[Connectivity] Saw Truck Next Door...Now Problems
Saw a Comcast truck next door a couple of days ago. Now I'm having sporadic problems and signal levels that were fine are now barely in spec. The downstream power levels have been going between -15 to...
View Article[Connectivity] Outage in Knoxville, TN [estimated to be restored by 11pm]
Outages in Knoxville, TN (affecting at least Internet & Digital Voice) since around 6pm ET when a strong storm moved through. I am able to get online from a 4G LTE backup in the interim but I...
View Article[Rant] Comcast just doesn't listen...
So I spoke to 6 people from Comcast chat, Since I have voice problems it hard for them to understand me via phone & plus I'm a night person anyway. So I was contacting them about getting the free...
View Article[Speed] Internet speed slows down when tv is on
So we got a new smart tv and replaced our old one. We have had the wireless gateway since we have had the old one. I am a gamer so i am in a different room not to far (14 ft away). It was working fine...
View Article[WiFi] Arris TG862G router not a hotspot
I called Comcast today to disable my Arris TG862G modem/wireless router from being a hotspot. The rep said this router cannot function as a hotspot. Can I believe him? I'm seeing all kinds of posts...
View Article[Equip] Need help provisioning Cisco DPC-3010 on Comcast.
Hi all, I was hoping someone here knew of a way to get a Cisco DPC-3010 to work on comcast. I bought one after seeing some people were able to get ComcastSteve to provision the modem for them. However,...
View Article[WiFi] New Gateway - Arris TG1682 - 3x3 N/AC? Maybe 16x4? Maybe 24 DS?
This new gateway showed up in the FCC database and is hinting Comcast. It's SSIDs are HOME-XXXX which are Comcast's and its labeling is showing 105+ which is also Comcast's labeling which is seen on...
View Article[IPv6] Lost my ipV6 this afternoon (Danbury, CT area)
All of a sudden I've lost my PD. I've done nothing on this side, the modem hasn't rebooted (up for 203+ days), the addresses just "went away" ... -- Old dogs can learn new tricks!
View Article[Install] New self-install - can I remove old Arcom filter
I've just ordered Blast (new customer), coming from... *cough* ATT direct DSL. I'm going to self-install. Anyway, I've seen references to other Arcom filters here. The cable drop hasn't been connected...
View Article[Connectivity] Managed switches
Anyone have a recommendation for a very fast 16port managed switch that's not very pricey with ipv6 support as well. Thanks
View Article[Speed] SB6141 Speed Issues
Hi There, Having some issues with a newly purchased SB6141 on a Blast! account. Activation did not go smoothly, as the modem was not added to the account by the rep on the first attempt. Since then I...
View Article[Rant] Is Bridge mode that hard to set?
I've been trying to get bridge mode set on a gateway for a couple of weeks. I was originally given a Cisco DPC3939. I was able to get it set easily enough, but it kept rebooting itself about every five...
View Article[Connectivity] Can anyone reach feedly.com on Comcast?
Yesterday feedly.com had to change their IP address due to a DOS attack. I can get to feedly if I use my ATT wireless connection but if I am on Comcast, it just stalls from both my computer and...
View Article[Price] Current FiOS subscriber trying to determine if worth the switch
I currently have a FiOS bundle with TV/Internet. I have the Extreme HD package for TV (very comparable to Comcast's Digital Preferred lineup) and the 75/35 "quantum" package for internet. I'm right at...
View Article[Connectivity] Upstream bonding problem?
I've had my Zoom 5341J for over a year now and it has been a great modem, no problems. On Wednesday (yesterday), my speed was normal (25/5 package) up until about 9:30am. Then my service went out for...
View Article[Connectivity] Latency issues and web pages loading slowly
Hi, I have recently upgraded fro the 25 Mbps package to the to the 50 Mbps package currently and have been enjoying the bandwidth increase but, I've been having issues with my cable internet. My issues...
View Article[Speed] Salisbury MD Comcast 150 extreme.
I am not receiving the 150 speed upgrade. I still have the previous speed of 105 for some reason. My bill states that I have been getting extreme 150 for the past 2 months with no change in speed. Had...
View Article[Rant] Comcast false advertising at its best
I swear these guys think all their customers are fools. All there commercials are BS always ling about one thing or another. The new commercial is no different they show of how Comcast internet gaming...
View Article[Business] New static IP policy
I have been having 1~2 second drops of the internal LAN interface on a SMC8014. I confirmed it was not the router I had behind the 8014, and that the modem did not appear to be overheating. Since I do...
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