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Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 9:43 PM

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Power Outage Question

I recently placed a UPS power supply with my modem plugged in. We had a power outage a few weeks ago. The ups works fine but all I had was a blinking orange light on my modem. We had another "local" outage the other day that lasted 6 hours. The modem went to blinking orange light ( a sure sign it had power ), but alas, no Internet. I'm confused. These were not major power outages and I still had no internet even though the modem was powered. What am I missing?. 

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2 years ago

Hey, @user_1bad43. Thanks for posting on our community forums. I'm sorry to hear about the disconnection. Are you currently experiencing a disconnection? Did you try rebooting the modem manually or through the app? 

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2 years ago

I had a similar issue when I added a UPS.  I had totally forgotten about the Commscope Amplifies Xfinity installed in the basement - it's powered too.   I originally connected the incoming line to the cable modem line with a barrel connector which allowed the modem to connect.  Eventually I added a small UPS in the basement too.  Everything works fine now during power outages that don't last longer than the UPS batteries.

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