Improving Comcast modem signal


Our internet service is Xfinity/Comcast or Verizon. Currently I have Comcast service and use their modem because I had trouble with Netgear modem compatibility with Comcast. The problem is that the Comcast modem doesn’t allow LPS. I don’t know about the Verizon modem. So, for people with modem tweaking experience, any suggestions that will make a notable improvement?

The modem is connected via house Ethernet cable to EtherRegen in my listening room, which is connected to Lumin X1 streamer via fiber optic listening room.

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Showing 3 responses by william53b

Comcast is a joke.

I have used Netgear  modems for years, and I can assure you the problem isn’t with them. Last year they, Yfinity, offered me gig speed, only to slow down my connection from about 550mbs to 270. Then they told me that even though they lied about their promise to us, the "package" we had was no longer available, so we’d have to switch to a more expensive plan and live with the slower internet speed. ps, I live in FL, your state may differ in what they allow the cable companies to do to their citizens.

Of course, having dealt with them for decades, I recorded all of my conversations with them, and at the end started to play the earlier promissory recordings back while I was talking with customer service. (An apparent code phrase for taking care of the livestock.)

We cut the cable cord, and they haven’t asked for their boxes back yet, and are charging us less than the price of our now correctly charged 250 speed.

So, how to slay these demons? First, they may insist they be involved with resetting your modem, but you can do that with your modem app or through terminal/web browser…. But you can also do it the best way: Disconnect the cable and all other connections to the router, including power. Depress the power button for 30 seconds with no power connected, doing a clean state reboot, then reconnect the modem and attach the power and turn it on, giving it a minute or so to reboot.

I have found that this always solves any problem that I am financially responsible for.

I hope this helps, regardless of brand.

 

One other thing.

Cable modems have a memory chip to buffer the incoming signal, and that is usually set to the maximum. For some reason yours may not be. If that is the case your modem may not be buffering the data completely before passing it on to the devices in your house.

Simple first, detailed second.

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