[Connectivity] Getting A Second Comcast Account/Modem
My husband and I were spending some "quality time" this afternoon in my home office writing code :) - because a key data source function on a MSFT Excel spreadsheet I use has just been discontinued :(....
View Article[Speed] Congestion? Pattern of regular speed loss over the past month
Ugh, whenever something goes wrong with my Comcast connection, I dread it. Well over the past month, I have been facing random speed loss. Most of the time the connection is a solid 28mbps down, 5 up....
View Article[Speed] The speed goes down by 1/2 to 1/3
When the slowdown happens OFF/ON power cycling the modem recover the normal speed(~120Mbps). It stays for 3 to 4 days and the slowdown recurs. The modem is Zoom 5341J which I got about two years ago. I...
View Article[Speed] new upgrade to 105, cant get past 60Mbps
New upgrade to 105. Signals attached. On a wired gigabit connection with a surfboard 6141. Test on speedtest.net and testmy.net both are capped at 60 down. Any ideas?
View Article[Connectivity] Internet slow at times
Lately we have been noticing random slowdowns. Firefox gets stuck on "Connecting to...". Does this sound like a DNS issue? Seems to happen a lot when I try accessing Google. I am also thinking of...
View Article[Equip] Log into my emta
I have the 862 emta and cant remember how to access the router settings. Anyone know?
View Article[Price] Comcast raising the Blast upcharge fee
I went to the local office to cancel a truck roll and fix some issues and once all was said and done I got an E-mail with all the charges and they now charge $12 instead of $10 for upgrading to Blast...
View Article[Equip] What to replace a Technicolor TC8305C with?
Hi All, My girlfriend has a Technicolor TC8305C, and it's been nothing but trouble. It doesn't work standalone well, so I got her an Apple Airport Extreme and had all kinda trouble similar to the...
View Article[Connectivity] Intermittent connectivity on Comcast Business line
Hi there! First time here, although I've always considered DSLReports a valuable resource. Onward: 1) Your location: City and State. Chicago IL 2) A description of the problem. My connection runs just...
View Article[Price] Triple Play WITHOUT Voice Modem
Currently IÂ’m on Double Play, but, price-wise, IÂ’m being brutally raped by Comcast and canÂ’t do much about it. The cartel, I mean Comcast, has offered me Triple Play for less than IÂ’m paying for Double...
View Article[Install] Your self-install kit is on the way. What???
I just received an email from Comcast with a UPS tracking number for a package. (Looks to be valid, not a phishing attempt. The UPS tracking number checks out.) I have only Comcast Internet service, no...
View Article[Connectivity] No internet this mouring
I got up about 10am this mourning. When i went online he pop up message can not connect with server" appeared. When I checked my status there was "no down stream or up stream. I had this in the event...
View Article[Connectivity] Comcast Phone Lines Down in Doral
There have been connectivity issues in the Doral area phone line. Due to this, merchant terminals are not working because it's connected to the phone line, nor could customer's hear me when they call....
View Article[Connectivity] Elmhurst, IL 60126 Saturation
I'm told by Comcast tech that this area is oversaturated. Is anyone else have problems with low speeds, and jitter?
View Article[Connectivity] Ethernet cable question
No doubt this is a "dumb" question but ... which is better for ethernet cables, please: CAT5 or CAT6 ? Or .... ? And what about gold tipped bits? Connection is just my trusty old desktop PC, Vonage...
View Article[WiFi] Comcast secretly enabled 'xfinitywifi' for bridge-mode user!
Despite previously making it incredibly difficult to opt-out of xfinitywifi to begin with, they've apparently secretly turned on this feature to customers who have already opted-out! A bit of...
View Article[Equip] 8 plus 8 equals 16?
I currently have a TC-8305C gateway in bridge mode. So, I thought I would ask for a 16 channel modem via online chat last week. The CSR says sure, we can do that. I get the package today, and I think...
View Article[Equip] Will increasing channels increase stability?
I have an older SB6120 that has 4x3 channels. I was wondering if using a modem that supports additional channels (such as 8 or even 16) will increase the line stability and decrease latency? Or, do the...
View Article[Connectivity] Can I complain?
EDIT: Can't believe I posted this under Comcast TV and not HSI. Mods, can someone please move this thread for me? I'd say the past few weeks, it just feels like my internet has gone to the dumps. I am...
View Article[Connectivity] Should I get a 8 x 4 modem or a 16 x 8 modem?
I have the Blast tier (105/10) and I'm wondering if I should have buy a 8 DS channel modem or a 16 DS channel modem? I have a 4 x 3 modem. (SB6121) currently.
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