Usually the upside-down emoji is used to indicate sarcasm/joking. But some of these others can too: Smirking Face, Winking with tongue, rolling eyes:
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I know those, I was just trying to be more literate
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Well, I used them all, so maybe I was doing the same
Back on topic, XFinity says they generally like to replace old gateways with new ones every 2-3 years, and this XB7 was introduced in early 2020, so itâs been 4.5yrs. Theyâre likely to start cycling them out of use soon. I suspect that will start to happen as soon as they launch the XB10 sometime this year. If theyâre planning to EOL (End of life) the XB7 this year, then they may not even bother to update them to fix the problems they have. But on the bright side, if they EOL them, then it will be easy to get a new one. So, I wouldnât be totally shocked if they go that route after the XB10 launches.
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Whoâs to say that after cycling them to XB8 or XB10 that they wonât introduce a new bug that will cripple them in some way. IMHO. the best bet is to get your own modem and router if all possible. I am going through a similar issue with totally different ISP and gateway at the moment that renders four of my cameras at the cottage useless.
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Oh, I COMPLETELY agree. When I had Xfinity (not really by choiceâŚit used to be the only option where I lived, so they had a monopoly), I went and bought my own Cable modem with better specs, then switched the DNS away from Xfinityâs (which caused countless problems all by itself). As soon as I did those things it was SIGNIFICANTLY better. I have basically always told everyone I know to ditch the stock gateway and buy a compatible cable modem (and any router) instead. It is honestly fairly hard to get a worse router than the stock Xfinity gateway in my experienceâŚand itâs cheaper to get your own modem. Within just a couple of months itâs already more than paid for itself. Nearly all Xfinity gateways back to when I used to work for them in the mid 2000âs have never been that great.
But letâs face it, most people arenât going to do any of that, so itâs worth hoping that the XB10 with WiFi-7 is going to make some good improvements over the past model(s). But yeah, not likely to be better than getting your own.
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Thatâs another major issue with all ISP supplied gateways. They all use their own DNS servers that just plainly suck. I remember at one point I had their DNS servers redirect all my pages to porn and online gambling sites. I fixed the issue by changing it to CloudFlare and Google DNS servers.
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Oooh⌠I canât wait! 
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I know some people in Xfinityâs Reddit sub were complaining that the store would not swap their older router for an XB8 unless they were on like a 2+ gig speed tier. But the stores and employees vary widely.
Xfinity doesnât âlikeâ to replace anything until it is negatively impacting their network. So they will replace a DOCSIS 3.0 gateway (in fact force it in many cases) but as long as the gateway is D3.1 and supports mid band with the closer channel spacing (XB6 and up I believe) they wonât proactively swap them out.
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I donât think itâs only Xfinity, my DSL ISP replaced the crappy modem/router combo with the exact replica. Not to mention that they refused to re-connect my Eero back as it is âagainst their policyâ.
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I can confirm that its no just Xfinity, We are having the same issues in Canada with Rogers Communication!
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Yers, Rogers uses the same XB7 gateway as Xfinity.
I was (am) having the same camera connectivity issue with Rogers with the XB7 gateway.
I was able to get around it for now by putting the gateway into bridge mode and using my own router.
Thatâs definitely one of the solutions since the XB7 is now just a plain modem, no way for it to interfere with data streams anymore. Are you using Xfinity or Rogers? Not sure if Rogers uses an âAdvanced Securityâ blacklist like Xfinity does, but if your ISP does, did you try disabling it to see if the XB7 started working?
Not even a modem. Itâs now a pass-through device.
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Whoops, I just realized itâs a combo modem/router device; not two separate devices.
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Right, it is a âgatewayâ as they like to call the combo devices now. Normal mode is modem and router combo, bridge mode is modem only, router disabled. Otherwise it wouldnât be needed at all in this scenario.
So today I took a gamble to prove out the viewing issue when not on your own WIFI. I purchased a new OG cam, set it up and I can view it on my phone away from my WIFI, but at the same time I cannot connect to the V4. The problem is the cameras and not Xfinity. As I said before, the OG works and the V4 wonât allow a connection outside of your WIFI.
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Yeah Wyze needs to put a disclaimer on their website saying their products may or may not work. Such a disappointment.
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Can you grasp the idea that different cameras could have different chipsets ad different connection protocols and are affected differently?
Iâm out of town right now and canât view any of my 5 live feeds. Patience is running out.
Whatâs your point? You canât make a camera that may or may not work. Sounds like bad product engineering