio shack or something...but call up your ISP, say explain your problem, they will have a tech out in a week or so...

donald_k · Post by **donald_k** » Thu May 10, 2001 9:25 pm

Call your cable company and let them fix it. Yes radioshack sells two way AMPs that will work with cable modems but if the signal is boosted to much your modem could jam the node up and your cable company will cut you off promptly. I know my cable company would gladly do it then the customer taking it in their own hands and service appointments are free. So up here my MSO would not tolerate it if the customer installed AMP screwed up the system.

rpeAMP · Post by **rpeAMP** » Fri May 11, 2001 12:00 am

Most cable amplifiers are NOT two-way so be cautious if you choose to do this. As drdoug99 and donald_k have already said, definately give your cable company a call. More than likely, they will replace the splitter that's creating the problem or they will drop a new line from the tap to where your modem is to isolate the TV from the modem.