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ANSWERED: Troubleshooting your XFINITY Internet connection when the US/DS lights are blinking

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​​ I have no Internet access. ​​​​I've noticed that the US and DS buttons on the modem are blinking, which they didn't do before. What does this mean?​​

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​​***Created by our ​​​​ Community Experts​​​​***​​

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​​The modem's lights are a visual indication of its current status. It is normal for your US/DS (upstream/downstream) lights to flash briefly while establishing a connection. Continuously flashing or blinking US/DS lights indicate that the modem is unable to establish a connection due to poor or no signal.​​

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​​Typical reasons for this are:​​

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    ​​There is a service outage.​​

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    ​​There is a wiring misconfiguration.​​

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    ​​The modem is defective.​​

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​​If you are experiencing this condition, first check for a service interruption by:​​

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    ​​Using the ​​​​XFINITY​​​​ ​​​​My Account mobile app​​​​.​​

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    ​​Logging into your​​​​ ​​​​Comcast account​​​​ ​​​​and clicking the​​​​ ​​​​check for service interruptions​​​​ ​​​​link.​​

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    ​​Visiting the​​​​ ​​​​Xfinity Status Center​​​​.​​

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    ​​Calling 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278) or 1-800-XFINITY (1-800-934-6489)​​

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    ​​If you've registered your mobile phone number for ​​​​Comcast ​​​​Alerts, you can text ​​​​OUT​​​​ to 266278 (COMCST)​​

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​​Next​​​​, inspect your wiring.  ​​​​See the​​​​ ​​​​troubleshooting guide​​​​.​​

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​​Contact Comcast​​​​ ​​​​if the issue persists.​​

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