OK in the middle of a slowdown here's the signal levels and a traceroute & ping test
raceroute has started
traceroute to 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8), 64 hops max, 72 byte packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 1.319 ms 0.725 ms 1.173 ms
2 * * *
3 tge7-2.austtxk-er01.texas.rr.com (66.68.1.245) 1477.595 ms 19.937 ms 8.302 ms
4 tge0-11-0-9.austtxa-cr01.texas.rr.com (24.175.41.74) 21.381 ms 21.348 ms 31.855 ms
5 agg22.dllatxl3-cr01.texas.rr.com (24.175.41.46) 23.834 ms 23.307 ms 15.972 ms
6 107.14.17.136 (107.14.17.136) 22.158 ms 26.579 ms 23.357 ms
7 107.14.17.232 (107.14.17.232) 15.277 ms 17.415 ms 16.907 ms
8 74.125.48.65 (74.125.48.65) 78.836 ms 75.936 ms *
9 * 72.14.233.67 (72.14.233.67) 371.583 ms 23.716 ms
10 72.14.237.217 (72.14.237.217) 29.557 ms 87.131 ms
72.14.237.221 (72.14.237.221) 37.461 ms
11 209.85.243.178 (209.85.243.178) 52.202 ms
216.239.47.121 (216.239.47.121) 24.709 ms
209.85.243.178 (209.85.243.178) 26.850 ms
12 216.239.46.59 (216.239.46.59) 24.728 ms
216.239.46.61 (216.239.46.61) 69.774 ms
216.239.46.59 (216.239.46.59) 911.212 ms
13 * * *
14 google-public-dns-a.google.com (8.8.8.8) 269.900 ms 152.609 ms 140.605 ms
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
Request timeout for icmp_seq 0
Request timeout for icmp_seq 1
Request timeout for icmp_seq 2
Request timeout for icmp_seq 3
Request timeout for icmp_seq 4
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=5592.902 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=4710.106 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=3723.132 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=2834.900 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=45 time=1904.882 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=5 ttl=45 time=909.429 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=6 ttl=45 time=26.834 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=7 ttl=45 time=29.433 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=8 ttl=45 time=3590.248 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=9 ttl=45 time=2606.492 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=10 ttl=45 time=1612.888 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=11 ttl=45 time=614.727 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 17
Request timeout for icmp_seq 18
Request timeout for icmp_seq 19
Request timeout for icmp_seq 20
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=12 ttl=45 time=9670.297 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=13 ttl=45 time=8670.335 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=14 ttl=45 time=7670.270 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=15 ttl=45 time=6670.812 ms
Seems to get really bad getting beyond my LAN.
I read that the Motorola 6141 was the best, but perhaps I should be try a different one? This never happened with my old modem and slower speed. Called TWC a few times but they have no clue.