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12 Messages

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 11:44 PM

Frequent High Ping Spikes when Gaming

Hello there!

Recently, I've been running into high ping spikes when gaming. It will be normal for a bit then BAM, the game will lag so bad it'll freeze everyone in place. Then when the ping lowers everyone is in different places. I've tried every troubleshooting step possible and ruled out that it is a hardware issue by testing it on multiple devices. We had a Tech stop by today, they replaced the router but that did not fix the issue we are having. This has been going on for a week now. Any pointers or help is appreciated.

Ping Test/Spikes: https://share.pingplotter.com/EbTbT1pU5bx
(Done on Ethernet)

Channel Info:

Downstream
Channel Bonding Value
Channel ID
44
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
193
194
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
651 MHz
465 MHz
471 MHz
477 MHz
483 MHz
489 MHz
495 MHz
501 MHz
507 MHz
513 MHz
519 MHz
525 MHz
531 MHz
537 MHz
543 MHz
549 MHz
555 MHz
561 MHz
567 MHz
573 MHz
579 MHz
585 MHz
591 MHz
597 MHz
603 MHz
609 MHz
615 MHz
621 MHz
627 MHz
633 MHz
639 MHz
645 MHz
722000000
957000000
SNR
40.7 dB
43.6 dB
43.6 dB
43.4 dB
43.3 dB
43.2 dB
43.1 dB
43.0 dB
42.9 dB
43.0 dB
42.9 dB
43.0 dB
42.9 dB
42.7 dB
42.8 dB
42.7 dB
42.7 dB
42.6 dB
42.4 dB
42.4 dB
42.3 dB
42.2 dB
42.2 dB
41.9 dB
41.8 dB
41.7 dB
41.6 dB
41.5 dB
41.3 dB
41.3 dB
41.0 dB
40.9 dB
39.0 dB
32.6 dB
Power Level
0.8 dBmV
3.5 dBmV
3.3 dBmV
3.2 dBmV
3.0 dBmV
2.8 dBmV
2.6 dBmV
2.5 dBmV
2.4 dBmV
2.3 dBmV
2.2 dBmV
2.1 dBmV
2.1 dBmV
2.0 dBmV
2.0 dBmV
1.9 dBmV
1.9 dBmV
1.9 dBmV
1.8 dBmV
1.5 dBmV
1.4 dBmV
1.2 dBmV
1.1 dBmV
0.8 dBmV
0.7 dBmV
0.5 dBmV
0.3 dBmV
0.1 dBmV
0.0 dBmV
0.3 dBmV
0.5 dBmV
0.6 dBmV
-2.8 dBmV
-12.1 dBmV
Modulation
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
OFDM
OFDM

*Channel ID 44 is the Primary channel

Upstream
Channel Bonding Value
Channel ID
17
18
19
20
43
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
16 MHz
22 MHz
29 MHz
35 MHz
36 MHz
Symbol Rate
5120
5120
5120
5120
0
Power Level
40.0 dBmV
40.0 dBmV
40.0 dBmV
40.0 dBmV
40.0 dBmV
Modulation
QAM
QAM
QAM
QAM
OFDMA
Channel Type
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
TDMA
CM Error Codewords
Channel ID
44
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
193
194
Unerrored Codewords
140368894
408656147
408665339
408674465
408682910
408692097
408700824
408709474
408715779
408724215
408735533
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408753483
408762017
408771066
408779450
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408796028
408804845
408812941
408821751
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408838530
408847612
408856905
408864977
408873891
408882413
408891874
408897483
408899127
408898637
137626058
140368894
Correctable Codewords
63141588
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
127116012
63141588
Uncorrectable Codewords
69759978
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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69759978

Official Employee

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3 months ago

Hey Bruhanden, thanks for reaching out to Xfinity Support on our forums and for sending the signal levels. They all look really good from what I can tell except for channel 194. The signal range should be -10 to +10 dBmV. That's probably why the tech replaced the modem. Do you notice it on any other devices or just the one you're gaming on?

 

(edited)

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@XfinityNicolas​ Yes, my brother also has the same issue as mine with his desktop on ethernet. Also having the same issue where videos will start to buffer at times on my phone and tv over Wi-Fi.

Official Employee

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Bruhanden Thanks for getting back to us and letting us know. I was actually speaking with one of our forum experts @EG that was taking a look at your signals and we both agree there is some sort of impairment causing it. There are quite a few correctables in the log you shared which can indicate problems. Does your error logs on your modem show any error messages? I'd also like to check if there is something going on in your area. When you get a chance, can you send us a direct message?

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Done, kind of defeats the purpose of the forum though, no?

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@Bruhanden​ it's the worst ai generated [Edited: Language] customer service I've ever seen

(edited)

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@BrianW79​ Yeah it's a script, I just wanted a real person with expert knowledge to respond to the forum. Oh well, I'll just keep contacting the regular support until my issue is resolved. 

