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ARRIS G36 Downstream and Upstream Signal Levels
Hello!
I recently ditched my modem rental and purchased an ARRIS G36 modem from BestBuy (new). I also decided to upgrade to Gigabit because the modem appeared to support it AND was listed as supported on the Comcast Xfinity website.
However, I started noticing almost immediately that while my speeds were good, my connection was unstable during Zoom calls and stuff would just drop randomly. Similarly, WiFi calling on my iPhone stopped working well. Please note that during these drops the modem does not reboot itself. It just drops for a split second and comes back almost immediately.
I should mention we do not have TV or Phone service, only internet. I spoke with ARRIS customer support, and fairly quickly they were able to identify the issue as a problem with the Upstream signal levels being out of range. They mentioned that they should range from 45 to 51 considering there are 3 upstream channels. I was getting an 40 for each channel, which logically to me seems to be the problem, so I decided to give Xfinity a call. Long story short, they tried a bunch of steps and decided to send a tech out (who will be here Thursday) and they will hopefully be able to troubleshoot the signal.
However, I started Googling and I noticed some more discussions around similar issues with other ARRIS modems and Xfinity. This got me investigating my home setup, and I found out there were several unnecessary splitters and stuff (probably from the previous home owner) that I was able to remove pretty easily. The result is that I am now pretty much directly going into the line coming from the pole on the road. However, it seems like it might have resulted in me making the problem slightly worse?
Here are the latest readings:
Downstream | ||||||
Index | Frequency (MHz) | Power Level (dBmV) | SNR (dB) | Modulation | Lock Status | |
13 | 333 | 5.099998 | 40.946209 | QAM256 | Locked | |
14 | 339 | 4.900002 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
15 | 345 | 4.800003 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
16 | 351 | 4.699997 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
17 | 357 | 5 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
18 | 363 | 4.699997 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
19 | 369 | 4.5 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
20 | 375 | 4.099998 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
21 | 381 | 4.5 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
22 | 387 | 4.699997 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
23 | 393 | 5.099998 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
24 | 399 | 5.300003 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
25 | 405 | 4.800003 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
26 | 411 | 4.699997 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
27 | 417 | 4.5 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
28 | 423 | 5.099998 | 40.366287 | QAM256 | Locked | |
29 | 429 | 3.5 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
30 | 435 | 3.099998 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
31 | 441 | 3.5 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
32 | 447 | 3.400002 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
33 | 453 | 2.900002 | 38.983261 | QAM256 | Locked | |
34 | 459 | 3.099998 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
35 | 465 | 2.799999 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
36 | 471 | 2.5 | 38.605377 | QAM256 | Locked | |
Upstream | ||||||
Index | Frequency (MHz) | Power Level (dBmV) | Channel Type | Symbol Rate (KSym/sec) | Modulation | Lock Status |
3 | 21.2 | 33.270599 | US_TYPE_ATDMA | 5120 KSym/sec | 64QAM | Locked |
1 | 34 | 33.270599 | US_TYPE_ATDMA | 5120 KSym/sec | 64QAM | Locked |
2 | 27.6 | 33.270599 | US_TYPE_ATDMA | 5120 KSym/sec | 64QAM | Locked |
What really confuses me is how did my upstream signal get weaker as a result of removing splitters? And I can confirm these were splitters, not amplifiers or anything else. Another thing is, where is the OFFICIAL documentation on the specification for the ranges? I've seen numbers posted in the forums, better never a source article.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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