Packet Loss - I love you, Comcast.

[Dusty12]

Alright, this has been agitating me for a while now. My internet would be fine, an A grade line, but after a period of time it gets packet loss for no reason, upwards of 40% and rendering me unable to play games.

However, when I restart the computer, it goes away until the time period passes and it randomly starts up again.

Why does it do this? Restarting my computer is such a hassle, is there another way?

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[kevin 51l]

Call Comcast. They're the ones who can probably fix this. Just hope the person you're talking to actually knows stuff.

[Legodude77]

Get Centurylink

[Dusty12]

You say that like I have control over what internet I have.

Call Comcast. They're the ones who can probably fix this. Just hope the person you're talking to actually knows stuff.

I've called them twice and even chatted them up over the internet, dumb as a box of rocks.

[Tingalz]

chatted them up

*raises eyebrow

[Marcem]

Maybe it's not comcast.  Do you have a router or anything?  I've had this type of thing happen to me.

[DrenDran]

Alright, this has been agitating me for a while now. My internet would be fine, an A grade line, but after a period of time it gets packet loss for no reason, upwards of 40% and rendering me unable to play games.

However, when I restart the computer, it goes away until the time period passes and it randomly starts up again.

Why does it do this? Restarting my computer is such a hassle, is there another way?

Tell the network protocol designers of game development teams to build in safe handles to make the client resend lost packets.

Lol, but seriously, comcast sucks... apparently.

[Dodger]

I am not an expert at these things, but I think it might be the router. Can you post the specifications of yours?

[Dusty12]

Let me go take a trip down to the basement to find it.

[Tech-Troop]

I've had a problem like this, sometimes my internet connection just disappears.

[NickTheSushi]

Lol Comcast.

[Kalphiter]

Get Centurylink

Never heard of it

[Sarge]

I've never had any problems with Comcast.

[Dusty12]

Motorola Arris TM502G

[Placid]

i hate comcast

we had a phone that was apparently on the same line as our internet and so every time the phone rang internet would be knocked out

and in the evening when parents are home they both work and so they combined get tons of loving phone calls

and we had like no internet and i was sad


but now we got new phones and i am happy :)