Author Topic: Anyone work for Comcast cable? (Read 835 times)

Airhead · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2003, 06:25:29 PM »

I was kidding SunKing. All I know about Comcast in our area is that when they were ATTBI they limited the D/L speed of KaZaA for a time but it seems to D/L quicker now.

Thorns · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2003, 08:08:15 PM »

Hello, my cable has been acting very wierd, and is stopping a couple of times an hour. This just started happening with my Comcast cable internet, and this is what I see -

The Internet cable modem box has 5 lights on the front of it, and the #2 light starts flashing orange, then flashes green, then stays green, and will stay that way for a period of time, maybe 15 minutes, maybe 1 hour, but it will go orange again. I have called Comcast, and they are sending out a Technician. What is stopping my internet service? I asked if I was on a timer, and they said no, so I asked if they do this if people haven't paid, and they said no(I pay my bills on time). The guy on the phone said something is disrupting my service(hmm, isn't that why I'm calling?), (btw, the #2 light is orange right now, so I have to wait until this clears, and goes green again, before I can send this.) Anyone ever have this happen? Ok, it's green again.........sending now!

Thanks,
Thorns

Eagler · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2003, 07:37:44 AM »

Thorns
sounds like you are on a borderline and something is swinging in and out

does your cable tv reception change?

either in the house or out on the line - if in the distribution, others maybe affected.

temperature swings usually bring out these issues every year (spring/fall)

then again maybe its just a flaky modem

you need them to check you out starting inside with a modem tech and going into the distribution with a line tech if need be

gl

Thorns · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2003, 08:49:59 AM »

Thanks Eagler. The TV reception has been ok, nothing noticeable. The Comcast gent is suppose to be out here in the afternoon. He will have to measure the RF from the modem to the outside connection, but I see this modem is discontinued from Com21. I will post what he finds.

Thanks,
Thorns

SLO · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2003, 09:34:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Thorns
Thanks Eagler. The TV reception has been ok, nothing noticeable. The Comcast gent is suppose to be out here in the afternoon. He will have to measure the RF from the modem to the outside connection, but I see this modem is discontinued from Com21. I will post what he finds.

Thanks,
Thorns

not enough power to feed your modem or somone tapped into it.....

Thorns · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2003, 03:31:15 PM »

The Comcast guy has come and gone. Poor guy spent almost a 1/2 hour just getting the cover off the outside street connection. He looked it all over, and said the cable coax ends get corroded about this time of year, and proceeded to clean the ends at the outside connections, and where it comes into the house. So, far he must have been correct, because it's still working and hasn't stopped. We will see...

Thanks,
Thorns

Otto · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2003, 04:38:04 PM »

Comcast is my ISP. They are good. It's not cheap. You pay for what you get. Life goes on.....

funkedup · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2003, 04:43:11 PM »

I'm done with cable companies. Sleazy crooks who exploit local monopolies. Dealing with them is like dealing with the government.