FATAL connection

[FATAL]

u have proberbly noticed that when i do come onto meathook i shortly leave then come back,then leave,then come back this is because my modem keeps dropping every 5 mins ?

ive had an enginneer out thats tested it , he left then it dropped again.
so i got a new modem ,it was fine for 1 week then started to drop thursday just gone friday also.
ive tryed rebooting the pc ,dont work
ive try plugging a microfilter into another microfilter ,modem in one phone in the other,dont work
ive tried reinstalling modem drivers ,unplugging phone u name it ive tried it. yesterday when it was dropping it was about 5 o'clock so out of curiosity i tried a speed test here are some of my results

1  05 June 2004 18:37:29  44245 Bps  354 kbps  
2  05 June 2004 18:37:29  44245 Bps  354 kbps  
3  05 June 2004 14:34:47  42996 Bps  344 kbps  
4  05 June 2004 03:17:14  48187 Bps  385 kbps  
5  04 June 2004 22:44:59  44450 Bps  356 kbps  
6  04 June 2004 22:27:07  38443 Bps  308 kbps  
7  04 June 2004 22:26:07  39767 Bps  318 kbps  
8  04 June 2004 22:25:25  28648 Bps  229 kbps  
9  04 June 2004 22:24:09  29976 Bps  240 kbps  
10  04 June 2004 22:23:17  15703 Bps  126 kbps  
11  04 June 2004 22:21:49  34942 Bps  280 kbps  
12  04 June 2004 22:20:34  31035 Bps  248 kbps  
13  04 June 2004 21:59:42  6984 Bps  56 kbps  
14  04 June 2004 21:41:51  15367 Bps  123 kbps  
15  04 June 2004 21:40:56  31433 Bps  251 kbps  
16  04 June 2004 21:40:05  37223 Bps  298 kbps  
17  04 June 2004 21:39:03  27083 Bps  217 kbps  
18  04 June 2004 21:34:43  23590 Bps  189 kbps  
19  04 June 2004 21:32:34  26377 Bps  211 kbps  
20  04 June 2004 21:26:45  24312 Bps  194 kbps  
21  04 June 2004 21:25:31  21000 Bps  168 kbps  
22  04 June 2004 21:15:10  35978 Bps  288 kbps  
23  04 June 2004 21:10:56  14388 Bps  115 kbps  
24  04 June 2004 21:09:37  17858 Bps  143 kbps  
25  04 June 2004 21:05:16  31804 Bps  254 kbps  
this is only half of yhe results but they were around the 100 kps

i also done a search on steam looking 4 modem dropping and it came up with some results like
1)

Does Valve read these forumns? I hope so because this is a major problem that should be addressed.

Since the new media has been relesed, i have been having problems with my internet. Every once inawhile my cable box disconnects me from the net. (I have Comcast btw, and although they suck this has never happened before). How do i know this is steams fault? well im on vacation here in California (i live in Michigan) and im using a friends computer, who dosent have steam. To watch any new videos while i was away i downloaded steam onto his computer. Just after i get it, the SAME CONNECTION PROBLEMS OCCUR. He has never had this problem either. Somthing is happening with steam that messes with the ISP.

I want to know if anyone else is having this problem? i uninstalled steam and restarted the computer, and so far im not being dissconnected. Valve, please take a look at this issue as if it happens with HL2 i will be very dissappointed, along with whoever else is having the problem.

plz plz plz help me im going mad with this problem and i dont have the knowhow to fix it ive got bt still looking into it , it seems to happen when its really busy like 5pm til 10pm but then ive known it to go down at 12:30pm b4  :taz:  :taz:  :taz:  :taz:

[DarkAngel]

Isnt your conection the last on your block? Cant you get the cable company to boost your signal or something? When at my last house we have probs with the cable kept switching off etc. We phoned up the cable company complained and complained and after about 6 visits they sorted it. Now someone who knows aobut this stuff say something!

[TeaLeaf]

If the problems are usually during the 'peak' time then it sounds like hardwaree and bandwidth contention that is being overworked.  I'd chase hard on the cable company to see if they can confirm what sort of contention is operating and whether or not any of their equipment is being overworked.

TL.

[Anonymous]

My cable modem allows me to see what the signal strength is (through various built in webpages). Are you able to check the signal strength you are getting and then we can do some digging to try and find out what you should be getting?

Don't know about ADSL but Cable for BY you expect to get:

Downstream SNR to be greater than 26dB,
Downstream PowerLevel to be 0dBmV (+/- 10dBmV),
Upstream PowerLevel to be no greater than 56dBmV.

[smilodon]

What ADSL provider are you using ?

[GhostMjr]

As you were busy you may not have seen my reply to this query a while back have look this may solve ur issue

http://forum.deadmen.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5444

[FATAL]

What ADSL provider are you using ?

btbroadband smilo

[smilodon]

Trawl through HERE and see if it's a BT problem. If not then I think it must be down to your specific ADSL line  

[FATAL]

ive had yet another enginneer out today they had to do some work underground about 450yds away.
 hopefully this has fixed it ,fingers crossed.
all i can do is monitor it for 7 days and see how i get on ,
then ill be back for matches ect....... :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :ph34r:  :ph34r:

[TeaLeaf]

Sorry the problems continue for you Fatal, GL getting them sorted.

TL.