I've been having problems with the wiring in my building (apartment, I'm a tenant) resulting in low quality of signal (e.g., low power, too much noise, etc.) to my modem. My ISP has said several times that there's nothing they can do about it and the owners refuse to fix it, so I'll be moving out once my contract is up. I don't want to repeat all of the frustration I've experienced trying to get a stable internet connection, and wish to know if an apartment has a stable/good signal.
Is there a way for me to test the signal strength of a coax outlet without buying a $1000 digital meter?
I've looked around, lowest meter I could find was $200. If I have to, I'll shell out for it, but I would really rather avoid doing so. Can I do something like hook up a satellite signal finder/meter between the cable and modem and see what happens? Is there an easy way to do it with a multimeter (all the things I've seen for multimeter was testing lengths of cable instead of checking an outlet)?
Is there a way for me to test the signal strength of a coax outlet without buying a $1000 digital meter?
I've looked around, lowest meter I could find was $200. If I have to, I'll shell out for it, but I would really rather avoid doing so. Can I do something like hook up a satellite signal finder/meter between the cable and modem and see what happens? Is there an easy way to do it with a multimeter (all the things I've seen for multimeter was testing lengths of cable instead of checking an outlet)?