[ALL] Noise on HFC Networks Discussion
I wanted to start this thread today, after being a long time customer of Cox. Over the last several years with the demand for internet being a premium thing to have for most household's, myself...
View ArticleTorrent traffic appears slowed as of a couple weeks ago
I am in Nevada on Ultimate, and it looks to me like torrent traffic is now being slowed down (or possibly just given low priority by the routers?). I still get perfectly adequate speeds for...
View ArticleCox & re-transmission Disputes - Or how they take both sides!
Have you ever seen the press releases or what Cox Communication's spokespeople say when they have channels go dark, or about to go dark because of a re-transmission dispute? Random Google...
View ArticleCan't provision new SB8200
I called, gave serial and mac ID, cannot get a signal, hooked my 6190 back up and instantly got one. Anyone had this problem?
View Article[CA] No more free locals through coax?
Not 8 months ago I was able to watch local OTA channels through my coax from the wall. I use COX for internet and phone but was able to pull locals by splitting my coax. One to my modem, one to my TV....
View ArticleWhich Modem?
Have a netgear CG3000D gateway that im giving back to Cox, need to replace my old SB5120 that died, new modem will be connected to an ea4200 router. Suggestions( i am in the Phoenix area) on what may...
View ArticleRecord 2 vs Record 6 DVR
So, I really dont need the ability to record 6 things at once, so Ive been looking at the Record 2 DVR. The Cox chat rep I talked to said I can pause/record/view from any tv with a Contour receiver as...
View Article[CATV] MLB.TV or MLB extra innings
I currently have cox should I get the MLB.TV package or the MLB extra innings package. which I better I have been using MLB.TV with roku for a long time.
View ArticleGigablast and Data Caps
Anyone with Gigablast in a market that enforces data cap overages? Cox still does not have a working Data Usage meter for Gig, and I'm wondering how you guys track your usage. I get you can use your...
View ArticleNETGEAR CM700 32 x 8 D3
So I ordered and received this modem from Amazon today because I wanted to see if it experiences the same issues that the SB6190 has. First off, the modem is much smaller than the CM600. [att=1] I...
View Article[LA] Downstream Packet Loss Internet Sometimes Unusable
We've called Cox a couple times to complain about slow internet. The problem is intermittent. Sometimes we get 20Mbps, but more often it is less then 3. Sometimes less than 1. Of course they blamed the...
View ArticleContour box reboots?
I recently upgraded my box to the contour 2 and it seems like I get the notification that it needs to restart a lot. Is this normal? I see that it does update some of the dates & version numbers in...
View Article[VA] Switching from FiOS to Cox
I've had FiOS for almost 4 years now, contract is up soon and it doesn't look like they want to give me a good deal again. On the other hand Cox wants to give me a crazy good deal on a triple play (at...
View Article[CA] slow single-threaded uploads
I recently realized that my upstream throughput for single-threaded connections is much slower than I had assumed. Before, I just figured that everything is "fine" if the Cox test and speedtest.net...
View ArticleRecent issues with Cox Internet
I switched to Cox Residential on the 11th and right away it was great. I was using a Cox business account with a DPC3010 and TM605G for both Internet and phone. When I switched, I unplugged both Cox...
View ArticlePrice increase in January 2017
Seems Cox is going to raise prices again in January and I called and am trying to cut as much as I can because I don't watch all the tv I pay for. But, I was told that $5 of the increase is for...
View Article[LA] Might be buying a new house. Want to confirm internet availability.
Hi y'all. So we just put an accepted offer on a new to us house. We were talking to one of the guys who lived on the road and he said there isn't any high speed internet. There is a group of 4 or 5...
View ArticleCox won't activate cable modem
18 months ago a friend of mine died and his wife (who lived in the UK at the time) gave me a bunch of his stuff, and among those things was an SB6182 modem; identical to one I already had. At the time...
View ArticleContour flex device compatibility
When I ordered internet access, they pitched to me a Contour Flex package that added a total of $20 to my bill, and they stated (numerous times) that it works with smart TVs, roku, and android devices....
View ArticleHmm Truck roll required for 300mbps tier? "bundled dual band...
This weekend I received promo email to bump up my internet tier for $5 a month for the next 6 months, essentially putting me on Ultimate. I signed up online and looked like I was all set. A little...
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