Told Digital Phone was the same as our Analog and it wont go out during outages / storms
On a Friday our analog telephone stopped working and we called Tech support the following Monday. They told us that they would send someone out to "fix" our problem. The tech arrived and told us he was sent here because he needed to upgrade our phone line to digital. We weren't notified by Cox of this service interruption and we were really hesitant as our analog line NEVER went out during a storm. Two weeks later that changed and we didn't have any Emergency Access or regular phone access. Unreal how companies think this will improve service and causes their customers to be in more danger. What happens if a storm like Sandy hits our area...all mobile phones will be out in my area and we will be S.O.L. with this forced Digital service. Can we get our old copper telephone service back?11KViews0likes7CommentsKeeping my email - I have had it for 10 years
I am moving into an area that does not have Cox. I have had the same email address for more than 10 years. Countless people, businesses have it. There is no way I will be successful in remembering everyone I have to notify. Is there a way to forward emails from this disconnected email account to my new email address?1.7KViews0likes3CommentsDual Band Modem Possibly Defective?
Hey there, a few months ago I got the Netgear N600 Dual Band Modem from Cox so I can split the connection between my computers and my TV. Ever since that switch I have experienced increasing drops in internet connection, and often slow connections. When I use the CMD prompt to ping google (ping -t 8.8.8.8) my ping stays at about 21ms for 30 seconds, then will spike to 2500ms or sometimes give me a "request timed out" command, because it shuts the WiFi off for a split second. I've also flushed the DNS, turned off Background Scanning, and tried all wireless channels (1,3,6,9,11,) and set my wireless adapter settings to b,g,a/c,n and none of them worked. This isn't only one computer that has this problem, but all 4 of my computers (mix of laptop and desktop) also have the problem. I can run a ping test from pingtest.net or cox.net like is typical for Cox to ask, and that will show up at 32ms with good US and DS, but since ping tests from that site often last 10 seconds and take virtually no power to achieve, it's not going to show any true results. None of my computers are able to get hard wired since the technician installed the modem in a place that has no possible access to any CAT4/5 outlets, and we only have 1 of those outlets in the house. I suspect its either a defective modem or there is something the construction in the area is doing to the signal. Some days (often for 5 days in a row out of a month) the connection is 100% stable and stays at a constant 23ms. Then out of no where, it'll go back to spiking. This only occurred after switching to the Dual Band Modem. Something inside the modem does sound broken, as you can hear it clink against the sides of the machine when you pick it up. There is no possible way to test the ping on an Ethernet connection, and there's absolutely no reason to say its acceptable for internet to randomly spike like that, simply because I'm not hardwired. I can't hardwire my cell phones either and they too experience the ping drop. This makes it virtually impossible to do anything that requires a constant connection, such as gaming, or downloading large files, both of which i have to do a lot. Thanks for reading, Nico. PS: My forum name is totally stupid because I made the account and didn't know "Title" was your username and not the title of the forum post. Lmao2.2KViews0likes3Comments
my answering machine does not disconnect when caller hangs up
The previous discussion by this name describes a problem shared by many Cox customers, including me. After days of group confusion, Colleen D did something to help ONE PERSON and then the forum was locked (why?). I think it is pretty obvious that Cox has a timing bug that in some cases will cause a delay in disconnect that is longer than the time to connect their muy annoying message - so the voltage never drops and the phone stays on the line. This happens when a telemarketer has a robot that disconnects upon sensing voicemail.They need to fix this for everyone by leaving more time between disconnect and message. I hope that each person who needs their cut-off on disconnect tweaked doesn't have to either independently wrestle their way through tech support or make their own post. Has anyone found an easy, routine way to get the right person to fix this problem? This is complicated by the extreme loudness of the Cox message, which actually damaged the speakers in my previous phone. Why would Cox set this up to blast for minutes on end when all they need to do is cut off the connection themselves after a reasonable time of 20 seconds or so. It is their own robot that makes the problem worse!3.1KViews0likes2Comments
Ubee Modem Wireless Disconnects
Seriously ready to rip my hair out here. We're on out 2nd modem. Tech replaced first modem for this same exact problem but told me that if it happened again to play the lottery cause I had good odds. We have the Ubee DVW326. The wireless light goes off/black and the wifi signal stops broadcasting. I also can't login to the modem with the ip while hardwired cause it won't load the login. Those hard-wired in do not get disconnected. Unplugging or resetting it only fixes the issue temporarily. Sometimes it could be fine for a few days, but in the past 24 hours (aside from when we are sleeping) we've had to reset the modem at least 1 to 3 times per hour. Please help! Thanks in advance!8.6KViews0likes6Comments
New Construction Install Request
How can I get someone out to my address to verify that the equipment in my yard is in fact a Cox pedestal so we can get service at our new home? I've been trying for weeks to get someone out here but everyone that I have spoken with acts dumbfounded. I was in the industry for 12 years in Kansas City and when someone had the same situation that I currently have, I would have a technician out at that address to look at it and 9 times out of 10 we had them built in the billing system and services installed in less than 24 hours. Since I've started this process, I have been forced to go with Dish (shame on you Cox) and we are using our phones as hotspots for connectivity.Solved11KViews0likes1CommentHaving outages that begin around 11:00pm EST?
