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ziplock9000's avatar
ziplock9000
On our wavelength
11 months ago

Pings are 2-3 times worse after extra TV box installed.

An engineer has just hooked up a new TV box and it's made the pings on my internet connection substantially worse with a spread that is 2-3 times longer.
The includes images shows my pings before and after the installation, along with after resetting the box using MetaPing to reddit.com, bbc.co.uk, facebook.com, youtube.com and twitter.com
It's now been 90 minutes and it's still the same.


      • carl_pearce's avatar
        carl_pearce
        Community elder

        legacy1 wrote:

        power levels won't cause this


        The only thing that's changed is the addition of another device, which would affect power levels.

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person

    Additional boxes use a direct connection to the coax to receive the live broadcast channels. While this won’t affect the speed of the connection, the additional cable & splitter will add resistance to the entire installation, so a signal balance is essential to keep the levels right.