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Sunday, February 12th, 2017 1:33 AM

U-Verse signal intermittent in the evenings, bad gateway or bad connection?

For the last few days, our U-Verse signal will intermittently cut out for a few seconds to a few minutes at a time. It's worse in the evenings, cutting in and out in 5-10 minute cycles and showing the "U-Verse signal has been lost" screen on both TVs. As this is happening, sometimes the broadband light on the gateway will turn red for a moment and then it will reacquire the signal. I've tried restarting all the AT&T devices, including a "full house reboot," unplugging everything and then turning them back on, starting with the gateway. After rebooting many times for days in a row without solving the problem, I'm convinced that either the gateway has gone bad or there is some sort of interference on the line. Is there anything else I can do or should I schedule a service appointment?

 

U-verse signal has been lost

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8 years ago

Hi @csharpcsharp,

 

We are sorry to hear about your U-verse issues, but we will be glad to help. Here is a post that goes over things to try if you are having issues with your broadband connection.

 

-ATTU-verseCare

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8 years ago

I tried the full 20-second modem reset suggested above, but the problem did not improve. I had to request a service appointment, and the tech spent half a day checking the lines in my building, fixing a port, and repairing a frayed wire. Since then, the problem has mostly gone away, with the exception of one day when service was spotty.

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8 years ago

Hi,

 

We are glad that it is working a lot better. We are hoping that spotty day was just that day only. If you do notice any other issues, let us know.

 

-ATTU-verseCare

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7 years ago

The problem is back! Almost exactly one year later, the same problem of intermittent interference is happening again. This is incredibly frustrating.

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7 years ago

The tech came out and replaced the old 589 modem with a new one - the problem has stopped.

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6 years ago

The annual degradation of our AT&T U-Verse television service is back like clockwork. What does AT&T do to its network in San Francisco at the end of January every year? This time it coincides with an uptick in my monthly bill, so it's probably time to say goodbye. 

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5 years ago

Here we go again! The intermittent "U-Verse signal has been lost" problem has come back for the last 2 days. Of course I reset the modem and the receivers. Of course I checked the wires and power supplies. Of course nothing worked. I'm looking forward to canceling my AT&T service in a few months when I move.


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