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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 8:54 PM

Chronic internet outages making me reconsider Xfinity service

My internet will drop randomly throughout the day or will slow to a crawl. It's been doing this for a few weeks and started around the time there was an outage and work being done in my area. I've tried customer support, but I've found it really hard to get in touch with a human being.

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19 days ago

Hello @user_etxghf Thanks for making a post. Sorry to hear the connection has been spotty as of late. We would be happy to help you figure out what is causing the issues. Can you tell us has how often is the connection dropping? You mentioned it is random times of day, roughly how long does it go down for?

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Hi. Thanks for the response. 

It's going out for a second or two up to a few minutes. It will do this multiple times a day with some days having about 20-30 interruptions a day. I did see on the outage map that Xfinity has some work in my area, so it might just be that, but it's been going on for weeks.

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@user_etxghf We definitely would want to double-check everything on our end and confirm if it is related to the work in the local area or not. We can certainly run some tests to check it all. Please send us a direct message with your full name and the service address and we will take a peek at everything. 

To send a "Direct Message" to Xfinity Support: 
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Click the "Direct Messaging" icon or  https://forums.xfinity.com/direct-messaging 
Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon 
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- 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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19 days ago

@user_etxghf @XfinityMatthew 

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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3 days ago

Same here!!! Every day multiple cable/internet problems and good luck getting a human that actually doesn’t follow a scripted troubleshooting format. I’ve had a service technician (it only took 3 hours on the phone and multiple “we can’t send technicians”) to get them here. Of course, still no resolution to the problem. 

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I too am just about sick of all the outages this summer and now into winter. It seems like there is an outage every single week. What is Xfinity doing to prevent all the outages. You act like it is no big deal. People have security cameras that rely on constant internet service. People also work from home. My neighbor works from home and all these outages are messing with his livelihood. All Xfinity will do is offer a measly $6 credit. They are not looking at the global impact of all these outages.

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@user_dawtjt​ If you look around i had the same problems for over a year. I even filed a complaint with the FCC and as Confucius says "Man who pee's into wind, will get wet" What a waste of time!! I had my whole house rewired, a new modem etc. Sadly Xfinity's response to the FCC was I canceled an appt so they could not help me! Yet I had an email Chain with Corporate Customer Services in which I stated I had to cancel the appt as I would not be home for the Appt which i did not make i just received and email one day out of the blue telling me I had an Appt.

Basically there is no one regulating comcast including the FCC, as there is nothing they can do if you complain :( I did go with Quantum fiber for a month which was sadly worse. When I came back to Xfinity as I only have Quantum or Xfinity I got a new XB10 at the store and the problems seemed to have gone away.

So I would recommend checking your Options for service. 

FYI. ATT is buying Quantum Fiber from CenturyLink and the deal is supposed to be done around Jan 2026. So who knows what will happen after Quantum Fiber gets sold! 

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user_dawtjt, We would be happy to help. 

Please send us a direct chat message with your full name and complete service address to “Xfinity Support”. To do so, click on the chat icon located at the top right of this forum's page.

Here are the detailed steps to direct message us:

• Click "Sign In" if necessary

• Click the "Direct Message” icon (upper right corner of this page)

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

• Type "Xfinity Support" in the "to" line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list

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

• Press Enter to send your message

 

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user_syrkga Hello and thank you for reaching out via our Xfinity Community Forums. I completely understand your frustration and I sincerely apologize for the constant service interutions you and your neighbors have been experiencing. It is absolutely unacceptable when you rely on constant service for security and working from home. We take this very seriously, and it is a big deal. I would like to check the connection status and maintenance history for your specific area right now. This will help us identify exactly what is causing these frequent interruptions and see what actions are currently being taken to improve reliability.
 

To get started, please send our team a Direct Message with your full name, the name listed on the account (if different), and the service address associated with your account. 

 

To send a "Direct Message":

Click "Sign In" if necessary

Click the "Direct Messaging" icon at the top of the page (it looks like a text bubble)

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

Type "Xfinity Support" in the "To:" line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list that appears. The "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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