ContributionsMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem OK, who do I contact to set up a specific date/time to do that? Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem The tech who visited my house made no mention of signal strength for my modem. He said the wires were intact and the signal to Cox was fine (no mention of levels). Is this something I could make an appointment to test at a given time - I could set up the modem at 10am on a given day and call a Cox tech to run a test right at that time? Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem The tech lent me a Cox panoramic modem as a test device, to show there was no issue with the line. My guess is that the panoramic modem functions well at a greater range of signal strengths. I am having no issues with its performance. Are you able to see the signal strengths to my house? Are they within the range recommended by Netgear for the C7800? I can reconnect the C7800 if you need it to be connected to test its reception. Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem I set up an appointment, and ... surprise! ... the tech found all the wires were fine and blamed my new modem I purchased in April (Netgear C7800, one of the ones listed as your preferred model for this level of internet service). The tech will happily let me rent a Cox panoramic wifi modem for $10/mo, while the device I paid over $300 for earlier this year collects dust. I am not happy. I am now reading the tech support forum for the modem and they ... surprise! ... blame the internet service providers. The modem is apparently sensitive to the signal strength from internet providers. Is there a way to determine what the signal strength is for my house? This post suggests upstream 45-48 and downstream -7 - +7. The further from these suggested levels and the modem locks up - exactly what I'm seeing on my diagnostics. See: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/c7800-disconnecting-often/m-p/1948376# I would like Cox to set my signal strength to work with the modem that Cox recommended for purchase. How do I make this happen? Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem Ok, I emailed cox.help@cox.com just now. I hope they call to set up an appointment tomorrow. The problem is persisting. Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem Allan - I moved the modem closer to the wall, cutting out a length of coax cable and a coupler. I’m unable to cut out the splitter because I have a cable box too. The problem has persisted despite the change. Can Cox check the connection between the junction box in the street and the end of the cable in my house? Re: Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem There is a new splitter on the line which Cox gave to me with my Contour box in April 2020. I will temporarily remove it and see if that is the issue. Modem remains connected to Cox, but no data can get through; reset solves the problem I live in 85020 and have the Internet Ultimate Classic 300 package from Cox. I do not appear to be anywhere close to the data caps for this plan. I have a Netgear C7800 Modem/Router combo, purchased in April 2020. It is running the latest firmware. When it is functioning, the C7800 delivers great connection speeds, often over 200 Mbps down, 30 Mbps up. However, for several months now the connection to Cox will periodically close off, and essentially stop allowing data to pass through. The modem shows that all 32 of the downstream channels are "locked" with very few errors, but none of the devices attached to the network are able to get data from the internet. Local traffic on my home's side of the connection (both wired and wireless) is unaffected, so I do not suspect the router. This problem will sometimes manifest itself as an inability to make a new connection. For example, a child with an active Google Classroom video chat at the time the problem occurs will continue to be able to send and receive data, but another child who is trying at the same time to click on a new lesson cannot connect to the internet. Or a TV will stream part of an episode of a show, but will be unable to reconnect to get the data for the second half of the show. I refer to this as the "slow crash" - it affects some people on the network but not others. This creates plenty of arguments in the home when one person can't connect and needs to do something urgently so they ask to reset the connection, while other people remain connected and don't want to have their connections reset. Eventually any lingering connections will be choked off as well, and no data will get through (but I have seen the slow crash take as long as an hour). Rebooting the modem solves the problem, but it has been recurring consistently over the past three+ months. Sometimes the modem will pass data without needing to be rebooted for as long as 36 hours. Sometimes the crash occurs again within minutes of rebooting it. Also, please note that I follow the manufacturer's guidelines by either 1) rebooting the modem using the Netgear app, or 2) unplugging the modem and letting it sit for at least 20 seconds before plugging it back in. The problem recurs after either method. The problem does not appear to be related to the amount of traffic on the modem at the time, or the number of devices that are actively using the connection. I have had the problem occur overnight when no one is using the network, requiring me to reset it when I wake up. I have had the problem occur when I was the only one home, and find myself unable to get a simple iMessage to go through. Conversely we have had days were two adults and two kids are all streaming different videos, online gaming, zoom calling, etc. at the same time with no issues. I have "reset" the modem using Cox's support option on at least two occasions, but the problem recurred each time. (To be honest, I don't use Cox's reset often because it takes up to five minutes to come back into service, while my modem's reboot takes 90 seconds.) I have also had a Cox tech out to my house and he determined that there was no issue with the signal strength on the wires to the junction box in front of my house. He refused to come inside and check the strength of the signal at the end of my coax cable (Covid protocol, he said). This is a rental home, and the coax was here when I moved in. The cables look good to me, but I don't know their age. The Cox tech said he would ask their engineers to look at the data stream to see if they can identify the problem, but I never heard back from them. I posted screenshots of my modem's connection information. The first is what the connection looks like when it is "locked", and the second is what it looks like when things are functioning normally. https://imgur.com/a/nXg3nCs I have Googled this problem several times using different terms and can't find a documented issue with C7800s or Cox connections behaving badly like this. I would appreciate any help anyone could provide with diagnosing this problem.