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2 months ago

Update: I talked to support again of course, finally got someone who knows what they're talking about. They sent out another guy, really cool tech. Told me there slight signal issue/damage at the end of the cable and would have the cable from the house to the street replaced. I don't think the cables guys came out yet but will update again when they do.

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Thank you for updating the thread with what is happening to resolve the issue, Bruhanden! I checked and see the open ticket for the repair work. I will keep an eye on this on my end as well and reach out when I see the work is done. It is usually completed within a few days. 

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Hello and happy Friday, Bruhanden! I wanted to check on your service today as I show the area work is completed from your ticket now. You may want to reset the modem to ensure all the signal levels to it are updated since that was completed if you have not done that already today. Are you seeing an improvement in your service now? 

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https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=b08a87eb-d675-44b0-935b-feb71bd5dfa7
https://share.pingplotter.com/MivEiC9swC9

After some testing, still seems to be an issue only when receiving a nice amount of data. Ping spikes slightly occur when pinging googles DNS. Only issue is this effects stuff like gaming. 

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2 months ago

Still no improvements sadly, will contact support again once I get the time too.

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2 months ago

Update with more logs, showing a lot of Uncorrectable Codewords.

Downstream
Channel Bonding Value
Channel ID
20
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
193
194
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
507 MHz
465 MHz
471 MHz
477 MHz
483 MHz
489 MHz
495 MHz
501 MHz
513 MHz
519 MHz
525 MHz
531 MHz
537 MHz
543 MHz
549 MHz
555 MHz
561 MHz
567 MHz
573 MHz
579 MHz
585 MHz
591 MHz
597 MHz
603 MHz
609 MHz
615 MHz
621 MHz
627 MHz
633 MHz
639 MHz
645 MHz
651 MHz
722000000
957000000
SNR
43.0 dB
43.7 dB
43.5 dB
43.6 dB
43.3 dB
43.3 dB
43.2 dB
43.2 dB
43.0 dB
42.9 dB
42.9 dB
43.0 dB
42.9 dB
42.9 dB
42.9 dB
42.7 dB
42.7 dB
42.7 dB
42.6 dB
42.5 dB
42.4 dB
42.4 dB
42.1 dB
42.2 dB
41.9 dB
41.9 dB
41.8 dB
41.6 dB
41.5 dB
41.4 dB
41.2 dB
41.1 dB
39.6 dB
34.2 dB
Power Level
1.5 dBmV
2.7 dBmV
2.5 dBmV
2.4 dBmV
2.2 dBmV
2.1 dBmV
1.9 dBmV
1.7 dBmV
1.5 dBmV
1.4 dBmV
1.4 dBmV
1.3 dBmV
1.3 dBmV
1.3 dBmV
1.3 dBmV
1.2 dBmV
1.2 dBmV
1.2 dBmV
1.0 dBmV
0.8 dBmV
0.7 dBmV
0.6 dBmV
0.3 dBmV
0.2 dBmV
0.0 dBmV
0.2 dBmV
0.3 dBmV
0.5 dBmV
0.7 dBmV
0.8 dBmV
0.9 dBmV
-1.0 dBmV
-2.4 dBmV
-10.4 dBmV
Modulation
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
OFDM
OFDM
*Channel ID 20 is the Primary channel
Upstream
Channel Bonding Value
Channel ID
17
18
19
20
43
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
16 MHz
22 MHz
29 MHz
35 MHz
36 MHz
Symbol Rate
5120
5120
5120
5120
0
Power Level
39.0 dBmV
39.0 dBmV
39.0 dBmV
39.0 dBmV
39.0 dBmV
Modulation
QAM
QAM
QAM
QAM
OFDMA
Channel Type
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
TDMA

CM Error Codewords
Channel ID
20
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
193
194
Unerrored Codewords
846229446
1983236829
1983242865
1983253281
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Correctable Codewords
2829569021
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2829569021
Uncorrectable Codewords
1716485588
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2428
2574
2569
2282
2403
2566
2172
2754
2362
2194
2578
2105
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2332
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2120
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2298
2374
2626
2303
2295
2484
2020
1716485588

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We are glad to take a closer look at things for you @Bruhanden!  Please feel free to shoot us a DM so that we can get started. 

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No, I won't dm on here. Please use the forum as intended so other can get an answer if they're having the same issue.

12 Messages

2 months ago

Update: This has been going on for 3 weeks. Xfinity claims to have done service on the cables, but I have cameras around the house and it doesn't show that anyone ever came to do them. At this point, it is beyond frustrating, I will probably forever have this issue and won't get the help I need because its always "dm". 

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@Bruhanden The reason we are requesting that you DM us is that you will likely need another technician visit. If remote troubleshooting hasn't worked we would need to have someone come and check the lines. Our technicians are the ones who enter repair tickets, which they have done, and since the issue wasn't resolved it is likely that it could have been an underlying issue from what they initially thought. If you would like us to further assist you with this please send us a DM.

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