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Thoroughly confused...
So, in the past week I've had three different technicians out to my place to investigate an issue I am having with upload speed. My download is fine but for some reason the highest I have seen across multiple tests on the upload side is 3 megabits per second. I am on the Premier package that is supposed to get me a theoretical 10 megabits per second.
The second and third techs to have my house have been helpful. Both of them connected their meters to my coax right after pulling it out of my modem and show that I'm getting upwards of 300/20 throughput. The second tech suggested it was a problem with my modem, which seemed to make sense at the time, so I went and purchased the same model from Best Buy; it is a Netgear C7000. The new modem, once connected and such, experienced the same issue as the original -- maximum of 3 megabits per second upload. So, the third technician connected Cox's Arris Panoramic modem(I forget the model number) in order to test. The result of the speedtest on this modem, via WiFi, was 262/22. I understand it is not impossible for both of the Netgear C7000s, having been purchased a year and a half apart, to have the same issue... but highly unlikely, right? The third technician suggested that the model just may not work well with Cox's system and signal... but isn't that why Cox maintains a list of equipment that has been tested and approved to work on the system? According to the Cox website, my modem is capable of handling speeds up to the Ultimate -- I know that's 300 down but unsure of up. Naturally, when the new modem had the exact same issue, I returned it to Best Buy because it makes me doubt there is a problem with my original modem to begin with other than an apparent issue with the model and Cox's service. Certainly this is possible but can there be some other explanation or possibility for me to investigate? I'd certainly be open to buying a different piece of equipment if I could A) verify that my modem is actually malfunctioning or at least B) get some answer other than "...for some unexplainable reason" for this model's apparent inability to receive the appropriate upload speeds. Any insight will be appreciated.
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TubaDeon
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Thank you for your reply! I will do just that.
I strongly hope I do not need to get to 10 visits and 20+ calls to get to some level of resolution but I have to echo your sentiment in my lack of confidence for Cox to address the issue in a timely fashion. In fact, I thought of cancelling(or at least threatening to cancel in order to motivate someone to actually look into the issue) but the reality is that there is only one cable internet provider in any given area. Not that there aren't other options via lesser technologies but I feel as though at the end of the day I'm stuck at the mercy of Cox and whether or not they choose to address my issue OR getting lucky enough to get a tech who is equipped with both the experience and knowledge to look into the issue at the very least. I will keep pushing. Thanks for the boost of encouragement... it may take many more calls and visits but if I'm persistent maybe we will eventually reach resolution.
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DannyS
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The purpose of the Cox Internet Forum is to allow customers to discuss technical topics related to residential Cox Cable, Telephone and High Speed Internet services with other customers. This appears as if you may need for someone to look into your account personally. We can definitely be able to assist you with this. Please reach us on Twitter at @CoxHelp, visit us on Facebook, or email by at cox.help@cox.com. Provide us the name on the account with the full service address with a link to this thread so we can get started.
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unhappy-camper
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I too am having the same issue. All was fine up to a few weeks ago, or at least I did not notice the issue until I started using a Ring Doorbell and that needs upload speeds of at least 2M, and I pay for the 150/10 and I would expect to at least get the lowest of 1/2 of the 10M at worst case. I have called COX support they have rebooted my Modem and I have just had the Modem for ~14 months. I am so upset that the COX can afford all the promotional on the TV and all the ** in the mail, yet they cannot afford to keep the equipment updated!!! I have a tech coming in a few hours, and I am not looking forward to the interface and having someone tell me it is the Modem again. Since this AM the upload speed was at 10.57Mbps and now it is at less than 1Mbps.
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JonathanJ
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Please let us know if you have further issues once the technician leaves.
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