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Thursday, October 10th, 2024 6:33 PM

Internet keeps dropping

Our internet connection keeps dropping and then restarting. I tried the assistant, but it just says to check cables, unplug, restart, etc. I'm not sure restarting the modem actually fixes anything; it just seems to drop and then reconnect. This has been going on for about 3-4 months or more. I even purchased a new router, but that does not help.

Here's an example from October 9: Off @ 1:30 pm & On @1:30 pm. Off @1:34 pm & On at 1:35 pm. Off @ 7:50 pm & On at 7:50 pm. Off at 7:54 pm & On at 7:54 pm. Off @8:17 pm & On at 8:20 pm. Off at 8:20 pm & On at 8:26 pm.

And then today: Off @5:20 am & On @5:02 am. Off @ 5:30 am & On @5:03 am.

We have an alarm system so it's easy to see when it goes off & on.

This means if I'm watching Amazon Prime, it stops and goes back to the TV program. Over and over.

How can I get this fixed?

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1 month ago

@user_f4eir9 Hello and good afternoon. Thanks for posting to the community with your experience in detail. We appreciate it, and are happy you thought of us to assist. As well for using the Xfinity Assistant. It is the best resource to manage the account and service online when we are not available. It is my favorite as I can check the service health, and also reboot the wifi for dinner time. That ensures the kids come to eat, and that makes me very happy. Here is a link that I found for you to make it easy to use https://www.xfinity.com/xfinityassistant/. Super convenient to manage stuff, for this type of experience the repair tool is best. Here https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/schedule-repair-appointment is the link with the steps to follow. It will directly troubleshoot the specific service or devices you are having issues with, and help schedule a tech if it't not resolved remotely. That is the resource to count on in this case. 

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As I stated above, I have followed all the suggestions from the Assistant. And I still have problems with the internet randomly dropping and then re-connecting. Because it's random, when Assistant checks for problems it can't find anything.

However, I have had situations where I go to the app and it says I have no internet connection. Then it says to do all the unplug, check cables, etc. Then it re-connects (by itself) and Assistant can't find any problems. Modem is good, connection is good, etc. Since internet re-connects, it never says I can schedule a service appointment.

We do have a line outside which I think is Xfinity that hangs down very low. During a storm several months ago a branch fell on it and we had to take it off. I did contact Xfinity about getting it checked, but they never got back with me. Is it possible that's causing the problem?

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user_f4eir9 Can you please send us a DM. You can start by clicking the chat icon located in the top right corner of your forums' page when signed in. Once there, you can direct your messages to "Xfinity Support." Please add your full name and service address to help us locate your account. Let me know if you have any questions. 

 

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6 Messages

I have the same problem. I have had four or five service appointments. We have redone all the cables, modem and routers. It still drops. I work from home and it has dropped 6 times today in the last 7 hours.

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1 month ago

Same here. The Xfinity Assistant is useless.

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1 month ago

Follow up. Xfinity came out said nothing was wrong and it must be my equipment. Form employees agree the internet keeps dropping and set up a new appointment. However, the Assistant notified me that they checked and nothing was wrong, so they canceled the appointment. I guess I will have to try to troubleshoot myself. I can get their Gateway and then when it does not solve the problem, I'll see if they find a solution. Otherwise, I'm looking for a new provider if anyone has suggestions. :)

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