Will Powerkey Cable Cards Stop Working In October?

DoubleDAZ 

I have your email and will respond in kind there too. Thanks for reaching out regarding your cable card. I can totally understand your concern about the functionality of your preferred video equipment. I have not heard any announcements regarding the status of any cable card currently supported by Cox. Since we typically notify customers of changes at least 30 days in advance where we can, I would think you would have already received notification if your cable card were deemed end of life. I hope this helps ease your worry.

Thanks, but that I already know, just trying to figure out how soon I need to get serious about looking at my options. I fully expect not to get a replacement card if mine stops working. My problem is our TV is on from 5am to 10pm, so I will most certainly exceed the 1.25T data cap with a streaming service. I don’t know if I’d exceed another 500G at $30/mo or would need to go for unlimited at $50. At this point, I know they have IPTV with cloud DVR and I believe it includes a box. I also think using the Contour app doesn’t affect the data cap, but I’m not yet sure of that or if it includes the channels I currently get, already asked for clarification. I have experience with YouTube TV and Hulu TV, so I’m familiar with some of the options. One advantage to those is I can use them wherever we are when we travel, not sure about the Contour app. I also know about 5G home internet service from Verizon and T-Mobile, but Verizon isn’t available at my home yet and T-Mobile throttles speed and I don’t know if they support 4K, things like Atmos, etc. But, you can bet I’ll find out. 🤣

I think it may block some devices from connecting based on their MAC addresses, but you may be able to use Cox's Hotspot(AKA CoxWifi) to connect your streaming devices. If it works, AFAIK the bandwidth used doesn't go against your cap. If you have a Panoramic gateway, it will broadcast the CoxWifi SSID to connect to. Otherwise you have to connect to a neighbors Panoramic hotspot or a access point out on the poles. The main problem is even if you can connect, you need a device with a browser to sign in with your Cox username and password(not your wifi name and password). You can get around this by buying a travel router which are designed to connect to wifi networks with sign in splash screens at hotels and airports. See post here.

They have Channels To Go that can be watched outside the home. The only local channels are 3 (Independent) and 12 (NBC), but there are a lot of cable channels. You can also download 50 shows, but they can then only be watched on that device, though an iPad might be able to be mirrored to AppleTV. I believe AppleTV also has the Contour app, so might nit have to use the iPad.

Oh, ok, that's good. What I was talking about though is a way to get around going over your bandwidth cap because of streaming TV(while at home) instead of paying Cox.

Oh, I guess I missed that, sorry.