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  • Martini
    PCHF Member
    • Apr 2022
    • 3

    #1

    Internet goes out for a few minutes at least twice a day

    A couple of weeks ago, my internet connection through Xfinity goes out about twice a day for about 10 minutes. It comes back on its own. My modem and router are separate and I bought both through Amazon to avoid rental fees. Both are two years old. Router is *** and the modem is ***. Today the internet was out for 90 minutes. Cable TV through Xfinity works when this happens.

    I called Xfinity about this twice before today. Neither tech knew what was happening. Second tech seemed more helpful. He said there are no reported outages in my area, but the signal seems very weak. He had me do an internet speed test on a wireless device. I explained that the internet is going out on my hardwired PC also, but he told me it still mattered for some reason. I performed the test and the speed was fine.

    The same tech told me if I choose to have one of their techs come out to check for a problem and there’s something wrong on my end, I will be charged for the visit. So I’m coming here first to see if there’s anything I can do to diagnose what the issue is. I spoke to a tech today who told me the same thing. I checked if the router has the most updated firmware, and it does. All cables seem fine and are tight.
  • Malnutrition
    PCHF Moderator
    • Jul 2016
    • 7045

    #2
    Sounds like your router may be going out, have you tried resetting it to factory condition? If after the reset you still have issues then detach the router and plug directly into the modem. Test that for a while.

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    • Martini
      PCHF Member
      • Apr 2022
      • 3

      #3
      I haven’t tried that. A tech is coming in 2 to 4 hours. Should I cancel the tech and try that out for a few days?

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      • Malnutrition
        PCHF Moderator
        • Jul 2016
        • 7045

        #4
        That is up to you.

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        • Martini
          PCHF Member
          • Apr 2022
          • 3

          #5
          Tech came and it was an issue with a splitter in the basement. All is good now, so he says.

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          • Malnutrition
            PCHF Moderator
            • Jul 2016
            • 7045

            #6
            Thanks for letting us know. Marked as solved for you.

            If you need this thread re-opened. Please send me or any staff member a private message. Any one else reading this with the same or similar issue, please start your own thread. By clicking this link.

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