Abysmal Upload Speeds
I have already posted this in a thread below and decided to post it in a new thread as to not interfere with the help of the the other customer. I am a Streamer and we have been receiving serious issues with our upload speeds. This problem is near identical to another recent users post. A user that seems to be not too far from us. Also as this user had stated, the issue started directly after a recent outage and we have JUST upgraded to a speed of 300/20. After our upgrade our speeds had been AMAZING, ever since the outage I would seem to have ok speeds here and there but primary my upload has been abysmal. ranging anywhere from 10 up - 2 up. Cox speed test: Start Cox Net Download Speed Upload Speed Latency Your IP Address Cox Market Fri Jul 15 9:18 PM Yes 307 Mbps 9 Mbps 19 millisec 70.185.113.126 Atlanta (Cox speed test actually read 8 but reported 9. Honestly these tests have never seemed to align with our performance) (This speed test was as close to the cox speed test server as possible and was performed just before the cox test. I am able to monitor my output from my streaming software and they align more with speedtest.net) our Download speeds seem to be a bit low and when i called in the agent had informed me that there was some discrepancies with one of our lanes. I am not at all unhappy with the down speed as this is still absolutely more than adequate for me. The up speed on the other hand is a very huge issue. I thought maybe it was on my end but after extensive trouble shooting and a firmware update for my router it would seem this is not the case as far as I can see. This is only confirmed by the fact that others seem to be having the same exact issue. They had scheduled a truck roll which at earliest could arrive by Sunday but I would be pretty PO'd if they got here, nothing was fixed and we were responsible for the charges (especially considering the post I found with the user having the same issue reported 3 techs not fixing the problem.). I'm currently using a Netgear router with the model number: WNDR3700v5 and a modem with: SB6183. I was concerned about throttling, but after reading countless posts on here i'm fairly certain that is not the case. Though I would be lying if I stated that is was not a lingering concern. This is probably not very helpful but here is the tracert to where I am streaming: Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [216.58.194.142] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms www.routerlogin.com [192.168.1.1] 2 7 ms 8 ms 7 ms 10.5.0.1 3 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms ip72-214-194-117.ga.at.cox.net [72.214.194.117] 4 37 ms 31 ms 33 ms dalsbprj01-ae1.0.rd.dl.cox.net [68.1.2.109] 5 31 ms 31 ms 33 ms 209.85.172.68 6 36 ms 36 ms 38 ms 108.170.240.65 7 37 ms 35 ms 37 ms 209.85.250.83 8 36 ms 36 ms 36 ms dfw06s49-in-f14.1e100.net [216.58.194.142 I would like to ad that I had been a sup for a cable company in Maine for quite some time and am very understanding of network issues and do not want to come off as malicious in the least bit. On the contrary I have been very supportive of Cox and have been delighted with their services. I only hope that this will resolved ASAP as this is quite detrimental to my stream channel. Thanks! EDIT: I should probably mention that I am always wired in. Never wireless. I have tried tests with both the router and direct into the modem many times. I am seeing no errors in the router log. Of course I have tried unplugging and replugging all wires including co axle.7KViews0likes14CommentsTime Zone incorrect on Speed test history - And, horrible customer experience!
Isn't Cox aware of this issue yet? The first screen shot shows the correct time, for the single latest result I just ran. The second screen shot shows the times when I click on Show past results. Obviously the past results times just changed by 3 hours. You need to fix this to display the correct results. And, MADDENINGLY, I'm suddenly locked out from doing more speed tests in a 24 hour period!! I am trying to work with your maintenance team after a 3 week NIGHTMARE here with speeds, it's obvious that I'm not getting the upstream I'm paying for, so I've been troubleshooting for a couple hours and running tests, and now I'm locked out from further testing on my own account, WHEN I'M SIGNED IN TO MY ACCOUNT!?! You need to fix that nonsense too. Now a tech cannot look at my account and confirm the speeds I've been seeing for 24 hours! This is just unacceptable and you need to escalate this. Some people do know what they are about and don't abuse the system. Putting a limit on the speed tests this limits ME on helping YOU do the job that you all should have done and had resolved 2 weeks ago! I have jumped through hoops, talked to techs and sups a dozen times and more, had 4 techs out here, and finally had to threaten to dump you after 6 years before anyone would admit that YES it is YOUR ISSUE NOT MINE and get maintenance to actually start doing their job here! And the worst part is I have to do this EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS because no one wanted to pick up the ball and kept stupidly sending techs out here when they knew it was all fine on the premises...over and over again they've done this! Then the problem strangely disappears for a few months, and no one ever tells me what was done to fix it. Obviously not much because this nonsense starts again every three months!! I can't wait for a certain large company to start giving you the competition you need so your crews actually start doing the work they are paid for so you don't lose all your customers to the pending competition on its way here in the Phoenix area. I'm soooo fed up with this nonsense it just makes me sick. You guys REALLY SERIOUSLY need to step up the support and get some field techs with some brains (some are pretty good so don't get me wrong here) that can actually think outside the box of their little connection level meters and their "let's replace connectors" mentality, or ALL your customers are going bye bye when a certain company lays its fiber here within the next 1 to 2 years. I am just fit to be tied here. I have bought 3 new modems in the last 2 years just to help prove to you these issues aren't mine, I've dumped hours and hours into talking to you, troubleshooting, waiting on hold for 15 minutes to an hour on every call, and getting no respect as a customer who ACTUALLY KNOWS what they are doing and knows how to interpret modem logs. Up til my threats to cancel yesterday I've gotten zero respect from anyone there, although some supervisors have tried pretty hard and people are generally nice and want to be concerned, only to have field techs be stupid. In the last 4 days, TWICE I was supposed to have a scheduled appointment for techs yet AGAIN after 4 came out already in the last 3 weeks, and somehow those appointments just got "misplaced" or never made after they were confirmed to me on the phone and in chat!! GOOD LORD PEOPLE!! This will certainly be the final straw. If I don't have results by Monday, I will take the speed hit and go with the DSL and wait for the other company to get their fiber laid. There is no need to post and make any suggestions to me, because believe me, ALL has been done that can be done to this point and I will wait for maintenance to do something to resolve this tonight or tomorrow night. There is most likely a bad amp up the line from me or something else that strangely goes bad when the temps cool off at night (yes, it DOES seem just the opposite of what you'd normally think, but that's the situation). The public needs to know this rant, and believe me, it could be a LOT longer, if I wanted to post the detailed logs I have of every call, every chat, and everyone I've spoken to at Cox while trying to get this nightmare of a customer service JOKE worked out for the last 3 weeks. Yeah, you would laugh and shake your head if you saw all that I've had to go through in the last 3 weeks and say OMG to yourself. All that said, a very nice gal in the customer advocacy team has now picked up the ball and gotten proper communication going between her and me and maintenance and hopefully we will see an end to this buffoonery within the next 2 days. My only suggestion is, if you keep getting similar runarounds and you aren't consistently getting what you are paying for, don't let up and keep taking it up the line every time you call. Level 1 techs can remote reboot a modem and do very basic troubleshooting. If you have issues that are recurring and they send techs to your house more than twice, the problem most likely is NOT AT YOUR HOUSE or your tap and needs to get addressed at a higher level. And for your further enrichment take a look here to appreciate what Cox has put me through, because it's not just me! http://forums.cox.com/forum_home/internet_forum/f/5/p/3152/12890.aspx ========= ===============5.9KViews0likes3Comments