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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025

Intermittent Network Drops

I have been experiencing an intermittent connection issue ever since I downgraded my internet plan roughly a month ago. Seemingly randomly, the uplink connection from my personal modem drops which knocks all my devices offline. This usually lasts around a minute or so before coming back online. I have noticed it the most in the morning around 8-9 AM when I start working from home, but it does happen later in the day as well.

I have replaced my personal modem and router with a new Motorola MG7700 as my original equipment is a few years old at this point. I moved the modem upstairs to see if it was potentially an interference issue as there were other electronics nearby in its original position. I replaced the coax cable connecting the modem to the wall jack and that did drastically help my speeds as I was paying for 500 Mbps down and was only getting roughly 120 Mbps. Since replacing the cable, I am now getting around 430 Mbps down when in the same room as the modem.

Unfortunately, I am still having the modem disconnect from the uplink connection multiple times a day.

Below are the channel stats and event logs for reference.

 Downstream Bonded Channels
   Channel Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV) SNR (dB) Corrected Uncorrected
1 Locked QAM256 28 537.0 5.8 44.6 540 1161
2 Locked QAM256 21 495.0 7.0 45.5 719 980
3 Locked QAM256 22 501.0 6.9 45.3 694 1233
4 Locked QAM256 23 507.0 6.8 38.1 618 1090
5 Locked QAM256 24 513.0 6.7 45.3 708 1222
6 Locked QAM256 25 519.0 6.7 45.3 617 944
7 Locked QAM256 26 525.0 6.5 45.1 574 1026
8 Locked QAM256 27 531.0 6.1 44.8 620 1199
9 Locked QAM256 29 543.0 5.8 44.6 562 1123
10 Locked QAM256 30 549.0 5.6 44.6 653 1269
11 Locked QAM256 31 555.0 5.4 44.6 645 956
12 Locked QAM256 32 561.0 5.1 44.5 541 1051
13 Locked QAM256 33 567.0 5.0 44.6 587 1329
14 Locked QAM256 34 573.0 5.2 44.9 554 1240
15 Locked QAM256 35 579.0 5.1 44.8 555 1358
16 Locked QAM256 36 585.0 4.7 44.4 513 939
17 Locked QAM256 37 591.0 5.1 46.0 576 1893
18 Locked QAM256 38 597.0 5.2 46.3 599 1804
19 Locked QAM256 39 603.0 5.4 45.9 574 1840
20 Locked QAM256 40 609.0 5.2 46.4 608 2100
21 Locked QAM256 41 615.0 5.0 46.3 649 2058
22 Locked QAM256 42 621.0 5.1 46.5 600 2116
23 Locked QAM256 43 627.0 5.2 46.2 566 2005
24 Locked QAM256 44 633.0 5.3 46.0 549 1809
Total             14421 33745


   Upstream Bonded Channels
   Channel Lock Status Channel Type Channel ID Symb. Rate (Ksym/sec) Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV)
1 Locked ATDMA 1 5120 16.4 39.4
2 Locked ATDMA 2 5120 22.8 38.7
3 Locked ATDMA 3 5120 29.2 38.7
4 Locked ATDMA 4 5120 35.6 39.0
5 Not Locked Unknown 0 0 0 0.0
6 Not Locked Unknown 0 0 0 0.0
7 Not Locked Unknown 0 0 0 0.0
8 Not Locked Unknown 0 0 0 0.0

  Log
 Time   Priority   Description 
 Wed Jul 30 07:23:25 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:23:27 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:23:36 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:24:23 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:24:30 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:24:37 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:24:41 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:25:33 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:25:46 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:26:29 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:26:40 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:26:43 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:26:51 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:27:40 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:27:45 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:27:54 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:27:56 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:28:36 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:28:50 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:28:50 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:29:01 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:29:46 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:29:55 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:30:00 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:30:06 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:30:56 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:00 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:10 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:11 2025    Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:38 2025    Warning (5)   Dynamic Range Window violation 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:49 2025    Critical (3)   No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 
 Wed Jul 30 07:31:52 2025    Critical (3)   Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 

After doing some research into T3 and T4 time outs, it definitely appears to be a poor connection coming in from the lines outside. I've done everything short of replacing cables in the walls at this point. Is there anything else that I could try from my end or am I just spinning my wheels and should work on getting an Xfinity tech out to check the lines outside?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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26 days ago

Ok so even though the signal status values looked OK at that snapshot in time, the error log entries confirm that something is going on. Perhaps there is noise ingress into the line(s) / an upstream channel / return path impairment somewhere.


There are other signal stat values that can't be read by the modem. They are the "Upstream Rx Power" (Upstream Receive Power Level), the "Upstream SNR Ch." (Upstream Signal To Noise Ratio), and the "Upstream ICFR" (In Channel Frequency Response). These are as equally important in diagnosing connectivity issues as are the modem's stats.


I'm going to escalate your issue to the Comcast corporate employees (The Digital Care Team) who are available to these boards. They will be able to poll the CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) to check for any real-time degradation and / or error reports, see your node / cable plant, and modem health, and see whether or not everything is in the green zone. They can also see a history plot for the modem and check those upstream receive signal stats.

You should get a reply here in your topic. Good luck !

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26 days ago

@Stan_3 

Also, bear in mind that if the premises facing techs can not find or fix a problem at your home, it is they who are responsible for escalating it up to their line / network / maintenance dept. techs. The problem may lie beyond your home in the local neighborhood infrastructure somewhere but it is their S.O.P. to start at the home. And if the problem is found to be on their side of the demarcation point, there will not be any charge.

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26 days ago

Hi there @Stan_3. Thank you so much for this information. I am sorry to hear that you are having intermittent connectivity. You are in the right place and we are happy to take a look at your account.

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 forums page.
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Just wanted to follow up on this topic.

I did end up having a tech out to my house. He reterminated both coax wall jacks as well as the other end of the cable coming into the building itself. The tech did help me find a splitter in my garage that was a 3 way splitter. It ended up getting replaced with a 2 way splitter since there was not a 3rd line run to a wall jack and it was unused. The tech also placed a cap on the unused wall jack to help prevent interference.

Since then, my home network has been completely stable with no errors whatsoever coming from my modem/router.

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@Stan_3 

Thanks for updating your topic ! Hope things hold up for you ! Best of luck !

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