Re-booting Airport Express all day long

Strange problem I'm having with not one but two different Airport Express-based networks in my house. Both networks drop their internet signal frequently. Simple re-booting of the airport express units fixes the problem but only temporarily. Seems that I'm repeating this process as often as every 30 minutes at times and it's driving me batty. Can anyone tell me what's happening here and how I can that internet signal to hold without repeated reboots? Thanks.

I am having the same problem. My issues seem to range from once a week to multiple times per day. I have the Airport Express B/G version. I also have Time Warner Cable for internet. The same thing happened to me when I had DSL through AT&T. Also, the airport express is plugged into a wall outlet, not a power strip since I have read that they can cause interference.
My airport express is running the latest firmware (6.3). The problem that I have is the same as others in this thread. internet connection drops, but the airport will keep it's solid green light like nothing is wrong. It usually takes 2-3 resets of my network equipment (consisting of the cable modem and the Airport Express) for things to work again.
Any suggestions beyond getting a new Airport Express?

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The gateway/modem is dropping phone calls and internet connection anywhere from 10-30 times a day. The modem is completely rebooting during these issues (meaning it's not just loss of signal ---the entire reboot/restart process happens).
It's totally at random. We can go up to six or seven hours with no interruptions OR we can get 15 reboots over one hour. It's at any time of day or night. Totally intermittent.
That means --- no help. No techs on the phone or at the house will escalate the problem because they aren't experiencing the issue for themselves. The techs who HAVE seen the issue replace the modem to fix it because of some reason and then leave...and the issue happens 30 minutes later.
At this point, we have had 5 techs out and 1 supervisor.
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The wiring in the house is now new. There is 1 splitter which is now also new. It's also been bypassed to see if the issue fixes, and it does not. Random things in the box on the house have all been replaced. The line from the pole to our house is new. Meaning ---all these techs and supervisor have "verified" there is no issue from the pole to our modem.
I'm not sure why a line tech can't be sent out if it's "obviously" (their words) not an issue from the pole to our modem. It doesn't leave a lot of options other than the line to our pole unless I'm missing something.
Then again, today's tech showed me on his tablet some page that showed all the reboots from our modem just for today. So, how's it working if he could see it's obviously not?
Two modem replacements, rate codes fixed, blah blah blah.
Just hand them an incredibly stupid amount of money for no service or fixes I guess? I mean, I'm dealing with this because I WANT comcast. I don't want dish or direct. Google Fiber is being installed in my city, and I'd switch for that.....but I'm the only one fighting to keep comcast. I love Comcast, but I'm not going to pay for service I'm not getting. The $40 refund for the last 3 weeks isn't going to cut it when it's STILL not fixed.
The last tech left and 5 minutes later...internet is down and phone is out...and I'm waiting on the reboot. He switched to a different port on the pole and said he hoped it fixed it because he saw no issues.
So basically...this must be the service available to my house if I want comcast.
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Cable Modem HW Version: 5Arris Interactive, L.L.C.Boot Version 1.2.1.62Core Version 2.0.5.38Model TG862GProduct 00000000 2AAC4D52Flash 32MBDownload Version 7.6.116.CT DownstreamSNRPower Level37.64 dB37.94 dB37.94 dB37.36 dB38.26 dB37.94 dB37.09 dB36.84 dB-2.15 dBmV-1.83 dBmV-2.00 dBmV-2.19 dBmV-2.32 dBmV-2.94 dBmV-3.76 dBmV-4.61 dBmV UpstreamPower Level 43.50 dBmV44.25 dBmV44.50 dBmV---
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Now, the system logs from the 1st replacement modem -- I won't post the whole log, but this sample is an example of what happened through the day. It was repeat of the same stuff over and over like the following:
Thu Jul 02 13:10:19 2015 Notice (6) Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv6
Thu Jul 02 13:09:59 2015 Critical (3) Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required]1;CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Thu Jul 02 13:07:49 2015 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Wed Jul 01 14:54:31 2015 Warning (5) Dynamic Range Window violation
Wed Jul 01 14:27:32 2015 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Wed Jul 01 11:36:57 2015 Critical (3) 16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 1;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Wed Jul 01 11:36:57 2015 Critical (3) Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Wed Jul 01 11:36:57 2015 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required]:41;CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Wed Jul 01 11:29:40 2015 Warning (5) Dynamic Range Window violation
Tue Jun 30 22:20:39 2015 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Tue Jun 30 17:06:02 2015 Notice (6) TLV-11 - unrecognized OID;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
Tue Jun 30 16:47:23 2015 Notice (6) TLV-11 - unrecognized OID;CM-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CMTS-MAC=[edit out but available if required];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
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I know I'm not getting connection. I'm not technologically stupid (I'm no expert, but I know when my service stops working how it's worked for years. I can see big flashing lights as the modem reboots.)
I'm seriously at a loss at what I need to say to these people that I haven't already. I know it's hot outside, but dang. It's got to be costing them way more money to have tech after tech sit in my driveway for 20 minutes and then come tell me the service is fine as far as they can see.
In all honesty, I know the techs do what they can. They've all been polite, and I know the intermittent issue makes it ridiculously hard to figure out. The thing is, I've been dealing with this issue for way longer than I should be ---while paying a full bill with another due soon. I'm not asking too much. I just want service fixed so I can keep giving them my money. I just need to know what I can tell them other than "just disconnect my service then."
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