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Cost of a second connection
Sorry if this has been asked, but I couldn't find it while searching. I know you can add a second connection, but how much would it cost to have a second connection for just internet?
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Tim
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You could get a second account for the second building. You would have to call Cox and talk with their Sales department and see if that second building is in their system as a seperate address. If so, you can order service there as if its a entirly different house. It would cost how ever much you wanted to spend, depending on what tier you order on the 2nd account.
However, if your going to be using this 2nd account for business, you may want to look into getting a Home office account with Cox business. That would get you unlimited bandwidth and the ability for multiple IP, even static IP's.
Other then that, I don't know of any way of way of adding a second modem to your current residential account. You could add Multiple Computer Access and then get a unmanaged switch for a second DHCP IP. Or you could upgrade to Ultimate which would get you 3 DHCP IP's but if the problem is distance, that wouldn't really help.
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What do you mean by "second connection"? If you mean a second modem on the account, that is not possible. Do you mean buying a router or getting a second IP?
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tpdietz
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I guess what I mean is, yes, getting a second modem and IP. We have two separate structures on our property and the cable modem and router are in the "office" building. We have an Airport Extreme in the office and an Extreme in the main house as a repeater. Still, due to the plaster walls (we think), we do not get a consistently great wireless signal in the living room. We were thinking about adding another modem and router so that we could have a better streaming experience.
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Tim
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tpdietz
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Thank you for your detailed answer. We do have both the house and the office being wired for cable, so we have one account that allows us to watch TV in the house and hook up to the internet in the office. The second modem would just be in the house to increase the internet bandwidth there.
However, we do own a home-based business. It may be worth looking into the home office account.
Thanks again.
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What network do you have between the two buildings? Just coaxial? Maybe use that for MoCA? Could you run ethernet along the conduit? If so then maybe getting a second IP might work, Modem > Switch > Apple router 1 and long ethernet to building 2 > Apple router 2. But either way your going to have to invest in some equipment. So it depends on where you want to spend your money. Good luck!
"So the 2nd modem would need its own internet service"
I did not know they allowed this. I called up and asked once a few years ago and I was told no. Maybe some local rule? If thats possible, then yea, thats the way to go.
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tpdietz
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Thank you, Edward, for the simple answer to my question. :)
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I have an Airport Extreme and an extreme as a range extender also. (Best router ever! I had some of the best rated routers including the Cox rental router and I was NOT impressed) Have you tried relocating the router and extender to get better reach?
I move the extender depending on the season. Back of the house in summer as we are in the yard a lot. Front of the house in winter when everyone is indoors on computer, streaming or video gaming.
You can also add additional extenders to increase range.
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Thats enough to make this grown nerd cry.
Don't game on wireless, specially wireless through a repeater. Your adding atleast 100ms and halfing your throughput. Wireless is good for alot of things, even HD Video if you get the right adapters and AC, but gaming will never be that great on wireless just because the way the tech works. If it works for you, then cool, just had to throw it out there. A ethernet cost 15$ plus a drill and 5min but can save soooo many wireless headaches IMHO.
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