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Originally Posted by Dave5
I have Spectrum internet in Richmond and I have been using the Spectrum WiFi router which has been perfect except it keeps getting disconnected while I am up north. I don't have much on the network - just the Ecobee thermostat, the wireless front door lock and the Wyze doorbell camera - but it was happening even when I didn't have the doorbell camera, or the door lock.
The modem stays connected but the router goes off-line. Fortunately, I have the Empty Nest people and they unplug and plug in the router and then it works for a while - sometimes a month or two, sometimes a few weeks.
I don't have the option of Quantum Fiber where we are. It's either Spectrum or Xfinity.
Up north, I have a Netgear router that I set to reboot automatically once a week just to keep it fresh. It's a setting in the firmware.
One of my neighbors bought their own router. I didn't get a chance to ask why - maybe for reliability or maybe because they have a lot more devices on their network.
Anyway, I was just wondering if someone else had any thoughts on this and maybe some info on how to avoid the router disconnects.
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We're still under construction in TV, but I was trying to decide on fiber, Spectrum or Xfinity. I have Spectrum up north, and over the past 8 years I've never had a problem with disconnects unless it was a full Spectrum outage (power loss, etc.). I probably power cycle the modem a couple times a year.