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SoCalLV
Dec 28, 2025Aspirant
CM1000 w/ R7000P
Hi I’ve had my modem and router for a couple of years. Everything was working fine till couple months ago my internet has been buggy. I noticed the modem upstream light will blink green then st...
CrimpOn
Jan 06, 2026Guru - Experienced User
While I DID crimp some coax connectors 30 years ago, I have NO IDEA. I would start with calling Cox technical support and saying, "my modem says that the upstream channel is not 'locked'. Is this something your tech can fix?"
p.s. My guess is that this means your upstream bandwidth is half what it is supposed to be.