downside of leaving Cox
I am paying close to 100.00 for Cox internet. Verizon is offering 1000 @ 35.00 for a 10year price guarantee, including wireless router .
What would the downside be. I'd probably be losing my email...
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My Cox fiber is into my house, where it is then converted to coax for connection to the modem.
My biggest issue is that my modem/internet connection goes down every morning at about 2:30 AM for about a half hour to an hour, and nobody can tell me why. Modem logs are worthless because they don't store long enough before being overwritten.
First question is if you have fiber into the home, why are you connecting it to a DOCSIS modem?
I think they have RFoG or Radio Frequency over Glass. Since you are still using DOCSIS you are capped at 35Mbps upload and have most of the downfall of coaxial.
I avg 700 down and 200 up according to speedtest
I don't see how you can get 200 up with DOCSIS. What model modem do you have?
Have to ask Cox that. Their provided configuration. Still provides gig ethernet.
Why would I ask Cox. It's your network, your outage, your monthly bill.
@Bruce and @WiderMouthOpen You guys are the modem experts so I have some questions.
When I see a reference to DOCSIS, it seems vague. Isn't that kind of like saying I have Windows? That could be XP, Win 11 or anything in between. Shouldn't you specify the version of DOCSIS, the same as you would for Windows? From what I've read, DOCSIS 3.0 specs are 1 GB down and 200 Mbps up. But, DOCSIS 3.1 has been around since 2013 with specs of 10 GB down and 1-2 Gbps up... big difference (if your ISP actually provided those speeds). DOCSIS 4.0 specs of 10 Gbps down and 6 Gbps up were issued in 2019, but haven't been used in any released products yet. Apparently, down speeds will max out at 10 Gbps for the near future. So, gamers, I guess you'll just have to accept that it's gonna take you at least 6 seconds to download your 60 GB games.
DOCSIS 3.1 Modem vs 3.0 Speeds and Testing | Learn | Hitron (hitrontech.com)
DOCSIS Cable Modem Guide and Version Comparison (2022) - TechReviewer
Here's my other question. I understand a coax modem would be a theoretical choke point for fiber. What's the real benefit of swapping a DOCSIS 3.1 modem for an ONT? Wouldn't it just be investing for a potential future when Cox offers theoretical speeds higher than 1 GB down and whatever their "up to" limit is? What are people doing anyway that needs speeds faster than DOCSIS 3.1 10 Gbps down and 1-2 Gbps up?
