Throttling to 3 mbit during peak hours
So I have used cox for a solid 20 + years, and 2018 rang in some interesting behavior. Starting on the 3rd of January during peak hours I can no longer stream above 3 mbit. Now here is where it gets...
View Articlecox retention insisting "no promotions at this time" (12/2017)
first time after 10+ years, cox refuses to discount now, insisting on $800 a year for internet just downgraded to "starter" - next stop cancel and switch to AT&T anyone else running into the same...
View ArticleLow Upsteam Power
Hey folks! I was crawling around here an am having issues understanding if my upstream power level is a bit too low and what to do about it (I believe that answer is call Cox to balance it?). I haven't...
View Article[CATV] AXS TV
Is Mark Cuban’s AXS TV, formerly HDNet, carried on Cox (our friend in the digital age)? Just asking.
View Article[AZ] Cox Network or My Hardware?
Modem: Zoom 16x4 Cable Modem, 686 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0, Model 5370 Router: Ubiquiti Edge Router ERLite-3 Does it appear there is something wrong with my network hardware or with the connection going from...
View Article[OK] Cox not allowing upgrade to Gigablast
So I saw a post that stated Cox has rolled out Gigablast in Broken Arrow and I have been checking daily to see if it was available. It has consistently stated that I have the highest package available....
View Article[OK] Cox Communications Throttling Upload For Over A Year
After 3 years with cox recently in all of 2017 i have been getting throttled upload when i try to stream to YouTube/Twitch i have had several techs come out and a field team and all replace all lines...
View Article[OK] Time to ditch cox as prices get higher for no reason
The 1TB data cap slower speeds during peak hours no roll out of fiber as fast as competitors even though Comcast has already done it same for almost every other ISP Unlimited Data pay joke constant...
View Article[CATV] Commercial skip
it appears cox has disabled the backdoor code for 30 second commercial skip on contour. was working for months and today stopped working. re-entering the codes doesn't work anymore. am I alone?
View Article[GA] Starter goes from 5/1 to 10/1?
In central Georgia Internet Starter seems to have been upgraded from 5/1 to 10/1, the same down/up ratio as the other tiers. It only took forever and a day.
View Article[Modem] Free modem upgrade offer
I recently received a letter from Cox offering a free modem upgrade to replace my old SB5101U modem which I have had for seven (7) years. I certainly got my monies worth out of it... :) I was wondering...
View Article[OK] I know my threads upset people but I need help and i'm reaching out
I know recently with my rant on the poor upload speeds I listed the equipment without stating if I tried different modems which had me arguing with some about my findings in why the upload speed was so...
View ArticleCES Gig / Infrastructure Announcements
https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2018/01/09/cox-announces-expanded-gigabit-internet-speed.html Thought this might be of interest to the group. Pat Esser (Cox President) was at CES yesterday and...
View Article[AZ] Modem Signal Level Check
I work from home and I've been having issues with pages not loading and having to refresh the page multiple times for it to load. I've tried rebooting my modem and changing the DNS (currently using...
View Article[Gigablast] New Blue Light Areas?
Heard that we activated parts of Nebraska, Rhode Island and Oklahoma footprint for Gigablast yesterday. Any folks seeing blue lights?
View Article[LA] AT&T rolling out Fiber bigtime in NOLA, Cox?
Any info on Cox's plans for gigabit service in NOLA? AT&T is getting nutty rolling it out. Gigabit service available about 3 blocks from my house in Gentilly (of all places) now - $30/50Mbps,...
View ArticleIs Cox now forcing their finder.cox.net to be used no matter what?
Posted this to Cox forums, but got no help. My current setup is using PiHole to help block ads across my network. It is setup to use Google DNS. But recently, I have noticed that websites that don't...
View Article[AZ] Cox Account Service Status
So as I’ve been monitoring my data usage, I’ve noticed for the past 2 weeks or so, my Service Status says “Internet is Not Connected”. Is this happening to anyone else? What exactly is not connected?
View Article[FL] Business account under contract back to residential
If you check my post history, I asked about a year ago for options when they instituted caps in the Gainesville area. Having no choice, I went into a small business plan and had my speeds drop to...
View Article[NV] ARRIS TM3402 eMTA only available on Gigablast Tier
called cox late last night to inquire about upgrading from a Cisco DPQ3212 eMTA to the Arris TM3402 wanted to move to a DOCSIS 3.1 modem without having to pay a rental fee for a wireless gateway i have...
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