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kwikbreaks · 25-01-2012, 07:04

In the past my connection had a high upstream power level (varying up to 58dBmV) and was put on a lower attenuation tap and fitted with a 6dB FPA. It then sat around 50dBmV for ages.

Then came congestion. There was some sort of relief work done which put me on a different CMTS and changed my IP but didn't move the power level noticeably. It also didn't properly fix the congestion issues but as I'd downgraded to 10Mbps at least I saw speeds in line with what I pay although I suspect gamers wouldn't be happy bunnies.

Since then I've seen a several short outages and a couple of small downshifts in upstream power until it sat at ~ 45dBmV. Last night at around 2am there was an hour outage. I'm still on the same IP and channels but the upstream is now 35.25dBmV. Downstreams unchanged at 3-4dBmV.

So....
Should I remove the FPA?

25-01-2012, 07:04	#1
kwikbreaks Inactive Join Date: May 2010 Services: Plusnet FTTC, FoxSat HDR for TV, Vonage VOIP. Posts: 2,082	So what's occurring? In the past my connection had a high upstream power level (varying up to 58dBmV) and was put on a lower attenuation tap and fitted with a 6dB FPA. It then sat around 50dBmV for ages. Then came congestion. There was some sort of relief work done which put me on a different CMTS and changed my IP but didn't move the power level noticeably. It also didn't properly fix the congestion issues but as I'd downgraded to 10Mbps at least I saw speeds in line with what I pay although I suspect gamers wouldn't be happy bunnies. Since then I've seen a several short outages and a couple of small downshifts in upstream power until it sat at ~ 45dBmV. Last night at around 2am there was an hour outage. I'm still on the same IP and channels but the upstream is now 35.25dBmV. Downstreams unchanged at 3-4dBmV. So.... Should I remove the FPA?