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DoubleDAZ
New Contributor III
4 months ago

Will Powerkey Cable Cards Stop Working In October?

Hi. Earlier I asked if cable cards for TiVo will continue to be supported by Cox because some cable companies are stopping support (Optimum) or no longer providing them to new customers or existing c...
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    ColleenD
    4 months ago

    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.

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WiderMouthOpen
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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.

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DoubleDAZ
New Contributor III
4 months ago

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.

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    WiderMouthOpen
    Esteemed Contributor
    4 months ago

    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.

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      DoubleDAZ
      New Contributor III
      4 months ago

      Oh, I guess I missed that, sorry.

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    DoubleDAZ
    New Contributor III
    4 months ago

    Turns out my Contour app had some filters turned on that I didn’t notice and that limited the channels I was seeing. I don’t have a streaming account, so I don’t have access to the cloud DVR to see exactly how it functions, but I did find this page outlining cost and some features:

    https://www.cox.com/residential/tv/tv-equipment.html