How to fix unstable CM1000 with Xfinity firmware on it
So I have a CM1000 v1 that was on firmware v3.01.06. It's worked flawlessly on RCN the entire time I've had it. The other day I connected it to another line to activate service with Comcast. Comcast...
View Article6 tech visits , 0 fixes later, terrible service.
ISSUE: Downstream channel icon on modem randomly starts blinking and internet goes completely off, I have to manually reboot to fix this. Happens multiple times a day. What I tried New Coax New...
View ArticleHow to fix unstable CM1000 with Xfinity firmware on it
So I have a CM1000 v1 that was on firmware v3.01.06. It's worked flawlessly on RCN the entire time I've had it. The other day I connected it to another line to activate service with Comcast. Comcast...
View ArticleIPv6: five years later
It's been five years since I logged in, and it looks like 3 since anyone else has bothered asking. Thinking about changing back to RCN. Do they have IPv6 available yet? It's really not clear on their...
View Article[Connectivity] Large number of uncorrectable's
Hopefully someone from RCN still keeps an eye on the board. RCN Boston Looking over my own Netgear CM-700, I seem to have a large number of uncorrectables on channel 13/14 - see attached. Started to...
View ArticleFinally cutting the core
Set up an installation for a tv antenna today. My world has come full circle. When I was a kid we couldn’t get cable tv. And only had an antenna. I couldn’t wait to get cable tv. Now I’m going back to...
View ArticleRates
I want to know why a new Customer can get Gig Internet only for 52.00 p/ mo lus fees, but my rate is $95.99 a month now. I am ready to leave. My original rate when i signed up was $65 a month appx and...
View Article[TiVo] Slow Tivo interface with RCN Pace 6 tuner DVR
the Tivo interface has been sluggish for me on my PAce DVR for a few months now. Has anyone else experienced this? Guide is slow to render the first time, moving around had a lag. My Shows navigation...
View ArticleUnidentified MAC address in modem event log error events.
Hi. I am investigating connectivity issues with my RCN Gigabit service: it disconnects (at least) daily. I am using a Netgear CM2000 modem. I am trying to parse the incidents on the modem's event log....
View ArticleWhen will RCN sign up for MASN streaming?
Yes, MASN sucks, but there’s no other option out there for Nats/Orioles fans. So, when will RCN bite the bullet and sign up for MASN extremely late in the game but finally here streaming service?...
View ArticleDoes RCN offer a wifi6 (802.11.ax) router on gigabit service?
I returned their Ubee modem/router combo and tried to use my own Netgear Nighthawk equipment (CM2000 modem and RAX38 router), but the connection drops twice a day. RCN techs come out and shrug, saying...
View ArticleRcn Chicago apt bld BAD infrastructure
Hi All I am NOT a first responder but I have some skills in networking. I just moved into an apartment building in Chicago near a hospital and 60 - 70% of the building are 1st responders. I noticed...
View Articletransient high latency and packet loss
I've had RCN service in my apartment complex for years, and it has been quite reliable. However, starting the past couple months, about 1-2 times per week for a few hours at a time, I have been...
View Article[Connectivity] RCN down hard in NYC
I wish they had a network outage notice on their webpage. From other sources on the internet it looks like they are fully down in Chicago, Boston, and PA. It would be nice if they at least acknowledged...
View Article[Phone] Robo Calls
I am receiving up to 10 robo calls a day form illegitimate companies claiming to be Apple and Amazon. The caller ID name and number is different for each call. Most of the calls are ID’ed with my area...
View Articleservice up and down atm
so service has been up and down for the last hour ... reset my router and have connection and get good speed when testing but my upstream button /led on router is now only solid green and not solid...
View Articlefuture upload speed
will RCN ever supply more that 20mps upload? the other companies far far superior upload rates and to be quite frank upload is going to be more important in the future...dl is the same as the others...
View Article[Speed] Bad ping times
Past few days I've had some pretty horrible ping times, the actual download/upload bandwidth seems fine but my ping to most services is about a second. Here is a traceroute I ran off my router at...
View Articleupstream not bonding/locking
hi so my upstream channels are not bonding /locking , Have turned on and off the router/modem. and no change . this has happened now twice since my last post .for a long time i had no issues and now...
View ArticleUpload speeds?
RCN has pretty much erased them from their site and 20Mbps isn't enough anymore. Thinking of jumping ship to SECTV just to double my upload.
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