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WTFBBQCOMCAST ?

AFB

Lifer
Comcast sucks Mkay ? This had been going on for the last two days. I can ping everything on my network fine, but Comcast drops the connection every five minutes or so. :|:|

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Go into your IP config and find your default gateway. Ping it continuously. If there's packetloss, call comcast and they'll check the network for known issues. If there are no known issues, they'll roll a truck to your house to check signal strength and work their way back to the gateway to see where the connection is dropping.

If there's no packetloss, it's not Comcast's problem.
 
I've had my ups and downs with comcast a few times, but they are 90% solid with great speeds. They charge too damn much, but DSL isn't any better and not as good.

As others have said...just call them.
 
Originally posted by: fredtam
I :heart: Comcast. Hasn't went out and speeds are over 3Mb/s.

Other than the modem power cycling itself occasionally, I've had all of one day without broadband due to their error in two years. Zero days due to anyone else's error.
 
My Comcast goes out for me all the time too. I've just learned to live with it. It gives me a reason to get off my ass and go to the next room to cycle the power to the modem.
 
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