Rain fucks up Cable Modems - GoFuckYourself.com

pr0 · 11-16-2002, 10:48 PM

Why in the hell does a rain storm fuck up cable modems so bad? I first noticed it living in NC, but its been the same story in all the other places in the U.S. i've lived. With comcast, adelphia & Road Runner.

Anyone else notice a shitty connection (if not a dropped connection) when it rains?

Ping google.com with no rain = 100ms
Ping google.com with rain = 220ms

quiet · 11-16-2002, 10:49 PM

weird. never noticed before.

pr0 · 11-16-2002, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by quiet
weird. never noticed before.

I'm not sure if/how it affects newer cable systems/lines in canada, but next time theres a rain storm in your town do a ping check & see if its lower than normal.

I've checked this with several other friends all around the U.S. & they also notice slow downs & dropped connections.

Fletch XXX · 11-16-2002, 10:50 PM

doest rain here, so it doesnt fuck my connection.

SetTheWorldonFire · 11-16-2002, 10:51 PM

I worry about stupid fucks wrecking and hitting a dam pole causing outages. Lots of fog this time of year.

Probono · 11-16-2002, 10:53 PM

Rain kills my cable connection until it drys out.

Fortunately it rarely rains in the land of milk and honey; or is that Tequila and Burritos.

Kris · 11-16-2002, 10:54 PM

never had a problem here, rained for almost 3 weeks straight... sorry to hear

pr0 · 11-16-2002, 10:55 PM

Well honestly it wouldn't really bother me....but i can't figure out what causes it...i mean, how could the rain fuck up a cable line?

Exxxotica · 11-16-2002, 10:58 PM

Dam... Ive noticed that too... I think.

I know nothing about wires and cable stuff... but it's been raining really hard here for the past week... and my cable connection has been REALLY shitty.

I never knew the rain could have anything to do with it. Wow.

Probono · 11-16-2002, 11:03 PM

All it takes is for some moisture to get into the cable, the Db loss increases and you are slowed or trashed util it drys out. Old Coax, cracked coax, unweatherized connectors.

Exxxotica · 11-16-2002, 11:08 PM

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Originally posted by Probono
All it takes is for some moisture to get into the cable, the Db loss increases and you are slowed or trashed util it drys out. Old Coax, cracked coax, unweatherized connectors.

Dam... living in Oregun... Im fucked.

cherrylula · 11-16-2002, 11:11 PM

I love science.

pr0 · 11-16-2002, 11:13 PM

I wonder if its the connectors going into the house, in which case it might make sense to put the connectors on the inside...like in a garage i guess.

thatdykeliz · 11-17-2002, 12:25 AM

not a cable connection but...when I had a wireless DSL connection (and oh how I miss it, I'd sell my kid for that goddamn wireless connection right about now) it used to go out on me when it rained. Maybe the raindrops were getting in between me and the signal?

Firehorse · 11-17-2002, 12:38 AM

We had problems with our cable provider not because of the weather, all sorted now, hope yours is sorted too!

Gemini · 11-17-2002, 12:42 AM

Cable connects run thru repeaters mounted on poles and they aren't very wethertight, let alone if the cable guy remembers to button the weather hood back down so they tend to have increased resistance when wet.

And thats why cable s*cks in large cities. Repeaters run $10-12k each and the more people in an area on the line, the more repeaters needed to keep up the speed. At 40 a pop per sunscription, they can't afford the required repeaters.

Ask Equinox about the night he was down to 3200 baud on cable (major University district) and my dialup was running 49,333.

.:Frog:. · 11-17-2002, 12:44 AM

I've had a cable modem for 3 years and ADSL about 2 years. ADSL seems more stable. Cable has faster maximum speed but adsl seems to be faster on average and has no problems in the rain.

pr0 · 11-17-2002, 12:47 AM

I hear ya gemini...i bet big city cable blows cock.

I'm not in a large city though & hardly anyone is on my network, in fact i can select any of 250+ ip's at any time...and i've never picked one someone else is using....

It runs fast as hell downloads around 300-400k, & downloads html at t-1 speed....but when it rains, forgetaboutit

PersianKitty · 11-17-2002, 12:53 AM

Just checked mine.. we've had a fair amount of rain today...

Normally I test at speeds between 1.8 and 2.3 megabits. Tonight it's 1.2 to 1.4 megabits.

Gemini · 11-17-2002, 12:53 AM

I get to pick up all sorts of needless tidbits pr0. The old man still has friends in all the trades from the years he was a contractor. Now and then one stops by and they talk about all of that junk.

Have to admit I was curious about that particular subject. We stick with dsl and even with the old as heck lines in this area, it goes 3 times faster than a neighbors cable. And we don't even have the business connection speed. lol

pr0 · 11-17-2002, 12:54 AM

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Originally posted by PersianKitty
Just checked mine.. we've had a fair amount of rain today...

Normally I test at speeds between 1.8 and 2.3 megabits. Tonight it's 1.2 to 1.4 megabits.

Another person confirming a slowdown, interesting. Btw...do you pay extra to get 2mb speeds?

PersianKitty · 11-17-2002, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by pr0

Another person confirming a slowdown, interesting. Btw...do you pay extra to get 2mb speeds?

No.. and I was amazed that I see speeds up to that at times. Usually it's between 1.8 and 2.0. They told me for $80/mo they'd uncap the router and I'd see 3mb..but heck... you're still at the mercy of the servers on the other end of things...and all the routers in between.

