6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Hi I noticed when I had my 100mb Superhub installed by a Virgin engineer instead of putting the white coax cable direct into the back of the box he first put a 6db Forward Path Attenuator then put the cable in their ? I mean is this needed and does it effect the speed in anyways I was thinking of taking it off as am not getting stable speeds mostly between 80mb to 91mb

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Check your power levels. If the power levels are off then contact VM to have an engineer booked. The attenuator is used when the power level from the cab is too high and needs to be reduced. It is there to help improve signal levels and thus stability.

80-91Mbps from 100Mbps is perfectly fine.

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Do you really think they fit bits to cut down the weight of their tool box?

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Without wanting to start a war Is shadowman telford cable on a new account? Some of the posts are verging on as ridiculous as his; thinking that 80 - 90 mb/s out of a £45 a month consumer 100 mb broadband isn't good enough?!

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

I have a 15db attenuator fitted as my power levels were way too high on install. Pity the installers didn't check the power levels before they left as I then had to book an engineer visit to fit the attenuator- 30 minutes after they left

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Have you felt my tool bag? ;-)

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I would hope not.
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Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

:LOL:

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The first engineer that came out to install mines put a 15db one on the line instead of adjusting the levels at the box

Second guy adjusted it at the box but put a 4db on

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

None of the engineers I've had on installs even looked at the power levels (initial install and an upgrade).

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

Our PDA's do test them....

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PDA?

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You could have just googled it but here is a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

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Personal Digital Assistant. Google it.

[Edit]
D'oh, beaten by Masque

Re: 6db Attenuator Anyone Had It Fitted ?
 

A really crappy area I work in has 2 29db taps and the upstream is 49 at tap, add cable and an iso it's 54db. I had to fit an hdu and a 15db forward path attenuator.... Roll on the upgrades!