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sea_monkey
New Contributor
4 years ago

why are three party app's so slow with COX remote

?????
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Bruce
Honored Contributor III

It's slow because Contour is not a good streamer.

Cox needed to stop subscribers from "cutting-the-cord" so instead of trying to beat the enormously-popular online services (streaming), Cox join them by putting steaming apps on their cable-boxes as well as marketing Internet-connect cable-boxes.  It's just gimmickry.

If you want to stream like a pro, get a device actually designed to stream:  better chipsets, better OS, better decoding, better support, freedom to choose apps...better remotes.

[I remember Sea Monkeys!]

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bearone2
Contributor III
4 years ago

remember, not all smart tv's, by ag,e can add 3rd party apps....as i found out.

fwiw: i use voice with pano unit to get to hbo/hbo max, netflix, peacock without any 3rd party apps.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III
    4 years ago
    not all smart tv's

    Those would be bearone TVs.

    What's the "pano unit"...router, wireless cable-box?

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      bearone2
      Contributor III
      4 years ago

      the same cgm 4141 modem/router that i've posted pics of before.

      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce
        Honored Contributor III
        4 years ago

        I didn't know the CGM had a voice feature...let alone a microphone.  Do you command it via a landline telephone?