Signal Dropping Due to Old Hardware
Signal Dropping Due to Old Hardware
I reside in a home divided into four separate rental spaces, each with its own modem and router. The connection quality is quite poor, making streaming difficult. Each unit has its own account and equipment, yet they’re all linked via the same cable entering the building through an Extreme Broadband splitter. From there, the signal travels to each device through the splitter’s outputs. I’m using a NETGEAR Nighthawk Dual-band AC1900 modem/router and connecting my PC via Ethernet. Could there be a more suitable junction point for this setup? I just wish I could find a better solution instead of relocating. Appreciate any advice.
I handle the cost myself. The provider has checked the link and found significant signal loss, though they haven’t offered any solutions.
Sure thing. It’s up to them to send a signal that will cost them money. You’re seeing a “hope the issue disappears” approach. The landlord gave them tools to set up the network inside, but it’s not working. It looks like they’re planning to use ISP data to show the landlord he’s not meeting his obligations and push him to fix things himself. They might also try to get a separate connection outside the house—something the landlord will dislike—and look for places where these issues don’t exist. The landlord has authority over what the ISP can do, but you have leverage over them.
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