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Meatball
28-03-2009, 17:24
Hiya. We currently have two virgin wall sockets, one upstairs and one downstairs. The downstairs wall socket is feeding the V+ Box and the standard Virgin box in the conservatory. The upstairs box is currently feeding the 50mb broadband modem. I'm trying to move my broadband modem to the downstairs wall socket so all three (V+ Box, Standard box & 50mb broadband box) are downstairs. Would the set-up below work and is the splitter I've purchased suitable? (See diagrams)

BEFORE
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AFTER
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Sirius
28-03-2009, 17:28
Hiya. Pretty simple, I'm trying to move my broadband modem downstairs as we no longer have a PC upstairs. The downstairs wall socket is already running the V+ Box and the standard Virgin box in the conservatory. Would the splitter I've purchased work? (See diagrams)



The wall socket upstairs which currently feeds the 50Mb broadband box would not be used if I move the broadband box downstairs :).

sorry it will not. That splitter is intended for those that want to stop the lnb power going to a tv. Note the bit in red

I suggest this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29530
Meatball
28-03-2009, 17:34
sorry it will not. That splitter is intended for those that want to stop the lnb power going to a tv. Note the bit in red

I suggest this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=29530

Fantastic thanks for the quick reply. Lucky I double checked before opening it :). Can you not get 3-Way splitters anywhere?
Sirius
28-03-2009, 17:47
Fantastic thanks for the quick reply. Lucky I double checked before opening it :). Can you not get 3-Way splitters anywhere?

As you split the feed the more you reduce the signal strengh. Be very careful you don't reduce it to the point you have cause a fault because if you do and the Virgin engineer comes out to fix that fault and See's you coursed it you will be charged for the call out.
Meatball
28-03-2009, 17:55
As you split the feed the more you reduce the signal strengh. Be very careful you don't reduce it to the point you have cause a fault because if you do and the Virgin engineer comes out to fix that fault and See's you coursed it you will be charged for the call out.

That's what I was worried about. Do you think it would work using the splitter you linked me, or would the signal strength be too low?
Sirius
28-03-2009, 18:20
That's what I was worried about. Do you think it would work using the splitter you linked me, or would the signal strength be too low?

That's a piece of string question. You don't know what the levels are before you start to fit extra kit so if that is the case then you cannot make the decision on if it will work. To be honest i would not touch it unless you know what your doing. If you make a mess and virgin end up coming out are you ok paying them should they bill you for fitting no virgin kit to there network ????
Meatball
28-03-2009, 18:26
That's a piece of string question. You don't know what the levels are before you start to fit extra kit so if that is the case then you cannot make the decision on if it will work. To be honest i would not touch it unless you know what your doing. If you make a mess and virgin end up coming out are you ok paying them should they bill you for fitting no virgin kit to there network ????

Thanks for your help. I think I'll give it a try anyway. All I have to do is remove the second splitter and everything will be back to normal :). It would just mean I'd have to keep the modem upstairs and hook up all the desktops downstairs via wireless .