Just an update - unfortunately, after disconnecting all smart devices, I'm still getting intermittent packet loss. I've just completed a factory reset of the modem and am still seeing high packet loss (15-20% spikes every 1-2 minutes).
Having run a smokeping now for the past 5-6 weeks, I am beginning to see a rough pattern.
On "typical packet loss" days, there is packet loss occurring roughly around 10pm-12am and 4am-8am and when it starts it usually occurs for about 45-60 mins but can sometimes persist for 90+ mins. This is problematic but at least it's occurring at times just before I go to bed. But on the nights that I do stay up, the internet experience is quite poor.
There are a few notable exceptions where the packet loss is significantly worse (aka "heavy packet loss" days😞
1. Thursday - for at least the last 4 weeks, Thursday seems to be abnormally bad. Packet loss can occur anytime between 10am -11pm (13 hour window!) and each occurrence can last up to 2-3 hours at a time before subsiding around 12am -1am.
2. Friday - Another consistently bad chunk of time is Friday between the times of 4am-10am where the packet loss occurs for about 3-4hours and then subsides heading into the afternoon.
Again, this is just a GENERAL pattern. Overall, there is a level of variability (ie. a 1-2 day period where there's no packet loss at all OR a "typical packet loss" day that experiences heavy packet loss. But generally speaking, the above description is roughly accurate.
So in summary, for the last 2 months, there is SOME LEVEL of packet loss occurring almost every single day, ranging from bad to UNBEARABLY bad.
I've been wondering if doing the bridge mode + router combo would be another thing to try? Do you think that it might help or probably not?
