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[RI] Provision a new modem w/o lonnnnng phone hold time?

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COX HSI Premier user in RI here. Finally upgrading from an ancient SB5101 to a DOCSIS 3.0 SB 6141 (retail purchased). I can install the modem and it starts, bonds channels, etc -- all looks good accessing it at 192.168.100.1 I'm not "connected", though, I just get a 172.something address for the gateway I figured I would need to call Cox, but the wait times have been ridiculous. I've given up at 30+ minutes each time w/o ever getting to anyone. Given that my VOIP isn't available I'm draining my cell batteries. For now, I gave up and put the old modem back. Is there any way to deal with this that doesn't mean sitting by a slowly dying cell phone all day? I've seen reference to self-serve provisioning -- is that an option? Or a better way to get in touch with a tech? Better time of day to call? Thanks, this is really annoying.

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