For the record..Cableone is an awful ISP.
I've contacted them many times about my problems, they always say it's a problem on my side. I just recently moved this past weekend, and had to get the same ISP. Before, while playing games, I would get a lot of ping spikes while playing games. It would spike from 30, to 200 or so, and sometimes just stay around 120+.
Now that I moved I was thinking "great, maybe I'll be able to play with no problems!" because all the time, I thought it had something to do with the cablelines in my old house or something. So NOW, my internet is wors e than it has ever been. In ventrilo ( VoIP program for people who dont know ) I'll ping around 40,000. I'll play Counter-Strike, and my ping will go up to 600, and just freeze for about 5 seconds, then go back to normal. Occasionally my internet will slow down to dialup speeds.
I just went to my cable modem status page, and to logs and saw this.
1970-01-01 03:32:40 3-Critical 0x04E33A74 Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:00 3-Critical 0x040D9A2C DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
1970-01-01 00:02:24 3-Critical 0x040D99C8 DHCP FAILED - Request sent, No response
1970-01-01 00:02:12 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:00 3-Critical 0x040D9A2C DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
1970-01-01 00:00:06 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:00 3-Critical 0x040D9A2C DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
1970-01-02 09:25:21 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-02 09:25:09 3-Critical 0x04E339AC Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-02 09:25:09 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-02 09:24:47 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:47 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:47 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:42 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:42 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:39 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:37 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:37 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:35 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:35 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:33 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:33 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:26 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:24 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:24 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:12 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:12 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:02 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:24:00 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:24:00 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:56 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:56 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:56 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:55 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:53 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:53 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:50 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:50 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:48 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:47 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:46 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:46 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:38 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:37 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:37 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:26 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:25 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:15 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:13 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:12 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:06 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:06 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:02 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:02 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:02 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:01 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:23:00 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:23:00 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:22:51 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:22:50 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:22:50 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:22:39 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:22:38 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-02 09:22:27 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-02 09:22:26 3-Critical 0x04E33A10 Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 timeout
1970-01-02 09:22:26 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 15:52:22 3-Critical 0x04E33A74 Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 15:39:20 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 08:37:13 3-Critical 0x04E33A74 Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:00 3-Critical 0x040D9A2C DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
1970-01-01 00:00:06 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:00 3-Critical 0x040D9A2C DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.
1970-01-01 00:00:27 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:16 3-Critical 0x04E339AC Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:00:16 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:00:10 3-Critical 0x04E339AC Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:00:10 3-Critical 0x04E33948 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
2005-07-01 17:37:07 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:58 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:57 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:57 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:50 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:50 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:50 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:50 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:46 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:46 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:44 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:44 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:42 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:42 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:36 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:36 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:35 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:33 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:32 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:21 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:21 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2005-07-01 17:36:11 3-Critical 0x0501BDC8 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2005-07-01 17:36:09 3-Critical 0x0501BD64 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
I'm not sure what that means, maybe someone here does? It doesn't look good though.
Heres the signal page
Downstream Value
Frequency 555000000 Hz Locked
Signal to Noise Ratio 39 dB
Power Level -5 dB
The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading
Upstream Value
Channel ID 1
Frequency 27568000 Hz Ranged
Power Level 54 dBmV
Which I think is normal. Downstream powerlevel can be anywhere between -8/+8.
I've reformatted my computer just a few days ago, somy question is finally - Does anyone know anyway I can fix these problems myself? Anything that would help would be great, thanks.