Does long DSL cable reduce internet speed?

[Tyty]

Hello I am wondering if having a long DSL wire from my modem into the wall jack will reduce the speed heavily...I should be getting 6mbps but it drops to random numbers and the DSL light blinks and cuts out sometime when i play online games and have steam running. I had my ISP come out to my apartment twice now, they say my line is find and gave me a new modem/router combo and replaced my wall jack but i still have the problem with my internet cutting out sometimes. I have a 15ft-25ft line cord and a short 6ft enthrum cord. would getting a dsl microfilter solve my problem even though i dont use a home phone?

[_I_]

dsl over 100ft from the street/pole to modem will reduce its performance

if you cant swtich to fiber/cable best to put the dsl modem as close to where the line enters the building, then run cat5e/6 to a router in your appartment

rain can effect dsl performance if its burried underground between the street/building

[Tyty]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von _I_:

dsl over 100ft from the street/pole to modem will reduce its performance

if you cant swtich to fiber/cable best to put the dsl modem as close to where the line enters the building, then run cat5e/6 to a router in your appartment

rain can effect dsl performance if its burried underground between the street/building

like as close to the wall jack as possible? and no i cant, i wish i could

[CursedPanther]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ღTytyღ:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von _I_:

dsl over 100ft from the street/pole to modem will reduce its performance

if you cant swtich to fiber/cable best to put the dsl modem as close to where the line enters the building, then run cat5e/6 to a router in your appartment

rain can effect dsl performance if its burried underground between the street/building

like as close to the wall jack as possible? and no i cant, i wish i could

That's unfortunate. The laws of physics can't be ignored though.

[banzaigtv]

Get a wireless network PCI-E card or a wireless network USB device. That should solve the issue. I have a computer placed across the room from where the modem is and the Wi-Fi connection works just fine.

[_I_]

distance from the wall jack to hte modem makes very little difference
its the distance fromk the dsl hub at the street to the dsl modem thats important

[Azza ☠]

Disconnect all other devices from the phone line and check it.

http://www.speedtest.net/

If it's better, then use filters or replace those devices with another that doesn't cause so much interences.

Cable length quality depends on Cat type... however it can be very long if Cat 5/6:

Cat 5e is 75m before degrade.
Cat 6 is 100m before degrade.

If using older Cat cable (4 or below), consider replacement.

[CursedPanther]

Let's just say whatever you do within the household for the last leg won't help much with the final bandwidth. Like _I_ has said, it isn't like you can go outside and physically move that ISP switching box closer to your place. You'll just have to settle with the best effort provided by the ISP, or move to somewhere with better Internet coverage.

[Tyty]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von banzaigtv:

Get a wireless network PCI-E card or a wireless network USB device. That should solve the issue. I have a computer placed across the room from where the modem is and the Wi-Fi connection works just fine.

Heard wireless isnt good for gaming

[Azza ☠]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ღTytyღ:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von banzaigtv:

Get a wireless network PCI-E card or a wireless network USB device. That should solve the issue. I have a computer placed across the room from where the modem is and the Wi-Fi connection works just fine.

Heard wireless isnt good for gaming

Wireless in most cases will reduce your pingage and increase drop rate... ethernet cable is 10 times more stable, even if it's a mile across the entire house.

[banzaigtv]

I have not run into issues with wireless networking. A PCI-E wireless network card is often better than a USB wireless network device if you choose to go that route.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Use the shortest Phone Cord you can for going from Wall to DSL Modem.
Like 6ft or less. If then after this you need your Router in a difference spot, running a longer Cat5/Cat6 Ethernet Cable from DSL Modem to Router won't be an issue. Avoid WiFi for Gaming Systems; as DSL is already slow, WiFi makes it worse.

You do not use a DSL Filter on the line that the Modem is on.
The filters are to connect to where you have phones in the home using that line.
Avoid using any splitters where your DSL modem would connect with the main line, as those can always pose possible issues with the DSL modem getting the best/stable sync/connection between your modem and the service station.


Get a Router that allows you to prioritize all your connections; so you can force WiFi (for things like Phones, Tablets, TVs) to be less of a priority. Use Wired connection for your gaming PCs or Consoles and make them the higher priority so as to have the best possible connection for gaming.

Always use Ethernet of the higher-grade cable; such as CAT5E or CAT6E
The "E" means it is double-shielded and rated for 350Mhz (non-E are typically single-shielded @ 150Mhz); Cat5 is up to 100mbps; Cat6 is up to 1Gbps. So having them all higher quality Cat6E is what you want if you want the best file transfer/streaming of files from Device-to-Device over LAN, as long as those PCs all support 1Gbit LAN and use CAT6 cables, they should all get this kind of highspeed transfer rate for LAN based.

[banzaigtv]

Cat6 is the best solution in your case. Only use Wi-Fi if you're on cable internet. Personally, I had no issues with Wi-Fi, but it depends on what games you are playing. A PCI-E wireless card is the best choice if even Cat6 is ineffective. But the bottom line is to get a single Cat6 line and not use extensions.

[CursedPanther]

Guys, you've gone completely off-topic. OP isn't looking for a solution on how to have a gigabit LAN party. His real issue is that his ISP isn't able to provide him a good broadband service, which 6Mbps is slow enough as it is in the first place. It won't matter if he spends thousands of dollars on state-of-the-art equipment inside the house, his options are still very limited.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von CursedPanther:

Guys, you've gone completely off-topic. OP isn't looking for a solution on how to make a gigabit LAN party. His real issue is that his ISP isn't able to provide him a good broadband service, which 6Mbps is slow enough as it is in the first place. It won't matter if he spends thousands of dollars on state-of-the-art equipment inside the house, his options are still very limited.

Yea he asked about the Phone Cable; asked and answered.
Now for the PCs you want good ethernet cables, this has nothing to do with your ISP connection speed. CAT6E is cheap, so just use nothing but that.

Avoid all the WiFi crap, period.

[banzaigtv]

Or switch to cable internet. Comcast and Time Warner offer data speeds which blow DSL out of the water.