Re: Time to replace my Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem?

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Post #257,691

6/4/06 1:52:24 PM

Re: Time to replace my Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem?

Your modem is fine. The problem is the upstream power level. Something is wrong woth your cable provider's plant. I fought with mine for years. Nothing happened until the device in question deteriorated to the point that it screwed up TV as well as internet. Then they fixed it on a Sunday night.

You might try an RMS RDA-L1R drop amp. Nearly all drop amps are one way. This is one of the rare ones to boost in both directions. It will give you a 10 Db boost upstream, reducing the power level into the 40s.

It worked for me.

Kweisi

Post #257,712

by Another Scott

6/4/06 8:09:46 PM

Thanks for the followup - looks interesting.

My connection's been pretty good the last few weeks with no changes on my end. My ISP is having troubles today (it seems like DNS issues, but using Greg's DNS didn't help much), but otherwise it's been pretty good.

The RMS RDA-L1R looks interesting. If I have more problems I'll keep it in mind.

Thanks, and welcome!

Cheers,
Scott.

Time to replace my Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem? - (Another Scott) - (20) - Nov. 6, 2005, 12:48:04 PM EST

FWIW - (imqwerky) - (17) - Nov. 6, 2005, 01:49:58 PM EST

Thanks Amy. More info. - (Another Scott) - (14) - Nov. 6, 2005, 02:56:02 PM EST

I've had my SurfBoard since before - (folkert) - (9) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:02:12 PM EST

Thanks, Greg - (imqwerky) - Nov. 6, 2005, 05:48:42 PM EST

Yours is screaming compared to mine. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:00:57 PM EST

The OS and stuff is on the Help Page. - (folkert) - (5) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:08:24 PM EST

Ah, OK. Here it is. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:20:12 PM EST

Dread intermittent? - (Ashton) - (3) - Nov. 6, 2005, 10:41:43 PM EST

Yeah. :-( - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2005, 12:05:13 AM EST

HAM Licenses... and other schtuff. - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 12:08:03 PM EST

Thanks. :-) I'll put it on The List. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 7, 2005, 01:56:58 PM EST

On cable amplifiers... - (Another Scott) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:27:59 PM EST

Re: Wiring outside. - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:01:06 PM EST

When we got cable internet they had rentals. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 6, 2005, 06:08:46 PM EST

The $44.95/mo. is the broadband internat part only. - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Nov. 6, 2005, 10:13:47 PM EST

Broadband is $39.95/mo for us. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 6, 2005, 10:26:17 PM EST

I've had a 4100 for 4 years. - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 01:08:08 AM EST

Ditto -NT - (jbrabeck) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:42:35 AM EST

Re: Time to replace my Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem? - (kweisi) - (1) - June 4, 2006, 01:52:24 PM EDT

Thanks for the followup - looks interesting. - (Another Scott) - June 4, 2006, 08:09:46 PM EDT

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