EscortBiz · 11-17-2002, 01:31 AM

underground fiber is the answer

HeadPimp · 11-17-2002, 02:08 AM

Crappy connections that get wet (as discussed) or maybe more traffic on your local network when it is rainy and shitty out...?

SimonBalk · 11-17-2002, 02:15 AM

99% of the time my connection is OK. the other 1% occurs when it's raining and not raining, so I don't think that rain affects my connection.

chodadog · 11-17-2002, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pr0
Why in the hell does a rain storm fuck up cable modems so bad? I first noticed it living in NC, but its been the same story in all the other places in the U.S. i've lived. With comcast, adelphia & Road Runner.

Anyone else notice a shitty connection (if not a dropped connection) when it rains?

Ping google.com with no rain = 100ms
Ping google.com with rain = 220ms

A friend of mine is on comcast, somewhere in Maryland. Her cable has also dropped out due to rain. Fucking weird. Cable is fine down here, sunshine or rain.

titmowse · 11-17-2002, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pr0
Why in the hell does a rain storm fuck up cable modems so bad? I first noticed it living in NC, but its been the same story in all the other places in the U.S. i've lived. With comcast, adelphia & Road Runner.

Anyone else notice a shitty connection (if not a dropped connection) when it rains?

Ping google.com with no rain = 100ms
Ping google.com with rain = 220ms

hmmm. electro-magnetical forces affected by rain. c'mon think!

justsexxx · 11-17-2002, 07:50 AM

Hmm didn't notice is, but maybe the reason is, that when it rains, more ppl using the cable to browse the internet, and that slow down your connection a lil?

Andre

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Probono Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Under the Rainbow Posts: 2,731	Rain kills my cable connection until it drys out. Fortunately it rarely rains in the land of milk and honey; or is that Tequila and Burritos.

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pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	Well honestly it wouldn't really bother me....but i can't figure out what causes it...i mean, how could the rain fuck up a cable line?

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Exxxotica Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregun Posts: 4,396	Dam... Ive noticed that too... I think. I know nothing about wires and cable stuff... but it's been raining really hard here for the past week... and my cable connection has been REALLY shitty. I never knew the rain could have anything to do with it. Wow. __________________ Needs some really great hosting? Black Seven note: I do not work for Blackseven... Im just grateful for their kick ass hosting...so quit bothering them when I hurt your feelings... pussy

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Probono Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Under the Rainbow Posts: 2,731	All it takes is for some moisture to get into the cable, the Db loss increases and you are slowed or trashed util it drys out. Old Coax, cracked coax, unweatherized connectors.

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cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	I love science.

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pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	I wonder if its the connectors going into the house, in which case it might make sense to put the connectors on the inside...like in a garage i guess.

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thatdykeliz Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: talkin dirty on the phone Posts: 1,026	not a cable connection but...when I had a wireless DSL connection (and oh how I miss it, I'd sell my kid for that goddamn wireless connection right about now) it used to go out on me when it rained. Maybe the raindrops were getting in between me and the signal? __________________ <font size="1" font color="black"><i><b>"No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater...than central air."</i> -- Dogma</b> ICQ#169.839.131</font>

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Gemini Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: o-HI-o Posts: 7,183	Cable connects run thru repeaters mounted on poles and they aren't very wethertight, let alone if the cable guy remembers to button the weather hood back down so they tend to have increased resistance when wet. And thats why cable s*cks in large cities. Repeaters run $10-12k each and the more people in an area on the line, the more repeaters needed to keep up the speed. At 40 a pop per sunscription, they can't afford the required repeaters. Ask Equinox about the night he was down to 3200 baud on cable (major University district) and my dialup was running 49,333.

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.:Frog:. Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ~ C A N A D A ~ Posts: 2,123	I've had a cable modem for 3 years and ADSL about 2 years. ADSL seems more stable. Cable has faster maximum speed but adsl seems to be faster on average and has no problems in the rain. __________________ <a href="http://www.pornopayouts.com/?rid=pp3076">PornoPayouts</a> Tons of Hosted Galleries. Last edited by .:Frog:.; 11-17-2002 at 12:45 AM..

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pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	I hear ya gemini...i bet big city cable blows cock. I'm not in a large city though & hardly anyone is on my network, in fact i can select any of 250+ ip's at any time...and i've never picked one someone else is using.... It runs fast as hell downloads around 300-400k, & downloads html at t-1 speed....but when it rains, forgetaboutit

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PersianKitty Meow Media Inc. Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the valley of the sun, cactus, tacos, tequila, and nod Posts: 7,785	Just checked mine.. we've had a fair amount of rain today... Normally I test at speeds between 1.8 and 2.3 megabits. Tonight it's 1.2 to 1.4 megabits.

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HeadPimp Bad Mo-Fo Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,772	Crappy connections that get wet (as discussed) or maybe more traffic on your local network when it is rainy and shitty out...?

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SimonBalk Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 197	99% of the time my connection is OK. the other 1% occurs when it's raining and not raining, so I don't think that rain affects my connection. __________________

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justsexxx Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 13,723	Hmm didn't notice is, but maybe the reason is, that when it rains, more ppl using the cable to browse the internet, and that slow down your connection a lil? Andre __________________ Questions? ICQ: 125184542