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Friday, February 18th, 2022 7:08 PM

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Phone line interference (?) causing all lights to blink rapidly on Gateway modem

I have an Arris TG1682G Gateway modem, rented from Xfinity, for internet and phone service.  All functions worked perfectly for many years, and I have received upgraded units from Xfinity on several occasions.  Approximately one year ago, the landline phones began intermittently not working on any of the phone jacks in the house.  Soon thereafter, the failure became permanent.  I found that when the Gateway was plugged into any of the house phone jacks, all of the lights on the front of the Gateway would begin to blink rapidly and any phone plugged into the house phone lines would have no dial tone.  All other functions of the Gateway modem continued to work.  The landline phone could be plugged directly into the modem, and after the modem was reset, it would function normally.  If the house wiring was plugged into the modem, the lights would almost immediately begin to blink again, and the phones would cease to function.   There have been no other wiring or equipment changes that should have precipitated this condition.  I checked for continuity between all house jacks and checked for shorts between the phone line pairs with no faults noted.  I also shut off every circuit breaker in the load center except for the one circuit that was running the Gateway modem, and the problem remained the same.  No one has been able to provide any useful assistance, so I'm trying this forum as a last resort.  (Rewiring the phone jacks in the house would be a nightmare, but I have a feeling that's the only advice I will receive.)

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3 years ago

Hi, @user_0a07bc

 

Could you please send our team a direct message with your full name and full address? Our team can most definitely take a further look at this issue.

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3 years ago

Yes I haven’t had no dial tone for 2wks this is a problem. My security system is connected by my phone . This unreal.

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In the future, we recommend creating your own post with the Customer Service Category. That way, one of the members of our team can sooner see it.

 

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