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Thursday, June 15th, 2023 2:03 PM

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XB7 Xfinity gateway

I just cut off cable completely and opted for internet only service at half the price I was paying. Anyhow just hooked it up two days ago and right away I noticed that the top of said brand new XB7 gateway is hot to the touch. Is this normal? Or should I be worried? 

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2 years ago

There's a cooling fan in it that is known for going out.  Usually, they make some racket when that happens, but it could just fail, or it's a refurb rental that already failed for someone else (some else's return).

When the fan works it's pretty quiet.  Feel for a vibration or put your ear up to it.  Maybe have a smoker or vape friend fire one up and blow some smoke at it and see if there is any air movement.

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