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Sunday, September 1st, 2024 10:31 PM

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Internet Keeps Dropping but can't get Live Agent

My internet started just randomly dropping throughout the day for like 30-second periods and causes all my devices to stop working. I've gone through troubleshooting steps and none of them have worked, but I can't reach a live agent. The phone number just redirects me to the AI chatbot and the AI chatbot refuses to connect to a live agent. 

How do I get a live agent to either troubleshoot or have them send a technician to fix the internet modem so it starts working properly again? 

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2.2K Messages

10 months ago

 

user_tdl

Thank you for reaching out and creating a new post. Besides the network drops, I hope your weekend has been great so far. I am sorry to hear about the issues you've been facing with your internet dropping throughout the day. I can imagine how frustrating it must be when all your devices suddenly stop working for 30-second periods. I rely on my network daily, so I can understand what a headache this would be. 

It sounds like you've already tried troubleshooting on your own, but nothing has worked so far. I completely understand your frustration, especially since you're having trouble reaching a live agent to get the help you need. I am grateful for all your time and efforts. I thank you for being proactive and trying multiple steps on your end. 

I know how important it is to get this fixed, and I appreciate your patience while dealing with Xfinity Assistant. It must have been really discouraging when it wouldn’t connect you to a live agent. Please know that I'm here to help, and I want to make sure we get this resolved for you as quickly as possible.

I did check the area, and I didn't find any report issues, which is great. That said, I see you have a significant amount of timeouts listed. To confirm, did you ensure all the cables appear in good shape, check and/or bypass any splitters, and ensure no visible issues with the gateway? Any other speed issues or performance problems that you've seen besides the drops?

 

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@XfinityVianney​ Hey! 

There's no other speed issues other than the internet randomly dropping. The cables are all fine as well it seems, I looked over all of them and they look fine. The gateway itself seems fine as well. 

The only unique thing that I noticed is that if I'm in a voice call that I can hear people talking, but when the internet drops it just doesn't send my voice out to them. So I can hear them but they can't hear me. 

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user_tdl

Thank you for following up and letting me know. I ask that you reach out privately, so we can cover the details of your network and go over getting a tech out. You can start by clicking the chat icon located in the top right corner of your forums page when signed in. Once there, you can direct your messages to "Xfinity Support." Please add your full name and service address to help us locate your account. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

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111.1K Messages

10 months ago

@user_tdl @XfinityVianney 

Please circle back here and post any possible solutions for the issue here in these open public forums so that all readers here may benefit from the exchange / info. This is in keeping with the spirit for which these public help forums were originally intended. Thank you.

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@EG​ Hey! The issue was that some wires were loose on the outside connection. I believe the technician that came out also mentioned something about a two-way splitter as well that was drawing power out as well? 

Solution ended up being to replace the modem and wires. 

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