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To: Chi-townChief
Sounds like you have comcast.(FYI I live in a western burb of Chicago) I'd bet the problem is on the outside.

I had the same problem.

Comcast kept telling me it's on my end.
They must have a 5 ft high stack of complaints from me by now.

however, a sharp Comcast inside tech identified the problem as being in the outside wires.

He made an appointment for a comcast outside tech and lo and behold, they found 2 things wrong.

1. a squirrel had partially chewed through the wire.
2. a connection\coupling was encased. The encasement had filled with water. ( Makes Sense that the service was spotty, when you consider the continuous freeze & thaw)

They replaced the chewed wiring, sealed the encasement and my speed is now screaming.

You have to keep hammering ‘em to get a decent outside guy out there. preferably a comcast guy not a sub contractor

Good luck

48 posted on 03/07/2009 2:24:35 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama - the ethical exception asterisk administration)
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To: stylin19a

Yeah - I’m in the 95th and Cicero area and I have Comcast - I’ll have to try them again and see what happens.


49 posted on 03/07/2009 2:42:27 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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