[09:14] Customer: Hi, my internet has been dropping every few minutes since last night. I’m on the Cedar Grove community mesh. [09:15] Support (Maya): Hi! I’m sorry about the interruptions. I can help troubleshoot. Could you share your node ID or service address? [09:16] Customer: Node CG-1842, at 27 Willow Lane. [09:17] Support (Maya): Thanks. Your rooftop node is online, but it’s switching repeatedly between two neighboring relay nodes. That usually indicates a weak or obstructed wireless path. Did anything change nearby recently—construction, trees, or equipment being moved? [09:18] Customer: A crew put scaffolding around the apartment building across the street yesterday. [09:19] Support (Maya): That lines up with the signal change. The scaffolding is likely interfering with your primary route through node CG-1170. I’m going to pin your connection temporarily to CG-0934, which has a slightly longer but more stable path. [09:20] Customer: Will that make it slower? [09:21] Support (Maya): Possibly by about 5–10 Mbps during busy hours, but it should stop the disconnections. Your plan is rated up to 100 Mbps, and the alternate route currently has enough capacity for around 75–90 Mbps. [09:22] Customer: Stability is more important. I work from home and have a meeting soon. [09:23] Support (Maya): Understood. The routing change is active now. Please disconnect and reconnect your router, or power-cycle it if that’s easier. [09:25] Customer: I restarted it. I’m back online. [09:26] Support (Maya): Great. I can see a steady link now with no packet loss. Could you try loading a few sites or running a video call test? [09:28] Customer: Everything loads, and the call test passed. Speed is 82 Mbps down and 19 Mbps up. [09:29] Support (Maya): Those results look healthy for the alternate route. I’ve also opened network ticket NET-6381 so our volunteer field team can inspect the affected link and coordinate with the building manager if the scaffolding remains in place. [09:30] Customer: Do I need to be home for that? [09:30] Support (Maya): No. They’ll be checking the shared relay and line of sight from public or pre-authorized rooftop access. We’ll contact you before entering your property if that becomes necessary. [09:31] Customer: Okay, thanks. Is there somewhere I can follow the ticket? [09:32] Support (Maya): Yes. It will appear under “Network Incidents” in the member portal within about ten minutes. We’ll also email you when the primary route is restored. [09:33] Customer: Perfect. Thanks for fixing it so quickly. [09:33] Support (Maya): You’re welcome! I’ll leave the stable route pinned until the field team resolves the obstruction. If the connection starts dropping again, reply to the ticket or contact us and mention NET-6381.