Game Lag
I am experiencing a lot of game lag when online. Every once in a while I have a few online games that are outstanding but only for a short while on days that don't come too often. I have everything hard wired for my Xbox 360 and I'm running an AC router for the speed. The router doesn't seem to be the problem since I have the same issue when wired directly to my modem. I have Cox premier internet residential service. When playing online it seems as if the info passing through the pipe hits the Cox server and takes a short time to be processed and passed on to me. I upgraded my service plan to the premier but haven't noticed any substantialimprovement in my gaming. When connected directly to my modem my speeds average over 100 down and over 30 up. Good speed but it makes no difference with the game lag. Without the lag I can dominate when playing online but for most days and for now there's too much lag to do much good. It's very frustrating to say the least. Any ideas would be appreciated.17KViews0likes10CommentsYouTube is unusable with the fastest connection. Is Cox responsible for this?
After having problems for weeks of not being able to stream YouTube videos, I decided to do some research. The link below shed the most light on the subject, and I would like to know if Cox is having peering agreement issues or any other type of business deal that would be making YouTube unusable for me. If any Cox customers are having trouble streaming YouTube, I suggest taking a look at this article: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/why-youtube-buffers-the-secret-deals-that-make-and-break-online-video/ I pay $100 a month and my most recent speedtest.net results were great, 92 Mb/s down, 23 Mb/s up, but I CANNOT stream a 60 second YouTube clip at 240p resolution without it buffering 10+ times and taking 15+ minutes to play a 1 minute video clip. While AT&T U-Verse may not offer the same speeds, if I can't watch YouTube it is a deal breaker for me. From this great article (linked above), it says AT&T is one of the best behaved ensuring problems like this don't happen. "Schaeffer said this is true of all the big players to varying degrees, namingComcast, Time Warner, CenturyLink, and AT&T. Out of those, he said that 'AT&Tis the best behaved of the bunch.'" I was a U-Verse customer for 4 years and never had problems streaming YouTube videos. This isabsolutelyunacceptable that it is not working, and I really hope that it isn't because Cox is trying to get payments for upgrading their equipment. Considering the fact that I'm waiting on a proposal for fiber service at my work from Cox, I find this very disappointing and I would love some answers, especially after taking a look at the article on this. I would like to know if Cox participates in Google's Peering or Caching programs. https://peering.google.com/about/17KViews0likes37CommentsYouTube Buffering Issues with Cox TG1682G Panoramic Wifi Modem/Router
There is an issue with the Cox Panoramic Router/Modem and YouTube. I can't tell if there's a firewall setting or something I'm missing. YouTube videos buffer while using the Cox Arris TG1682G Panoramic Gateway. I thought at first that Cox may be throttling YouTube so I got the FCC involved. I still suspect it, but haven't been able to prove it. However, when I put the Panoramic Modem/Router in Bridged Mode, and connect my own router to it, YouTube doesn't buffer and videos load instantly. Keep in mind that while using the Modem/Router combo in it's normal Routed/w NAT mode; that speeds were great overall. So it isn't a speed issue. It's YouTube in particular and videos taking 5-10 seconds to buffer before playing, only on Cox's network. This was tested on several different computers, and mobile phones with the same results. I've changed DNS servers to use non Cox DNS, played in the router settings, turned off TG1682G firewall, etc. I can't think of anything else that could be causing this except Cox doing some sort of traffic shaping/prioritization, or throttling with YouTube coming from their device, or a TG1682G device setting. Results were intermittent at times, meaning a few times videos would load instantly. That lead me to believe that it wasn't necessarily throttling, but traffic shaping/prioritization instead. Cox has denied those claims as well. The only constant in all of this is the Cox Arris Panoramic Gateway.7.3KViews0likes6CommentsInternet speed problem
I'm having speed problems. I ordered thePremier Internet Service and was told I would have aminimum speed of 50Mb/s down stream. Testing on the Cox speed test since last night results in a 30Mb/s both wireless and wired. I called support last night, We reset the modem, did a few checks and nothing seemed to be an issue. I understand that 30 is still great, but I pay for 50... please explain. The 30Mb/s test is both on the Cox support speed test and speedtest.net. I have a Cisco EA-4500 and a Motorola Modem, router shows a 1Gb connection between the 2 and my BluRay is connected via Ethernet. I noticed the problem last night when I had a buffering problem on both Amazon and Netflix.5.7KViews0likes12CommentsConnection and buffering issues since switching to Cox.
We recently switched from Att to Cox. Our smart TV worked fine before the switch. Now it barely loads Fandango and constantly stops to buffer. My son is also having difficulties connecting to Netflix on his Xbox. Both are WiFi. I made sure to get a modem on the approved list for the Premier level. The technician also connected a phone router, so I have two boxes.5.1KViews0likes2CommentsSlow internet
Have the premier package but have been getting down into the29-30 Mbps down and 5 Mbps uprange lately. That is just a little over half the speed I am supposed to be getting and these numbers were taken late at night off of peak hours. It frequently will stall out when trying to view videos from various sources and have to wait for it to "buffer" for a while. My modem is a few years old, don't know if a new one would help or not, but seen some people getting help on here so I figured I would try. Start Cox Net Download Speed Upload Speed Latency Your IP Address Cox Market Thu Jan 23 01:32 AM Yes 28 Mbps 5 Mbps 15 millisec XXXXXXX Oklahoma City Thu Jan 23 01:31 AM Yes 30 Mbps 5 Mbps 15 millisec XXXXXXX Oklahoma City Wed Jan 15 04:15 AM Yes 28 Mbps 5 Mbps 21 millisec XXXXXXX Oklahoma City Wed Jan 15 02:45 AM Yes 29 Mbps 5 Mbps 19 millisec XXXXXXX Oklahoma City RF Parameters Downstream Freq/Power: 855.000 MHz 6 dBmV Signal to Noise Ratio: 34 dB Modulation: QAM256 Upstream Freq/Power: 28.700 MHz 45 dBmV Channel Type: DOCSIS 2.0 (ATDMA) Symbol Rate: 2560 kSym/sec Modulation: QAM64 Status System Uptime: 40 days 7h:24m:5s Computers Detected: 1 CM Status: Telephony-Reg with Call Server Time and Date: THU JAN 23 00:06:16 20142.8KViews0likes5CommentsWould my Data Limit increase if I upgrade my Internet package?
