Why does it take 10 minutes to reboot the modem?
Nothing else I own takes that long.....
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Just for a point of reference, my MB8600 takes less than 2 minutes. I do have an excellent signal. I realized a couple of days ago that there wasn't a Cox lock tag on the box, so went out this morning and cleaned out the bugs, snugged up the loose ground wire, and snugged up one of the other fittings. Afterwards, I rebooted and made a point of checking the timing.
Ten minutes is a long time. I'd understand the bloated software of a cable-box taking 10+ minutes...but a modem? I'm not disputing the 10-minutes for other users...but it is a noticeably long time.
There was a recent post about the StraightUp Internet plan and the Add/Change Device link in the Equipment section of our accounts page. I was curious about the Add/Change link and the Reset Device is beneath it. [Yeah, why not] and the reset took only 3-4 minutes. I didn't time it but it was a lot quicker than the song "Coma" by Guns N' Roses (10:14).
Chrispy is correct: OP is rebooting for a reason.
Ha-ha..."bugs." Cox issued my first HD receiver and when I got it home, there was something rattling inside. Further inspection revealed the dried corpses of 2 stinkbugs.