During the week of 15 to 22 April, I got complete outages that begin somewhere between 11:00 and 11:30PM EST - always during this window. These outages can be intermittent or complete disconnects from one hour to several hours. Cox technical support claims that are no known outages in my area. I could explain everything I've done on my end (e.g., direct connect, new modem, tests, etc.), but the problem is definitely with Cox. Whatever maintenance or upgrades they are doing, they are not telling the Tech Support personnel at their tech support call center. So frustrating when they insinuate it's your (our / my) end and the time this occurs is always the same, which clearly points to Cox doing something. I've spent hours checking, grooming, replacing my whole network. So at this point I feel insulted. They suggested a tech visit, so I said OK just to prove it's not my end. Their window; 8:00 to 10:00am. I got a call at 9:45am saying the tech was running late and should be there before 10:30am. At 10:45am I called Cox to cancel. They said they're sending another tech who should be here any moment. I still said I was canceling. At 10:50am, a tech showed up. I politely explained that I cancelled the appointment, and all I wanted anyway was to prove it wasn't my end. Additionally, there could be a charge for the visit. For a support visit that they picked the time for, with a tech showing up 50 minutes past their 2-hour window, and that they would possibly charge me for this visit, I feel insulted a second time.1.7KViews0likes2CommentsEXTREME Slowdown 5:00 PM-7:30 PM
Every day at 5:00-6:00 PM, I get a slowdown on my upload that lasts around an hour and a half. I live in northern San Diego county. I read online that it could be the system being bogged down by heavy traffic, but it happens throughout the weekend as well and this is the only cable ISP I've had this problem with. I just want a definite answer on if it's just that the area hasn't been updated to handle the load or what. I'm on a wired connection directly into the modem. This is most noticeable when gaming, but my streaming(Netflix, Youtube, etc.) seems to be unaffected. When running a speedtest during the lag it shows full download speed at around what I usually have when there are no issues, but an extreme slowdown to upload speed. Thanks for your input.1.6KViews0likes2CommentsConnection dropping randomly for only a few seconds
My connection drops just enough for me to lose my connection to online games. I just recently upgraded my modem to take advantage of the new Ultimate speeds (300/30). I am currently using an Arris TG2472. I had zero issues with disconnects until switching to this modem. I have it wired (Cat6) directly into my PC's onboard NIC (Killer E2200 on my MSi Gaming 5 motherboard). Sometimes I can go hours without disconnecting, other times it happens multiple times a minute. I've reset the modem many times. I'm unable to determine if my other devices lose connection due to the duration of disconnect being so brief and I'm not always watching them like my main PC. Attached are my modem logs (surprised the tables stayed intact ). Any ideas? DOCSIS(CM) Events Date Time Event ID Event Level Description 1/1/1970 0:01 82000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/5/2016 17:38 69010100 6 SW Download INIT - Via NMS 2/5/2016 17:43 69011100 6 SW download Successful - Via NMS 1/1/1970 0:01 82000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/6/2016 1:05 69010100 6 SW Download INIT - Via NMS 2/6/2016 1:11 69011100 6 SW download Successful - Via NMS 1/1/1970 0:01 82000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/6/2016 12:28 84000700 5 RCS Partial Service;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/6/2016 12:28 84000500 3 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/6/2016 12:28 84000700 5 RCS Partial Service;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/6/2016 12:28 84000500 3 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/7/2016 1:23 82000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/9/2016 0:29 84000700 5 RCS Partial Service;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; 2/9/2016 11:46 82000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=5c:8f:e0:59:5a:a2;CMTS-MAC=50:57:a8:89:26:61;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0; PacketCable(MTA) Events Date Time Event ID Description 2/5/2016 19:44 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/5/2016 19:44 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/5/2016 19:49 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/5/2016 19:49 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/5/2016 19:49 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/5/2016 19:49 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/5/2016 19:49 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/6/2016 1:14 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/6/2016 1:14 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/6/2016 1:14 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/6/2016 1:14 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/6/2016 1:14 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/6/2016 12:23 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/6/2016 12:23 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/6/2016 12:23 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/6/2016 12:23 