W Thomas

Updated info. Finally managed to get someone out.After much discussion they decided signals were "perfect" absolutely no room for improvement. They determined the account was misconfigured only and the modem was fine..Dont explain how being powered down for a period of time gets me a little online time. Its worked for a few hours now but the signals reported by the modem are not much different from before. Tx Power 53.0 dBmV Rx Power 5.8 dBmV Downstream SNR 35.4 dB Tx Frequency 30992000 Hz Rx Frequency 645000000 Hz Unfortunately I cant locate the screen dump from before but the major differences were rx level being at 11dBmV and the SNR being 32 Db. Guess time will tell.. Thanks for all the replies! WT

Most likely a good idea! I have enough trouble staying online as it is presently..definately dont need any more troubles. IE6 still works as good as it ever did.

I have heard good things about this program but have never tried it of yet.

Me Too! If it has advantages over 6.0 I'd love to give it shot.. Thanks!

At one time here there was an abundance of RCA (Thomson) modems,then along came the SA Webstars and then the Terayons. I do lease it from Comcast although I have considered(a lot of late) going to Office Depot,Best Buy or the like and purchasing a Surfboard. I agree with the DOCSIS protocol in terms of interoperability also but evidently they issue what they get the bset deal on or have the most of providing it's friendly in terms to their CMTS and infrastructure. I have a friend who has gone through several RCA's before getting a SA that has lasted. Wayne

Thanks for the tips! Only time I am able to access any of the stat pages is maybe for 10 minutes after a cold reboot. Even if the thing is halfway working if I type in http://192.168.100.1/diagnostic_page.html all is get is a server not found page. Seems like the embedded web server function ceases to live after being on for awhile. Oddly enough it has stayed on this time for over an hour ...but still cant access the diag page. Thanks! Wayne

Strange thing here..This one has worked pretty much flawless for over a year now.The one it replaced was a COM21 which I got back in the @home days. Everyone said its lifespan was less than a year at best but it lasted about 3. When it failed it had exactly the same symptoms. You would first suspect a high line voltage or poor ventilation but its on an APV regulated UPS which gives 121.5VAC constantly and is out in the open for air to circulate. Dont know maybe I work em too hard

Strangely enough I received one from Comcast telling me we were getting faster speeds just last night. Fortunately I was able to stay connected long enough to downolad my email WT

Absolutely, Couldn't agree more! Thats why I let condensation stabilize before powering up. Try to attain the best cold and above operating temp. Actually the temps I use are no where near being frozen to prevent such a problem.. WT

I would like it lots better if my internet was half as reliable as my tv service. Eventhough they are using the same carriers I cant stay online long enough at a time to use what I currently get Momma said thy'd be days like that! Wayne

Anyone else having troubles with these modems? This is about Comcast hands out here..getting a Surfboard is not possible from what I can tell.This is a TJ715X I cant get to the stat page but for a few minutes after I freeze it in the freezer..which I have to do to keep it online even for a small amount of time. After contacting tech support it was concluded that this modem has taken a dump! Their service people cant schedule a truck roll for anyform of diagnostics until the middle of this coming week at the earliest. Looks like I need to take a day off from work and make a trip to their local office(30 miles south)and atleast get this box switched. Wayne

I changed mine to Level 3 DNS servers during that'crisis" but I didnt think to run a speed test to see if any chages were there. The lookup time boost these servers gave vs the Comcast servers at that time made a world of difference for sure. The 200 Mb download plan sounds ..almost too good to be true..hopefully I'm wrong

I got hooked up friday morning and the modem they installed is an Ambit. anybody had one of these. I havent heard of anyone around me having one of those. We are still mostly SA,RCA,and Terayon.

Paying $ 87.23 here.That includes basic CATV ,modem rental ( cheaper for me than buying one ever few months),and basic cable. DSL just became available here but if its anything like what I have at work I'll stick with what I got.... WT

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4063 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 496 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sat Mar 12 10:36:09 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 73X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.06 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 29.03 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NP9WQXV5B Not nearly as fast as some but

Well..bandaid or not..I was getting no better than 2800's download on a 4000 down cap . After some serious tweaking(Using cable Nut of Course) this looks much better. I definately am a believer! Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4256 Kbps about 4.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 519 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Tue Mar 8 23:27:09 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 76X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.97 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 36.19 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-JSG3HCB59

We are already supposed to be updated here but I cant tell a lot of difference. My speeds are normally what they are here.. I power cycle atleast once a month usually more thanks to power glitches :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3057 Kbps about 3.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 373 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Mar 6 18:59:07 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 55X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.75 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 98.04 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-CTZ0JIDQ8

Have they ever actually spcified a limit amount?