1. Don't use WiFi for the link.
2. Don't share your internet link during gaming.
About the modem problem. Give there is rarely access to troubleshooting tools we test the modem by swapping it out.
Bob
I have been having issues while gaming on Xbox Live with freezing/stuttering on multiplayer. I also get kicked from other games that must be more sensitive to speed constants.
To try and trace the problem, I ran a speed test while playing the game and at the moments of the stuttering, my speeds bottom out really close to zero then return to normal (about half a second). To eliminate Live from being the culprit, I did the same thing while downloading Quicktime from Apple (figured that would be a good contrast compared to anything having to do with Microsoft). Same thing. Some days it's pretty bad and sometimes it's about every 15-20 seconds.
This started to happen about 3 months ago after coming back from vacation and having my modem off and unplugged for a week. My ISP has been looking into it for a while but they finally said everything is fine on their end.
Any ideas on if this might be a modem problem (Sagemcom 1704) or something that I can trace down myself?

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