Should I use Constant Guard and/or Norton Security Suite?
I just had service installed and I'm wondering if I should ditch my free anti virus in place of either of these.
View Article[Equip] Home Security with personal modem and router
My girlfriend has Comcast home security and was using the rental modem from comcast. I bought her a Motorola modem and Cisco router to avoid using the junk from Comcast. After activating the modem and...
View Article[Connectivity] T4 Timeouts in San Jose
I'm using a SB6141 and one of my upstream channels is experiencing a T4 timeout. I've reset the modem a bunch of times, and mostly my internet is working, but I'm having some issues on Skype stuttering...
View Article[Speed] IPv4 Speedtest slower than IPv6 over wireless connection
Hi everyone, I'm seeing some very odd Xfinity Speedtest behavior on my connection. My router and connection are both IPv6 enabled. Everytime I run the speed test wirelessly the IPv6 downstream speed is...
View Article[Speed] What is the config file name for Extreme 150?
(nevermind, I guess it took the modem ~10 minutes to lock on another channel)
View Article[Install] New Cable Installation Help (Dealing with Comcast, fees, ...)
Hi All, (Sorry for the following essay -- much on my mind :) ) I live in Baltimore City (Maryland) and have very few good options for broadband internet (and I work as a programmer from home on a...
View Article[Equip] That tg862g is a joke of a modem
Split from https://secure.dslreports.com/forum/r29241225-That-tg862g-is-a-joke-of-a-modem where it was off topic ~sorto' " said by uid://1784516 : That tg862g is a joke of a modem You must be mistaken...
View Article[Connectivity] How Much Packet Loss and High Ping Times Are Too Much?
I am consistently showing bursts of 50-100% packet loss and ping times of 1000 - 2500 ms on my internet link. I am running PingPlotter with a sample every 15 seconds, pinging out to the first Comcast...
View Article[E-mail] POP server problems?
Has anyone, especially if you use 3rd party mail (Outlook, Thunderbird, or alternate-site to read your mail) noticed occasional issues trying to connect? With Thunderbird, I've occasionally had it pop...
View Article[E-mail] E-mail problems
I've been recently having issues where I've been getting the error message "the password for Comcast is incorrect" in Apple Mail on my iPhone. I don't have that issue on my iCloud account. Is Comcast...
View Article[DNS] Comcast DNS issue? Chicago
I have been having intermitten issues for some time now. Tech swapped modem and even with diff modem he seen issues continue. Told me modem needs to be reconfigured which will take 48h. This passes,...
View Article[Speed] No equipment or software changes, but speed reduced 90%
1) Location: Chicago, IL 2) The problem: for the last month, my speed is greatly reduced. I had been averaging 10-15 Mbps and now I'm lucky to see 1-2. 3) The problem seemed intermittent (sometimes I...
View ArticleComcast will have cap fees
Its coming and was reported on FoxNews this morning. Here we go again. If they implement this I will be switching back over to Centrylink. I don't use the internet that much but I don't agree with...
View Article[Speed] High outbound packet loss
I've been trying to solve a packet loss problem since December, when my modem was upgraded to DOCSIS 3 so I could get the speed I was paying for. I keep telling support it's a network problem on their...
View Article[Speed] Getting 300+ Mbps when using a VPN
When I do a speedtest to certain servers I can get over 300+ Mbps but only when connected to my VPN. Here are the pics with vpn http://www.speedtest.net/result/3504907646.png without...
View ArticleMOCA just stopped working not sure why.
I switched cable providers a few months back and setup MOCA in my family room and office (I work from home occasionally). My setup is: Family room: wall -> 2.3GHz splitter -> Line 1 from splitter...
View Article[CustSvc] Norton from comcast ??
Hi i was wondering how good it is and if it's worth me down loading it i have windows 8.1 and been using the built in antivirus since win 8, and was just wondering if i should make the switch. I have a...
View Article[CustSvc] Franchise agrements
Didn't know where to put this but it is awesome to see my town try to stick it to Comcast. I found out when the public forum is to listen to residents on this subject and you can bet your ass will be...
View Article[Speed] Comcast 2014 Side Discussion about Doubling Speeds
Mod Note: Tracking here, please: https://secure.dslreports.com/forum/r28975270-Speed-Report-Tiers-Doubling-In-Speed-Here...
View Article[IPv6] SB6141 plus Asus RT-N66U equals no IPv6?
To save some typing, read this link: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28724715-IPv6-IPv6-Asus-RT-N66U-SB6141-Solved- My situation is pretty much identical. Comcast 25/5, SB6141, Asus RT-N66U running...
View Article