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Internet keeps dropping every few days at different times of the day.

This has been going on ever since service was installed, since I am using my own modem a Netgear CM2000 the fix has been to power cycle the modem.
Since a power cycle of the modem fixes the issue every time, it seems like it was a modem issue not recovering on its own. Getting fed up I bought a new CM3000.
It took 1.5 hours on the phone with 3 different support personal to get the new modem connected, so I don't want to call them for an intermittent issue I know they would be no help.
The new modem was connected on April 5 and lasted until April 9 before getting an outage. I logged into the modem and saw the connection status was poor and there were thousands of uncorrectables on channel 1. Rebooted the modem and all was restored until April 13th when same thing no internet. power cycle and its back. So how do I get this resolved, without spending hours on the phone?

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1 year ago

What do the modem's signal stats look like ? 

Please copy all of the text in its entirety of the *Downstream Power Levels*, the *SNR's* (Signal to Noise Ratios), and the *Upstream Power Level* numbers and paste them into your next post.

Also post any error log entries but redact any CM and CMTS MAC addresses if they are present.

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Event Log
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Mon Apr 15 10:24:34 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 10:22:25 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 10:22:24 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 10:09:50 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 10:07:48 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:34:13 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:31:10 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:31:05 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:30:35 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:28:06 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2.;
Mon Apr 15 09:26:06 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:26:01 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:14:03 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:13:50 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2.;
Mon Apr 15 09:09:57 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:09:52 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:04:34 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 09:02:33 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:59:44 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:57:44 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:55:03 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:51:25 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:44:50 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 08:35:10 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:53:23 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:49:09 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:46:57 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:44:44 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:32:00 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:25:42 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:06:15 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 07:03:37 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Mon Apr 15 06:59:05 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Mon Apr 15 06:55:29 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Sun Apr 14 22:05:10 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Sun Apr 14 22:03:05 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Sun Apr 14 21:47:05 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;
Sun Apr 14 21:44:56 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;
Sun Apr 14 21:18:49 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 44; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;
Sun Apr 14 20:52:59 2024     Notice (6)     CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 25; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;

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Thanks for looking at this, the person that finally activated the new modem made me wait ~20 mins while they tested the line and said all was fine.

Just posting the levels gets the post marked as private, what else needs to be redacted

Expert

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1 year ago

Thanks but I need to see the signal stat values as well. If it gets marked as Private, I still will be able to see the post.

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Downstream Bonded Channels
Channel LockedStatus Modulation ChannelID  Frequency     Power    SNR   Correctables Uncorrectables     
      1     Locked     QAM256     42     669000000 Hz     1.5     40     15125     36077
      2     Locked     QAM256     14     495000000 Hz     2.8     40.8     29     1
      3     Locked     QAM256     15     507000000 Hz     2.7     40.9     6     32
      4     Locked     QAM256     16     513000000 Hz     2.6     40.8     985     1486
      5     Locked     QAM256     17     519000000 Hz     2.9     40.9     0     0
      6     Locked     QAM256     18     525000000 Hz     3     41     997     2400
      7     Locked     QAM256     19     531000000 Hz     3.3     41.1     1357     3164
      8     Locked     QAM256     20     537000000 Hz     3.1     41     0     0
      9     Locked     QAM256     21     543000000 Hz     3.1     41     0     0
     10     Locked     QAM256     22     549000000 Hz     3.2     40.9     0     0
     11     Locked     QAM256     23     561000000 Hz     3.1     40.8     0     0
     12     Locked     QAM256     24     567000000 Hz     2.8     40.7     0     0
     13     Locked     QAM256     26     573000000 Hz     2.5     40.6     127     354
     14     Locked     QAM256     27     579000000 Hz     2.5     40.6     11407     25237
     15     Locked     QAM256     28     585000000 Hz     2.1     40.4     2512     5284
     16     Locked     QAM256     29     591000000 Hz     1.9     40.3     0     0
     17     Locked     QAM256     30     597000000 Hz     1.9     40.2     0     0
     18     Locked     QAM256     31     603000000 Hz     1.8     40.3     0     0
     19     Locked     QAM256     32     609000000 Hz     1.9     40.3     0     0
     20     Locked     QAM256     33     615000000 Hz     1.7     40.1     0     0
     21     Locked     QAM256     34     621000000 Hz     1.8     40.2     0     0
     22     Locked     QAM256     35     627000000 Hz     1.7     40.1     0     0
     23     Locked     QAM256     36     633000000 Hz     1.8     40.2     123     259
     24     Locked     QAM256     37     639000000 Hz     2.1     40.3     405     684
     25     Locked     QAM256     38     645000000 Hz     2     40.3     915     1753
     26     Locked     QAM256     39     651000000 Hz     1.8     40.2     2785     7067
     27     Locked     QAM256     40     657000000 Hz     1.8     40.3     3565     8165
     28     Locked     QAM256     41     663000000 Hz     1.6     40.1     5357     10923
     29     Locked     QAM256     43     675000000 Hz     1.4     39.5     17216     42936
     30     Locked     QAM256     44     681000000 Hz     1.1     39.9     122180     305952
     31     Locked     QAM256     45     687000000 Hz     1.1     39.9     16488     37397
     32     Not Locked     Unknown      0     0 Hz     0.0     0.0     0     0

Upstream Bonded Channels
Channel   LockedStatus  ChannelType ChannelID   SymbolRate        Frequency       Power     
      1       Locked       ATDMA     76       5120 Ksym/sec       35600000 Hz       45.3 dBmV
      2       Locked       ATDMA     73       5120 Ksym/sec       16300000 Hz       45.0 dBmV
      3       Locked       ATDMA     74       5120 Ksym/sec       22800000 Hz       45.5 dBmV
      4       Locked       ATDMA     75       5120 Ksym/sec       29200000 Hz       45.8 dBmV
      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

Downstream OFDM Channels
Channel   LockedStatus  ProfileID  ChannelID    Frequency       Power       SNR/MER    ActiveSubcarrier    Unerror    Correctable   Uncorrectable
      1     Locked     0 ,1 ,2 ,3     25     693000000 Hz     1.18 dBmV     39.4 dB     1108 ~ 2987     2069993415     1768546553     2996167
      2     Not Locked     0      0     0 Hz     0 dBmV     0 dB     0 ~ 4095     0     0     0

Upstream OFDMA Channels
Channel   LockedStatus    ProfileID    ChannelID    Frequency       Power
      1     Not Locked     0      0     0 Hz     0 dBmV
      2     Not Locked     0      0     0 Hz     0 dBmV

Expert

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1 year ago

The signal status values at that snapshot in time were OK but the error log entries indicate that something is going on. And there are a fair number of uncorrectable bit errors. Perhaps there is intermittent 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 those upstream receive signal stats.


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

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Thanks for looking at this issue. What I don't understand is why a reboot fixes it and then its fine for a few days. Without a reboot it will stay down for a long time.

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1 year ago

How long before "The Digital Care Team" responds?

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I tried that but no one responds

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