[Speed] Free Upgrade from 105 to 150 brickwalling at 135mbps down.
Had the 50 service, it was bumped to 105. The 105 is now bumped to 150, and I confirmed with Comcast online that my modem was functioning and had received the upgrade. Upload speeds went from 5-7 to...
View ArticleWhat's needed for Comcast, plus actual charges
I'm thinking about signing up for a 6 months, $19.99, internet only special. (never had comcast before) What equipment is needed for Comcast? I believe they're renting their modems, but normally I...
View Article[DNS] Recent DNS Paper
May be of interest to some of the more technically savvy users here. Full disclosure: Uses data from ComcastÂ’s recursive servers and our Tech R&D Fund provided some partial funding of the work. See...
View ArticleIPV6 ICMP Question
I ran a IPV6 test and everything looked ok but it said ICMP "filtered." Don't know if that's good or bad. Anyone know the answer? Thanks.
View Article[E-mail] Have pity for Comcast ...
I received a spam email message to my (rarely used) Gmail account from an SMTP server hosted in Comcast IP space. Google gave it an SPF "pass": Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of ****@bcn.org...
View Article[Install] How to get Comcast to connect to location without service
My church is in a residential neighborhood that has Comcast available but for whatever reason, our building was not wired for cable so we can't subscribe to Comcast Internet, which we would like to...
View Article[Connectivity] Trying to troubleshoot if this Youtube issue is Comcast or not.
This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RixYliBZbV4 along with several others refuse to play at all or only at 360p, it seems totally random and I can't figure out what it causing it. If you are...
View Article[Speed] New Mexico Market?
Does anybody know what is the highest download/upload speed they offer there? Someone said the highest downoad speed they offer there is 5mbps. Is that true?
View Article[Speed] Help w/ Neighborhood Internet Speed Problems
I have a service call scheduled for Monday morning, but the problem appears to be intermittent, but persistent, so I would like to call on the wisdom of the folks in this group to help me better...
View ArticleUpload freezes (but not on extender)?
Confused....windows 8 machine...have comcast wireless modem and then the Almond wireless repeater using a different broadcast name. On the repeater, upload and download speedtest is fine (well slow...
View Article[Connectivity] Why Open Connect is such a sore spot
There is a meme which says "information should be free". I can agree with that. I am an InfoJunkie. The current issue with "Open Connect" is that while the infomation (data) may be "free", the...
View ArticleWhat is going on here?
So I open my modems system log and find all this just from today. udhcpd: DHCP server received REQUEST from 14:30:C6:E5:1F:03, 22:37:43, 2014-05-03 [System] Logs udhcpd: DHCP server received REQUEST...
View Article[Signals] Forward Path Attenuator results
I had a 3way splitter previously with the CM on a 7db leg (because at one point in the summer the downstream was so high that it was losing sync (Comcast tech put the splitter in)) ok well now the...
View Article[Connectivity] Packet Loss in the Chicago West Burbs Today
Seeing nasty packet loss today. Called support 3 times, but no one seemed to know what packet loss is: 64 bytes from ord08s08-in-f3.1e100.net (74.125.225.99): icmp_seq=1764 ttl=54 time=11.9 ms64 bytes...
View Article[Connectivity] Weird modem log entries and firmware change - help
After the 2nd internet outage in my area (west Michigan) in less than 48 hours - May 2 and May 3 - I found these very weird entries in my modem log. Modem is the Arris 760a. I don't have a router; just...
View Article[Install] Cable TV started but not Telephone.....
I was helping my Brother in law's girlfriend move yesterday.... and She just applied for Triple Play. Comcast gave here an HD Box, and an EMTA, and gave specific instructions to wait for phone to...
View Article[Install] Comcast Questions in Houston
I am considering moving to Comcast and I have a couple questions....... 1. Whats the normal price of the 50/10 tier in Houston after the year promo price? 2. Whats the current monthly cap for this tier...
View Article[Speed] Speeds "reset" to slower tier every 3-6 months
I am on the Performance 25mbps package with a Motorola SB6120, internet-only. I routinely get 28mbps regardless of time of day. The service is typically rock-solid, I never have congestion issues and...
View Article[Install] Old modem still active
Well I decided to buy a new router, I settled on the Asus RT-N66R and that this is a serious piece of hardware. Thank you for steering me away from that N600 modem/router combo. Here are my speeds from...
View Article[Signals] Just a "small" question... (but not small in text)
I know its really nothing to worry about if I still have connectivity and proper speed, but I'm a curious guy who likes to wonder if there's anything I can do to make a situation better. That being...
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