Contour 2 Caller ID - should it work or has it been removed?

Same problem here.  I called tech support also.  He tried a few things but nothing fixed it.  He said he would forward to corporate tech support and I should get a call from them in 2 to 4 days.  That didn't happen. No call.

Do we get some money off our bill?

I have Contour 2 in Phoenix and the caller ID pops up on the upper right side of the screen when someone calls me.  

I have been having the same problem for weeks.  Cox has to reset my acct and it will work for a few days.  Then it stops again.  I have to call again... repeat, repeat, repeat.  The caller id on the tv worked for years, then all of a sudden it stopped working. 

Cox has no clue why it is doing it and they keep telling me they'll escalate it to Tier 2.  It will get fixed for a few days then goes out again.

Cox really should figure out why so many people are having this issue and FIX IT.

This has happened with the regular Cox Rovi box.  And now the Contour 2 box.  It's a Cox problem, not a box problem.

I would LOVE for a Cox representative to respond to this thread and try to help us.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

I still haven't gotten the official word from Cox on the status of this feature, which is disappointing.

What's really bothersome is not knowing.  I have had this caller ID problem and called in to tech support approx every 2 months over the past year.  Cox has fixed it each time, not by a reboot, but by "reprovisioning" my box (whatever that means).

This is the first time I have called and the tech says the feature has been removed.  I seriously wonder if it really has been removed, or the tech really had no idea.  Maybe I just need to be "reprovisioned" again?  Sigh

Reprovisioning is to re-provide.  Re-provide is to provide service over again.

When a service provider (Cox) issues you a box, you can't simply connect it and expect service.  Cox has to load your service information against the serial number of your box into their system.  This is provisioning.  Provisioning initially loads Basic Service and then it's modified with your additional services (Tier, Paks, Premium Channels, etc).

Re-provisioning deletes your service information, modifications and serial number and then reloads.  Re-provisioning is an effort to either correct or update any of their service codes.

When Cox either provisions or re-provisions a cable box, a T code (telephone) will pull data from their telephone system.  If configuration data in their telephone system changes...which is happening due to their "upgrade"...they have to re-provision your service to load those changes.  If Cox has to keep re-provisioning to correct your telephone service, something in their telephone system keeps changing...or the change has a glitch.

Cox doesn't update customers on service outages because it's bad marketing.  It's better to run you through their rigmarole until its fixed.

Hi Becky,

This isn't what's wrong with mine but maybe that will help someone else.

The problem with my issue has to do with the "reprovisioning".  I've been told by the Cox reps that they have to re-do my acct in order for the Caller Id to work on the TV.   That's the only thing that makes the caller id work and then it only works for 4-5 days then goes out again. 

I have Rovi because I have only 1 TV and no desire to record.  However, it seems as though my Cox Solutions are turning into Dysfunctions:

 - Closed Captioning button on the remote doesn't work
 - Auto-Tune to HD in General Settings doesn't work
 - Caller ID on TV doesn't work
 - Call History on TV doesn't work
 - MLB Extra Innings doesn't have HD channels
 - HBO only has 2 of 8 HD channels...that's a 25%

It's falling apart!

I switched to contour about a month ago. Caller id wasn't working. finally after after about 5 techs came out I finally got one that actually works for Cox and he got it working. I don't know who he called but between the two they solved it. this is all Cox's fault for using these idiot third party techs to come out although I requested a cox tech each time. In the future whenever a third party tech comes out I will immediately call Cox for a credit. We pay Cox , so we should get Cox techs. It's as simple as that.