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I've had issues with our wifi, maybe starting around the time of lockdown, or maybe just before, can't quite remember. Goes off in the morning around 8:30 or 9 (I'm pushing it now because it's about that time) and then is intermittent the rest of the day.
I've made umpteen calls to Xfinity, got a new modem/router, complained until I'm blue in the face; and just yesterday one of the tech guys at Xfinity said well why don't you get wired up, that feed is more reliable, etc.etc.
My question is - do people feel this is a "lockdown" problem and might go away, or will Comcast be forever offering service that is not reliable from now on and using this issue as an excuse? I've ordered my 50 foot of cable and my ethernet/USB connector and I'll be ok, but really - is this life from now on? Do I have to order another 50 feet for spouse and we're both tethered to the router forever? Will service actually be better? Should I continue to complain to Comcast? Is anyone else having this problem?
That isn't an xfinity problem unless you're using their wifi modem/router. Are you? If not, what wifi router are you using?
I have just been supplied with supposedly their latest and greatest dual wifi 803.11ac (whether or not it's really their latest and greatest I couldn't say)
This is one reason why I don’t use ISP-provided routers and WiFi. I’m stuck with my AT&T fiber router but I have it in Bridge mode so it’s just a pass through device. My routing/filtering and wireless are done by other devices.
Why not try a mesh network if your house is decent-sized or bigger?
Or keep WiFi and try powerline networking.
How many wireless/wired devices do you have sharing your bandwidth?
I do the same as Mark and run a Velop Mesh network.
Wires ARE better but wirelss should absolutely be reliable for you. I assume you are using a laptop?
yep - 2 laptops, 1 Roku, 2 phones (for phoning mostly), very very occasionally 1 extra tablet (but I've forgotten the PW for it so guess we can really count that one out), and the new TV digital box seems to get unhappy when the internet goes out (even when not on Roku).
Will have to figure out all that other language in both your posts.
yep - 2 laptops, 1 Roku, 2 phones (for phoning mostly), very very occasionally 1 extra tablet (but I've forgotten the PW for it so guess we can really count that one out), and the new TV digital box seems to get unhappy when the internet goes out (even when not on Roku).
Will have to figure out all that other language in both your posts.
That’s really light usage. I have over 60 networked devices in my house. Unless you’re in an apartment building surrounded by WiFi you shouldn’t be having this problem.
How big is your house and what’s the distance between the router and the devices? And when the WiFi cuts out is it for everything?
This is an Xfinity problem. I doubt spending money to rewire your devices is going to help, but before you go that route, get them to come out and test the signal where it comes into your house.
I've had intermittent service on all my devices for nearly 2 years, have made 80 or 100 calls to Comcast, replaced the router twice, the co-axial plates twice (newer house with newer wiring), had umpteen service service calls, worked my way up the chain of command from the lowest tier of technician to regional tech manager, had 30 diagnostic tests, all agree the problem is NOT with anything in my house, replaced the underground wiring to the nearest pole, still have the problem, all agree the problem is upstream somewhere, and now....
CRICKETS.
No additional evaluation or work on this problem will be provided. Some days I can't even read and answer 30 emails because the signal drops every 5 seconds.
COMCAST SUCKS.
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