[Equip] Modem for Gigabit service
Hello all- I just signed up for their gigabit service and need to get one of their approved docsis 3.1 modems. Looks like they have 3 to chose from: ARRIS SB8200, Motorola MB8600, or the netgear...
View Article[NodePlus0] General Discussion of N+0 deployment activity
I would like to start a thread where we can keep track of the areas where Comcast has started deploying N+0 equipment. Earlier this year Comcast started pushing fiber deeper into the neighborhoods...
View Article[Mobile] "Xfinity Mobile" wireless service
As mentioned in this recent DSLR news item https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Prepares-For-Mid2017-Wireless-Service-Launch-139048 , Comcast is planning a mid-year launch of their wireless...
View Article[Speed] Motorola MB8600 confirmed working at or near gigabit speeds?
Is anyone getting close to gigabit speeds with this modem? I just got hooked up this morning and the highest I've been able to get on various speed tests is just shy of 500 Mbps down... upstream is...
View Article[OUTAGE] Persistent neighborhood outages - how to get Comcast attention?
Comcast internet goes down in my neighborhood approximately weekly, for between 30 minutes and 10 hours at a time. Comcast support just wants to send a tech around to my house to look at my internal...
View Article[CDV] Porting Phone number away from Comcast
I *own* my Arris TM822G eMTA modem because I have phone and internet. I'm planning to port my phone number out to another provider in the fall. I'm familiar with the porting process: i.e. initiate the...
View Article[Install] Install Used Arris SB6183 Modem With Comcast
Objective: Don't want to confuse Comcast's system, I presently have Arris SB6121 modem registered with Comcast and working fine. Can I access used modem's GUI to "factory reset it" before connecting...
View Article[CustSvc] New subdivision in Comcast territory - How to get wired up?
New small subdivision being built in the Nashville metropolitan area close to Comcast lines where someone I know lives. How does one go about convincing Comcast to wire the neighborhood?
View Article[Mobile] Cell phone turned OFF and still somehow used 200MB?
So the new billing period started today, my iphone has been turned OFF for the past 24 hours, looked at the xfinity mobile site today to see last months bill and it says I already am on the $12 per gig...
View ArticleComcast newbie question on monthly bandwidth cap
Got Comcast internet service about a week ago & was told then by Comcast rep during the sign up process that Comcast doesn't have bandwidth caps like my previous internet provider (WOW)....
View ArticleQuestion?
I am using Microsoft Edge browser. I can't get www.dslreports.com speedtest to work. I will work on download but then soon as upload starts it stops working. My IE brower and my Chrome brower work but...
View Article[Speed] Download speed significantly reduced on VPN
Recently switched to Comcast as there's no other better internet provider on area where I moved. Got the Extreme 150 internet plan (150/20 Mbps). Noticed my download speed down around 60-65 Mbps when...
View Article[Connectivity] 850 feet away from cable?
My husband and I bought a house, listing said it was cable ready and even Comcast confirmed this when I inquired about transferring service prior to closing. We called to get service set up and a tech...
View Articlemy internet haves wierd effects
i have comcast new gigabit fiber speed and have two modems with two ip adress is this normal it will go offline for some minutes and then return to normal there is internet as this happen randomly...
View Article[Plan] Best Promo Deal For New Customer in NOVA?
Hello, I am moving to Virginia at the end of this week. I have never had Comcast before and was wondering if anyone knows of any specials/good deals? I only really want Internet. I see 25Mbit contract...
View Article[Equip] Just received a letter saying that my docsis 2 modem will die
Just received a letter from Xfinity informing me that the modem I own, Arris Motorola SB5120, will suffer significantly reduced speed on August 10th and will eventually lose all internet service by...
View Article[Speed] Extremely slow downloads from Apple App Store
I don't know why, but I'm currently getting extremely slow downloads from Apple's App Store on my home Xfinity connection on both my iPad and iPhone. I'm talking several minutes to download a 8 MB...
View Article[Speed] Motorola MB8600 confirmed working at or near gigabit speeds?
Is anyone getting close to gigabit speeds with this modem? I just got hooked up this morning and the highest I've been able to get on various speed tests is just shy of 500 Mbps down... upstream is...
View Article[Speed] DSLReports Speed Test Knocking My PC's Network Off-Line
Here is an odd problem I am having. It's not entirely Xfinity related, so if it belongs in another section please point me in the right direction. I've been using the DSLReports speed test for years on...
View Article[Tier] Gigabit Plan In Chicago Suburbs Includes Unlimited Data
With all the talk of the data caps here I wanted to give this little tidbit of information to everyone. I am in the Chicago suburbs and just upgraded to the Gigabit plan because it included unlimited...
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