What would make my internet cut out every day around the same time?

Hello,

Every day like clockwork my internet cuts out around 9:00 – 9:30AM and often again around Noon. Sometimes the modem reboots after a minute and we're back in business, other times I manually unplug it from the wall. Afternoons and evenings are generally fine, with the occasional hiccup in the evening. Note that we rarely ever use ethernet so unsure if it's WiFi or the entire router dropping.

This all has made working from home particularly challenging. It's been going on for a few weeks now.

Anything more I can do on my end to help troubleshoot? I've seen similar posts and checked my Downstream / Upstream stats and from what I can tell they look to be acceptable ranges. There seem to be no System Logs and only a few Event Logs, one of which I've posted below.

[Wifi][3728]: WiFi radio Radio1 is set to UP	2022/2/7 09:11:34	Notice
[Harvester][3728]: Harvester StartRadioTrafficHarvesting Starting Thread to start RadioTraffic Data Harvesting	2022/2/7 09:10:41	Notice
[Harvester][3728]: Harvester StartAssociatedDeviceHarvesting : Started Thread to start DeviceData Harvesting	2022/2/7 09:10:41	Notice

Coincidentally, as I'm writing this post my internet has dropped again, however, the XFINITY Network uptime says 1h: 47m: 50s.

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user_a8fc99

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3 years ago

Holy moly, thanks to your reply @Mhughes32 I realized I never closed the loop here. Sorry to the community for that!

Thanks to the help of @EG I DM'd @XfinityCassandra and was able to have a technician come out the following morning. The technician was AWESOME. He quickly determined the root of the problem — very old cable lines in my apartment that had water damage. He straight away ran a new cable — from somewhere outside, up onto the roof I believe, I'm unsure of the details, but he took care of everything swiftly. And I've had a really solid connection ever since. I also received a follow up call 2 days later that verified everything was working smoothly.

Thanks again for all of the help here. Despite my frustrations with the intermittent service, I'm really happy with the whole process.

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Mhughes32

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@user_a8fc99 thanks so much my friend. I will do the same and hope for an easy resolution

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3 years ago

Please post those modem's signal status values.

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.

What is the exact make and model number of the modem / gateway device ?

For a test, does a computer / device that is hardwired directly to the router / gateway device with an ethernet cable have the same problem ?

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@EG

Hello and thank you for the swift reply! Really appreciate what you do for the community here.

I think I've provided everything you asked for below. Is SNR listed elsewhere besides in the Downstream info?

I'm using the CGM4331COM gateway — which I believe is known as the XB7.

Good call on the ethernet test. Not sure. I'll connect a device via ethernet and test next time the internet drops.

Downstream	Channel Bonding Value
Index	20	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	45	46	47	48
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
Frequency	561 MHz	543 MHz	549 MHz	555 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	657 MHz	663 MHz	669 MHz	675 MHz	681 MHz	687 MHz	693 MHz	699 MHz	705 MHz	711 MHz	717 MHz	723 MHz	850000000
SNR	39.2 dB	43.6 dB	43.4 dB	39.3 dB	41.6 dB	42.5 dB	42.3 dB	43.4 dB	43.4 dB	43.1 dB	44.1 dB	43.0 dB	43.2 dB	43.8 dB	43.8 dB	43.9 dB	43.7 dB	43.3 dB	43.1 dB	43.6 dB	43.0 dB	43.9 dB	42.1 dB	43.6 dB	43.0 dB	43.8 dB	43.6 dB	42.8 dB	43.9 dB	43.6 dB	43.5 dB	42.8 dB
Power Level	4.5 dBmV	4.3 dBmV	4.4 dBmV	4.7 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	4.3 dBmV	4.7 dBmV	4.9 dBmV	5.2 dBmV	5.2 dBmV	4.9 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	5.0 dBmV	5.3 dBmV	5.1 dBmV	4.9 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	4.7 dBmV	4.7 dBmV	5.0 dBmV	5.1 dBmV	4.8 dBmV	4.5 dBmV	4.2 dBmV	4.5 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	5.0 dBmV	5.1 dBmV	4.6 dBmV	4.3 dBmV	2.9 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	OFDM

Upstream	Channel Bonding Value
Index	1	2	3	4
Lock Status	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
Frequency	16 MHz	22 MHz	29 MHz	35 MHz
Symbol Rate	5120	5120	5120	5120
Power Level	42.0 dBmV	42.0 dBmV	43.0 dBmV	43.5 dBmV
Modulation	QAM	QAM	QAM	QAM
Channel Type	ATDMA	ATDMA	ATDMA	ATDMA

Thanks again

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EG

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3 years ago

Quite welcome ! It's why I lurk ! 😊

The SNR's are there. The stat values were good at that snapshot in time. Awaiting the results of the hardwire test.

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user_a8fc99

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3 years ago

It's likely the connection won't drop until sometime tomorrow (9ish PST), but I'll post as soon as anything happens!

…something about a watched pot never boiling… 🤔

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EG

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3 years ago

This is good ! Things like this should be given ample time to see anyway !

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user_a8fc99

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3 years ago

Okay, so following up here…

Internet cut out just before 9AM this morning. The computer I connected via ethernet had no connection during this time. And the internet wouldn't come back until I manually unplugged.

That's the latest!

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O/k, so even though the signal stats looked o/k at that snapshot in time, something is going on. Perhaps there is intermittent noise ingress into the line(s) / an upstream channel-return path impairment somewhere.

There are other signal stat figures 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 that 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 poll for those upstream receive signal stats.

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

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3 years ago

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Hi @user_a8fc99 ! I'm so sorry you're seeing this connection drop! I've had a similar experience myself in the past, so I understand how annoying it is. We can definitely help with checking into this right here as experts! Can you please send our team a direct message with your first and last name and address?

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user_a8fc99

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Sent! Sorry for the delay here. I didn't see these replies coming to my Emails :)

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user_a8fc99

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@EG Thanks, by the way, EG! Hopefully we can sort this out. Very much appreciated.

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Quite welcome !

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3 years ago

Hi all I am experiencing the exact same issue, how did you resolve it?

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Please create a new topic of your own here on this board detailing your issue. Thanks.

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