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Double Trouble!

Before the rain. Note the high return power.

After the rain. Note the downstream signal attenuation

You have a problem even without the rain involved. If you move the modem directly connected to the drop, what are the levels?
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rain will not lower your upstream power.

call for a tech.
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Underground or overhead drop?

If you have an underground drop, I am 99.96 percent sure that the drop went bad and it will need to be replaced. Seems like moisture causing the issue. My advice is to just schedule a truck roll.

My underground drop went bad and Comcast replaced it free of charge (even though I'm in a duplex) but they did a poor job and cut corners horribly.

Sorry about the delay in posting. The service is overhead, with taps on the poles. I would test at the demarc, but I don't have an ideal setup to do that with, plus I don't even know what to use to open the grey Cabletek box that houses the ground block. I will attempt to test though, as a cable runs around the back of our house. If this particular cable is damaged, could noise be injected in the line and trash the upstream path?

I thank y'all for the help.

even up in the air rain will get in to the cable.

Just call for a tech, there obvisously is a problem you can't fix yourself.

I will contact Comcast soon. I have a question about billing for service calls. If I am charged, do I have to pay on the spot? Can the charge be billed to my account instead?

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Both the return path, i. e., upstream power level, at 54.3 dBmV and the received signal strength, i. e., download power level, at -11.5 dBmV are not very good. The high upstream level could be the cause of your problems, but both should corrected. Ideal downstream is 0.0 dBmV, but between -10 to +10 dBmV may work. The closer to 0 dBmV the better. I have had problems when upstream gets to 51 dBmV. When this happened, Comcast replaced my buried cable and all was fine. Obviously your mileage may vary

There should be no service charge if the problem is due to Comcast's hardware. If it's inside the house, they may or may not charge, depending on whether the fix is simple or your persuasive ability.
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