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Jammo
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Oct 16, 2021
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Modem reboot helps for 5 minutes then needs repeat

Greetings,   I am experiencing up and download speeds that vary alot.  I pay for 110mbps  down / 10up.  At times it gets so slow that I can't load web pages.  When I do a speed test it shows betwee...
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    Jammo
    Oct 20, 2021

    Looks like he fixed it.  Everything is working as it's supposed to. 

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Jammo
Tutor
Oct 16, 2021

I had my ISP send a tech out.  He replaced the modem with a DOCSIS 3.1 and about 8 feet of old 5.9 coaxial cable from where it comes in the house to the modem.  The previous guy didn't do this...

 

Hopefully that's the end of it.

 

 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 16, 2021

Hopefully!