Why does my internet get slower in the snow?

[robertcoulson]

Yes, water can and will affect telephone and DSL service...Worked for years myself to repair all those defects...Most people should realize that most if not all cable TV companies get a LOT of there channels and high speed from...YES satellites...And guess what is in between the satillite and the cable company head...SNOW.
Bob

[pwnst*r]

Do speedtests during snow and when there's not.

[Icehuck]

Even though you have fiber it doesn't mean you will always have a quality signal. The route from your home to the ISP will travel various routes and often hit repeaters to continue the signal(depending on where you live).

What does this mean to you? Well if one of those repeaters isn't properly protected from the elements, then snow/ice/water will cause a degradation in performance. Also there could have been a flaw when the cables were cut and connected. Though there is a machine that does this and it's unlikely.

[Kenny_Strawn]

LOL, FAIL!!!



Maybe your connections slows down because your entire area is at home using the internet too. Just a thought...

Haven't you seen frosted glass? This is exactly what happens to frozen fiber optic cables.

[pwnst*r]

I'm so cute.

[Hwæt]

Haven't you seen frosted glass? This is exactly what happens to frozen fiber optic cables.

Do you happen to work for FOX News, by any chance?

You should probably read up on things a bit before posting what you "think" will happen. Trust me, I've been in your shoes before (just ask the guys in #ubuntuforums!), and it doesn't make many friends.

Just some friendly advice.

[KiwiNZ]

ADSL etc is affected by many variables but Mr Strawn , I think you may need to rethink that a tad

[tubezninja]

Probably because optical fiber cables get cloudy when they freeze, in such a way that not as much light can pass through them.

As someone who deals with fiber on a regular basis, along with other transmission paths, I can say this is absolutely false.

[Skripka]

As someone who deals with fiber on a regular basis, along with other transmission paths, I can say this is absolutely false.

I actually thought Sharon was try to one-up my funny poast.

[robertcoulson]

Scaredpoet is correct...Tools to splice cut fiber has very, very little degradation...And as far as repeaters go, I have never seen one that weather has altered in my many years with a telecommunication company.....Was the original thread creator running off of DSL or CABLE...???
Bob