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/6/2016 12:23 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/6/2016 12:36 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/6/2016 12:36 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/6/2016 12:36 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/6/2016 12:36 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/6/2016 12:36 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/10/2016 15:54 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/10/2016 15:54 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/10/2016 15:54 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/10/2016 15:54 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/10/2016 15:54 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS 2/13/2016 14:42 14 Power Supply Telemetry Log - BATTERY MISSING 2/13/2016 14:42 65517 ConfigFile - BadParam 2/13/2016 14:42 16 MTA TFTP: Successful 2/13/2016 14:42 26 MTA PROV: Successful! 2/13/2016 14:43 3 Voice Line State Change, Line Number = 1, Prev State = OOS, New State = IS RF Parameters Downstream DCID Freq Power SNR Modulation Octets Correcteds Uncorrectables Downstream 1 27 825.00 MHz 4.60 dBmV 40.37 dB 256QAM 472746965 0 0 Downstream 2 25 813.00 MHz 4.10 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 394639008 0 0 Downstream 3 26 819.00 MHz 4.30 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 381472696 0 0 Downstream 4 28 831.00 MHz 4.40 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 355151897 0 0 Downstream 5 29 837.00 MHz 4.60 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 391339916 13 0 Downstream 6 30 843.00 MHz 4.30 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 375055153 16 0 Downstream 7 31 849.00 MHz 4.30 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 372863170 21 0 Downstream 8 32 855.00 MHz 4.40 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 356940985 0 0 Downstream 9 33 861.00 MHz 4.10 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 466572772 0 0 Downstream 10 34 867.00 MHz 4.40 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 447623779 0 0 Downstream 11 35 873.00 MHz 3.90 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 445860913 0 0 Downstream 12 36 879.00 MHz 4.20 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 437929734 0 0 Downstream 13 37 885.00 MHz 3.70 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 463524073 0 0 Downstream 14 38 891.00 MHz 4.00 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 446463030 3 0 Downstream 15 39 897.00 MHz 3.40 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 446264020 0 0 Downstream 16 40 903.00 MHz 3.30 dBmV 38.98 dB 256QAM 439371059 0 0 Downstream 17 41 909.00 MHz 3.40 dBmV 38.61 dB 256QAM 527640271 0 0 Downstream 18 42 915.00 MHz 3.30 dBmV 37.64 dB 256QAM 511244124 0 0 Downstream 19 43 921.00 MHz 4.00 dBmV 37.36 dB 256QAM 488019332 0 0 Downstream 20 44 927.00 MHz 3.80 dBmV 36.39 dB 256QAM 478727803 0 0 Downstream 21 45 933.00 MHz 4.00 dBmV 36.61 dB 256QAM 473585925 6 0 Downstream 22 46 939.00 MHz 3.60 dBmV 36.39 dB 256QAM 478344600 0 0 Downstream 23 47 945.00 MHz 3.90 dBmV 36.61 dB 256QAM 488489109 6 0 Downstream 24 48 951.00 MHz 3.80 dBmV 36.61 dB 256QAM 480549181 0 0 Reset FEC Counters Upstream UCID Freq Power Channel Type Symbol Rate Modulation Upstream 1 3 23.30 MHz 44.75 dBmV DOCSIS2.0 (ATDMA) 5120 kSym/s 64QAM Upstream 2 4 18.40 MHz 43.25 dBmV DOCSIS2.0 (ATDMA) 2560 kSym/s 64QAM Upstream 3 2 29.80 MHz 44.75 dBmV DOCSIS2.0 (ATDMA) 5120 kSym/s 64QAM Upstream 4 1 36.30 MHz 44.75 dBmV DOCSIS2.0 (ATDMA) 5120 kSym/s 64QAM Status System Uptime: 0 d: 22 h: 29 m Computers Detected: staticCPE(2), dynamicCPE(0) CM Status: Telephony-Reg Complete Time and Date: Sun 2016-02-14 13:09:25 Interface Parameters Interface Name Provisioned State Speed (Mbps) MAC address LAN Port 1 Enabled Up 10(Half) 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A1 LAN Port 2 Enabled Up 100(Full) 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A1 LAN Port 3 Enabled Up 100(Full) 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A1 LAN Port 4 Enabled Up 1000(Full) 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A1 CABLE Enabled Up ----- 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A2 MTA PassWithWarnings Up ----- 5C:8F:E0:59:5A:A3 CM State:Telephony-Reg Completed Docsis-Downstream Scanning Completed Docsis-Downstream Ranging Completed Docsis-Upstream Ranging Completed Docsis-DHCP Completed Docsis-TFTP Completed Docsis-Data Reg Complete Completed Telephony-DHCP Completed Telephony-TFTP Completed Telephony-Reg with Call Server Completed Telephony-Reg Complete Completed TOD State: Time of Day Retrieved BPI State: BPI Status Enabled, Authorized DHCP Attempts to obtain CM IP Address: IPv4 Attempt(s) 1 IPv6 Attempt(s) 0 Power Supply Telemetry: Battery Operation Status Battery Serial Number Battery Part Number BATTERY MISSING ----- ----- Battery Test State:Not Currently Under Battery Test Hardware Information System: ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0 / PC 1.5 Touchstone Residential Gateway HW_REV: 3 VENDOR: ARRIS Group, Inc. BOOTR: 4.2.0.39 SW_REV: 9.1.95B MODEL: TG2472G Serial Number: F8GBUL646322145 Battery Charger FW Rev: 03.30 Options: Firmware Build and Revisions Firmware Name: TS090195B_071615_24XX.GW Firmware Build Time: Thu Jul 16 08:43:50 EDT 2015 eSAFE 0 FW Revision: TS090195B_071615_ARRIS_GWSolved8.2KViews0likes10Comments
