YouTube 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.7.3KViews0likes6CommentsHigh 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.1.7KViews0likes1CommentBuffering, losing about 20m an hour
For the past 10+ days, Cox keeps buffering on my TV, computer, Phone all at once. It happens about every 5-10 minutes, and buffers for a few minutes. Over the course of an hour, TV shows end up about 20m behind. It's absolutely horrible. It's not just me, it's others in my neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods reporting through NextDoor App. They use different plans, so the solution isn't to upgrade to faster speeds. Very FrustratingSolved85Views0likes3Comments