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We moved into a new home that is wired for TV in multiple rooms, but when Cox came out, they installed the "wireless" system - don't know why. We have the same problem. We only have one Samsung TV at the present time, and every morning we lose the TV connection and have to unplug and replug the Contour box. Then it works again. Very frustrating since nobody seems to know the cause or solution. I'm wondering if we went back to a "wired" solution the problem would go away.
- ZKing5 years agoNew Contributor
I am having this exact same problem. Wireless cox boxes lose connection to samsung TV's everyday requiring a reboot of the cable box. So frustrating given that all of this equipment is brand new.
- PJS25 years agoContributor II
Have you tried out-waiting the box? My system, which is coax, can take up to 10 minutes to start. I used to unplug it but find that "patience is a virtue". Still ridiculous for new equipment!
- PhilW5 years agoNew Contributor
We've waited a long time, but it doesn't do any good.
- JonathanJ5 years agoFormer ModeratorHello,
Are you noticing that the gateway is offline when this happens? Also the next time this occurs please email your full-service address and full name to cox.help@cox.com so we can take a closer look.
Jonathan J
Cox Moderator- PhilW5 years agoNew Contributor
As far as we know, the gateway is always online. How does one tell if it is online or offline? I assume you are taking about the Panaromic box. I'm sure it will happen again tomorrow morning and will e-mail you our service address. My wife noticed that Cox updates the wireless boxes every night at 2am or something, and we suspect that that update/reset is what is causing the problem.
- JonathanJ5 years agoFormer ModeratorThe light on the top of the Panoramic Wifi Gateway solid. You can also check a different device to see if you can access the internet. This link will help monitor your network and all devices connected https://bit.ly/36V9Tq7.
- montman5 years agoNew Contributor
I’ve noticed the light on my contour box is always on/solid. It only turns off briefly for my “daily reset.”
- chwdr35 years agoNew Contributor II
One of my suspicions was that it had to do with the daily update... dunno
I did try swapping a box from a different tv in with this samsung... when I did, i unplugged the samsung and re-set up the cable & paired the remote (all last night) & had it working fine..
This morning, my girlfriend powered it on and a screen came up we hadn't seen before -- it had the COX icon in a circle in HDMI 1 input but the message read "Check device power" "check that the device is connected properly, then try turning on the device by selecting the button below" which showed a "Power on" button -- she tried to select that but the cable didnt/wouldnt come on
- PhilW5 years agoNew Contributor
We connected our receiver to HDMI port 2 instead of port 1 and the problem still occurs. It almost certainly has something to do with what Cox does overnight.
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