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Thursday, April 17th, 2025 5:31 PM

repeated dropped cable tv service: frustrating periodic issue

Due to not being able to run cables to the TV wall my wifi is a gateway and it is connected wirelessly to a tv box connected to the Roku TV.  I get good wifi sent streaming (Apple/Neflix/Prime) with no problem directly to the TV.  Cable TV though has been cutting out on a daily basis and shows 3 dots with no picture or sound and then the TV gives an error code such as XRE-03137 or XRE-03090 or RDK-03117 and says check for loose connections.  All connections are tight,.  This has happened daily April 8, 9, 10 14, 17 (today).  The solution is I have to unplug the gateway power and then plug back in and then it works fine (until the next time).  I've tried restarting the TV or the cable box on the TV but neither works--only rebooting the gateway restores the TV cable signal.  The wifi internet connectivity is fine even when the TV connectivity is lost so seems to be a problem with the wifi connection to the tv box.  Chat assistant says it "resets" some setting in the gateway remotely but the problem keeps happening sporatically.  I suspect the gateway is defective and would like to replace it but CANNOT seem to get a live agent to explain the situation.  The chat assistant cannot understand that rebooting takes care of the problem but that the problem is recurring.  You should add an option to the chat assistant that allows us to indicate it is a recurring problem (not a continuous problem).  I have also had zoom and teams meeting freezing issues even though my computer download speed is 116 and upload speed is 35 and latency is 30ms but that likely is a separate issue.  Please help me connect to a live agent or allow us to enter somewhere on our account page info to have someone call to discuss or set up a ticket!

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10 days ago

@user_esc3sg

 

 

Thanks for reaching out to us as our customer myself I know how important it is to have a stable connection. Sounds like you have the wireless Xfinity TV cable box based off the error codes you're getting, since the wireless box runs off of Wi-Fi signal,  placement of the modem is key to make sure all your devices are Receiving a strong Wi-Fi signal.

 

When your TV box is working after the reboot , have you tried pushing the Xfinity button on your remote which will bring up the time and weather and the Wi-Fi signal that TV box is receiving to see if you're receiving a strong or weak Wi-Fi signal to the TV box

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when rebooted everything works fine and strong signal to tv box is observed... should we get a tv box replacement or a gateway replacement and how do we ask for a replacement as the chat assistant does not help in this regard?  one of the two is having issues periodically....

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Good afternoon user_esc3sg!

I certainly can understand the intermittent issues being a problem. We want to work with you to get this resolved for sure. Often times moving right to replacing a piece of equipment is not recommended right away because if there is an underlying technical issue somewhere along the lines, new equipment will not clear that up. We can try and do some further troubleshooting first. You did indicate that not only are you having issues with the wireless boxes, but you are also having issues with Zoom and Teams on your computer as well, correct? Are you noticing issues on other devices connected to your Wi-Fi?

 

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yes the various alexa devices in our house connected by wifi tend to cut out off and on during playing music

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@user_esc3sg Thank you for that information. I will be happy to troubleshoot those connection issues from here for you. Could you send me a direct message with the full name and complete address for your service? 

To send a direct message [private message]:

   Click the "Direct Message" icon or  https://forums.xfinity.com/direct-messaging

   Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon

   The "To:" line prompts you to "Type the name of a person". Instead, type "Xfinity Support" there.

   - As you are typing a drop-down list appears. Select "Xfinity Support" from that list.

   - An "Xfinity Support" graphic replaces the "To:" line.

   Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window

   Press Enter to send it

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