I was curious on whether or not my data limit would increase when I upgrade packages; currently I am only using preferred but was thinking of going to ultimate. I find myself often going over the limit with playing video games, having multiple devices and streaming/recording my gameplay. The deal seems it would benefit me but if I am still restricted on data as I am then I would just be paying even more.2.3KViews0likes0CommentsOn Demand Movie Buffering and Freezing up
Every time I rent a movie the video freezes every 5 to 10 seconds like, it is buffering. I have spent $20 on movies I can't watch! Does anyone know how to fix this? I have unplugged the boxes, modem, router, reset video signal, called Cox tech support, no help!1.7KViews0likes1CommentHigh Latency/Ping
I have been dealing with a very poor internet connection with very high latency/ping for over a year(especially bad in the last 6 weeks). A technician came out today. He said the signal going from the modem to cox was weak, then spent 40 minutes changing wires in the cable box outside. He then said things should be fine and left before we could even see if the "solution" worked. Of course,the problem is still there, if not worse. Online games are unplayable, voice comms online are impossible, and videos are struggling to buffer. I've run twp tracerts to google, one to overwatch (blizzard), and one to discord (voice chat). Tracing route to www.google.com [2607:f8b0:4007:80c::2004] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 2 ms 5 ms 2 ms 2600:8800:5e02:7800:bea5:11ff:fef1:fb0e 2 52 ms 18 ms 59 ms 2600:8800:5e7f:ffff::1111 3 57 ms * * 2001:578:801:fffc:a00::32 4 22 ms 40 ms 68 ms 2001:578:900:4::1a 5 52 ms 59 ms 49 ms 2001:578:1:0:172:17:249:32 6 133 ms 50 ms 27 ms 2001:4860:1:1::1308 7 61 ms 28 ms 25 ms 2607:f8b0:8256::1 8 82 ms 28 ms 65 ms 2001:4860:0:1::102e 9 27 ms 42 ms 41 ms 2001:4860:0:1::2db 10 28 ms 29 ms 25 ms lax17s15-in-x04.1e100.net [2607:f8b0:4007:80c::2004] Trace complete. Tracing route to google.com [2607:f8b0:4007:80c::200e] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms 2600:8800:5e02:7800:bea5:11ff:fef1:fb0e 2 157 ms 37 ms 70 ms 2600:8800:5e7f:ffff::1111 3 137 ms * * 2001:578:801:fffc:a00::30 4 21 ms 14 ms 37 ms 2001:578:900:4::18 5 91 ms 91 ms 63 ms 2001:578:1:0:172:17:249:32 6 54 ms 344 ms 204 ms 2001:578:20:a000::a 7 55 ms 240 ms 162 ms 2607:f8b0:821a::1 8 106 ms 47 ms 71 ms 2001:4860:0:110d::1 9 63 ms 38 ms 197 ms 2001:4860:0:110d::13 10 36 ms 58 ms 31 ms 2001:4860::c:4000:de41 11 33 ms 56 ms 99 ms 2001:4860::9:4000:de3f 12 45 ms * * 2001:4860:0:110f::1 13 64 ms 26 ms 32 ms 2001:4860:0:1::2d9 14 25 ms 42 ms 82 ms lax17s15-in-x0e.1e100.net [2607:f8b0:4007:80c::200e] Trace complete. Tracing route to 24.105.30.129 over a maximum of 30 hops 1 4 ms 2 ms 2 ms 192.168.0.1 2 40 ms 59 ms 77 ms 10.129.180.1 3 81 ms 44 ms 145 ms 100.127.76.50 4 93 ms 171 ms 94 ms 100.120.100.28 5 * 144 ms 102 ms 68.1.4.252 6 73 ms 29 ms 51 ms 68.105.30.130 7 34 ms 57 ms 30 ms ae1-br02-eqla1.as57976.net [137.221.68.35] 8 26 ms 38 ms 25 ms 137.221.68.93 9 42 ms 39 ms 31 ms 24.105.30.129 Trace complete. Tracing route to us-west427.discord.gg [162.245.205.15] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 4 ms 2 ms 4 ms 192.168.0.1 2 103 ms 48 ms 91 ms 10.129.180.1 3 102 ms 66 ms 32 ms 100.127.76.50 4 53 ms 86 ms 293 ms 100.120.100.28 5 28 ms 149 ms 46 ms 68.1.4.252 6 * 135 ms 151 ms 68.105.30.138 7 * * 63 ms hosted-by.i3d.net [162.245.205.15] Trace complete. At this point, Ifeel defeated and amconsidering switching internet providers. Anyone have any advice? I have already changes coaxial cables, removed splitters, switched routers/modems...etc.1.7KViews0likes1Comment