It's been ongoing for about 2-3 months now. At first I thought maybe I had a bad driver issue from an update for my networking chip. Then I thought maybe it was the modem itself because it was running at 97°f-103°f. I built a cooling solution using an old cpu fan and usb cable. Still had issues. I replaced the modem. Still random drops. I replaced the router and cats cables. It didn't start happening until Cox came through and did line upgrades in the area. I've had nothing but great things to say about the service and customer care, but if things don't return to normal soon, I may have to switch to T-Mobile or AT&T. It's ridiculous that people in networking haven't figured out the cause in the months that it's been an issue. Retrace the steps taken and equipment installed and fix it.