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ssavoy
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Dallas, PA

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Re: Does Comcast throttle?

said by Johkal:

An account issue as example would be sending the wrong config file to your SB6120. With the speed test you posted, it could be Performance Starter which is 6/1.

When I do a speedtest, it quickly starts at 20mbps and then rapidly drops to ~8mbps regardless of device. Typically with a speed set by a config file it wouldn't do that. Also my modem does not show a new config file being downloaded in the logs.

Also, I've only ever had this one DOCSIS 3 modem. I never had another modem with them before, and this one is owned by me. I'm not renting it, so I have no idea why this old model would be showing up at all.

tshirt
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Snohomish, WA

tshirt

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Can you run the shaper probe test (run it a couple times to find an average)
»netinfer.com/diffprobe/s ··· obe.html
I suspect they have you on the wrong tier.
ssavoy
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ssavoy

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I actually ran that last night and got a shaping rate of around ~7600kbps.


DiffProbe release. January 2012.
Shaper Detection Module.

Connected to server 203.5.76.164.

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 1298 Kbps.
Downstream: 8005 Kbps.

The measurement will last for about 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 1269 Kbps.

Downstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 7765 Kbps.

For more information, visit: »www.cc.gatech.edu/~parth ··· iffprobe

DocDrew
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DocDrew

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No shaping or throttling. Looks like you might be on an 8/1 tier. The 20 mbps burst sounds like PowerBoost, which only works for a few seconds
ssavoy
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Dallas, PA

ssavoy

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I thought they got rid of PowerBoost a few months ago. Calling them in such a pain. Last night their system definitely broke around 12:30am eastern - it couldn't pull up my billing info on the online account. This morning I called and their system put me on hold for 5 minutes before telling me to hang up and call again. Then finally I got through to someone on the 3rd try who just blamed my non-existent DOCSIS 2 modem and wanted to send a tech out. When I called a few months ago they fixed it in 10 minutes.

Maybe the 4th time will work.

tshirt
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Snohomish, WA

tshirt

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PB is gone one the Upstream, still exists downstream, but becomes fairly unimportant on higher tiers, as new speeds are offered.

EG
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EG

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FWIW, I no longer have PB here on either since they made the Blast tier 50 Mbps down.

Johkal
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Any way, what ever modem shows up on your devices page, it is irrelevant to your issue. You need to verify your provisioning.
ssavoy
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ssavoy

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said by Johkal:

Any way, what ever modem shows up on your devices page, it is irrelevant to your issue. You need to verify your provisioning.

Thanks. I called them again. They immediately blamed my non-existent DOCSIS 2 modem, so I had to explain all over that I actually had a DOCSIS 3 modem, so I had to tell them the serial number and MAC Address again. Although 5 minutes later, the rep said, "It may be because you have an SB5100 DOCSIS 2 modem".

I asked for a roll-and-reprovision but he seemed hesitant and just scheduled a technician visit for Tuesday, which I know is not truly necessary, but I just let them do it this time. They were nice enough to try and upsell me on their Total Protection for $3.95/month, though.

In reality they don't do anything but tell me to reboot my modem.

Is it worth a 5th call to avoid a tech visit? Is there some escalation line I can call? I remember getting a guy from Pennsylvania that spoke perfect English once. That was nice.

Johkal
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I would post in the Direct forum & point them to this topic: »Comcast Direct

NetFixer
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said by tshirt:

PB is gone one the Upstream, still exists downstream...

Really? I guess someone forgot to tell my modem.






DiffProbe release. January 2012. Build 1008.
Shaper Detection Module.

Connected to server 80.239.168.202.

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 7797 Kbps.
Downstream: 20533 Kbps.

The measurement will take upto 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: Burst size: 4762-4930 KB;
Shaping rate: 3192 Kbps.

Downstream: Burst size: 10048-10214 KB;
Shaping rate: 17024 Kbps.




FWIW, ShaperProbe pretty much has it pegged; I am on the 16/3 speed tier.

tshirt
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tshirt

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said by NetFixer:

Really? I guess someone forgot to tell my modem.

I guess I should add
Your mileage WILL vary as no two franchises are the same.
ssavoy
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Dallas, PA

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ssavoy

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Okay so the problem seems to have resolved itself but not without another question.

My modem randomly rebooted at midnight and attempted to download the d11_m_sb5100_silver_c01.cm configuration file, then immediately afterwards in the log it says "SW upgrade Failed after download - Incompatible SW file".
EDIT: I just noticed it is downloading the sb5100 firmware on my SB6120. No wonder why it's failing...
EDIT 2: I noticed I have lost IPv6 connectivity. It's IPv4 only now.
However, my speeds have returned to normal.



I have a tech visit still scheduled. Should I cancel it? I can probably postpone it until Thursday afternoon just to make sure it holds up.