Netgear CM1200 Firmware Updates
I have been on the phone with support from both Cox and Netgear for about 5 hours today. I have been inquiring about Cox upgrading to the latest firmware for the Netgear CM1200 modem. Cox tells me that I can update the firmware through Netgear, and Netgear clearly states that my ISP, Cox, is responsible for updating the firmware. I basically got an answer from a Cox support manager, that Cox doesn't update 3rd party modem for the simple fact that they want their customers to rent their proprietary modem/routers which are garbage. Cox, you need to request the latest firmware from Netgear and then push it out to all of those modems. If I could change to an ISP that actually cared about the consumers that spend money for their service I would.889Views0likes5CommentsHorrible speed and data usage ever since Upgraded to Gigablast
This is ridiculous. I've been on chat and phone getting customer service assistance with no improvement. Keep getting told there are outages in my area just recently, etc. We trouble shoot and plug and reboot and unplug, nothing changes or helps? I have Cox pan modem (not old) and a netgear router. I've asked is it possible router needs updating or replacement? But Cox internet agent tells me no. I am at a loss and keep getting someone suggesting I purchase MORE data because my usage is very high this month and is going to MORE than likely be over, even Over the $29.99 add-on?? Agent agrees i haven't even been close to going over for many many months now BUT cannot give me ANY insight or reason WHY i all of a sudden am going to be? When i haven't added any devices? I continually tell them, BEFORE adding additional charges willingly to my Cox bill, i think i deserve at least a reason or explanation about what's causing higher than usual data use! Am i wrong to request this? If I knew wouldn't this help me in the future!😁 Just fed up almost ready to take business and shop around. Please, IF you can give advice or help or direct me to a Correct csr or something it would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you472Views0likes1CommentCox Internet Consistently a FRACTION of What is Advertised
Last week I upgraded to 150 Mbps service. I hooked up my personal Docsis3.0 modem to save on the monthly rental cost and wireless router with ample capacity. I then switched back to the rented cox modem/router so as to remove all potential excuses due to the associate alluding to this being the root cause of the poor performance experienced. The following day I was getting around 900 Kbps on my Xbox when downloading a game update so I called again. After a 40 minute wait and being instructed to unplug my modem for ten seconds (which had been done prior to the call). No performance increase was achieved. After a ten minute chat with the associate my speed magically increased to about 150 Mbps at around 4pm. At 6pm it was down to 15 Mbps again. The following day this poor performance continued so I called again. Again I was instructed to restart my modem but not before having the 1 GBPs service advertised to me. To this poorly time offer I declined on the basis that I have zero (0) confidence that 1 Gbps can be delivered if 150 Mbps cannot be consistently delivered. Again after some talking the speed magically increased to 150 Mbps. And now here we are. Downloading a game update at 15 Mbps with 150 Mbps service only a few days later while listening to Cox’s dates hold music for all of 30 minutes at this point. In what commercial reality is providing 10% of the advertised product or service considered acceptable? Please remedy this issue so that I can consistently receive the service that I am paying for.601Views0likes1CommentSlow internet
I am tired of calling Cox every week for the poor service they provide. I told them if I do not pay they will cut the service now when they do not provide service or there is an outage how we should act to this type of situation (this is happening very often) now in my area it is very slow and coincide when there are events at the Boyd Stadium in Vegas unfortunately it is like a monopoly that there are no other options and we have to live with it very disappointed with Cox communication they should change their name to COXNON-COMMUNICATION393Views0likes1CommentIntermitent and Variable Upload Speed for the past 6 months.
For the past 6 months I have had extremely intermittent upload speed. Randomly but at least 2-3 days a week my speeds will start bouncing all over the place and sometimes even sit aroun .5-2 when it should be 30. I have the 300 down 30 up plan. This happens on 2 separate wires dwsktops. When this happens the download speed is usually effected as well but only in extreme cases is it noticible for download. This will last anywhere from 1-8 hours. I need a constant steady upload speed for my job so this has made it gety inconvenient to work. To this date I have had 13 tech home visits, replaced the Ethernet cables going to the computers, replaced the modem/router provided by cox 5 times, upgraded my internet speed and data limit, and none of this has changed a thing. Is this possibley a plant problem or an issue with the line somewhere out on the road. All the techs have been able to tell me is that there is interference in the line somewhere but they do not know where. This has been an absolute nightmare with no end in sight. Does anyone have any thiughts? I have another field supervisor comin out this week.486Views0likes0CommentsCredit for no service
How does one get a billing credit for loss of service? Both our TV and Internet has been inconsistent for weeks if not months. As I write this, I am so frustrated with the poor service that I was going to report it. When I login to cox.com, I get a message saying there is an outage in my area and it will be fixed by 12:00am (it is now 12:30pm). This has happened before. I live in Woodmere and my neighbors have complained about the same problems (Internet drops out, WiFi requires frequent reboots, TC signal spotty (sometimes depending on channels selected). Every time I have finally had enough and called it in, the tech finds no problesm on site. That is probably because the problems are INTERMITTENT and if the tech is not here when it happens, it's ruled OK. Well, it is NOT OK. The service is GREAT - WHEN IT WORKS! Last Fall we missed the end of a football game because service dropped out. More than once we miss the end of a TV because service dropped out. WiFi is just a huge inconvenience because it requires so many reboots. Is this your wqay of convincing me to buy CONTOUR? If so, not gonanahappen.1KViews0likes1CommentCox stupid support
Hi, 6 weeks ago I called Cox because I kept having trouble getting on the Internet. They said they would have to replace my modem. I told them my current modem had a battery in it so my phone work when there is a power outage and to send me one with a battery pack. So they sent me another brand and model of modem WITHOUT a battery pack!! I had to call 26 cox times over a period of 5 weeks before getting a battery!!!! In the meantime my internet services sucked. So I finally replace the old cable modem with the new one and then nothing works: phones, internet,... So I spend a day getting things to work only to find I can no longer access my home security cameras... So again I call Cox. This time I get a completely different story: first the tech tells me the new cable modem is also a router and he tells me my router's configuration needs to be replicated on the Cox cable modem/router (that was stupid and did not work obviously). Then the tech tells me he is the highest specialized support department for these devices BUT that he does not know anything other than rebooting those devices. HE has no knowledge or understanding of the device they sent me????? Then he throws fuel on the fire: he tells me I should never have received that model of cable modem/router! That Cox should have send me the same model of cable modem not a different kind. He says he can't get the device they sent properly working and they will send me another replacement for the cable modem/router and it would be the same as the old modem I had. Now I leave on vacation is a couple of days and there is no way for them to replace that cable modem before I go and as it stands I can not access my security console or my security cameras because of the cable modem/router. So after 6 weeks and nearly 30 phone calls and over 20 hours of my own wasted time I am not further ahead because of Cox. I was after them for 6 weeks and still all I got was grief from the Cox staff. They were ALL unprofessional, inexperienced, clueless, impolite, and of no help what so ever!!! three of them even sent reboot signals to my cable modem without asking or telling me, cutting my phone lines and internet access. They treat you like dirt *** and they will tell you to go pound sand all day long. I despise them all!!!! I also calculated that I paid Cox over $45,000.00 dollars over the years only to always get the same *** treatment every time I need support. I could also talk about their pricing practices and they "bundles" which they keep moving around to increase your monthly fees. Cox is NOT your friend in the digital age!1.6KViews0likes1CommentCox Cable Service (On-Demand) Inconsistent
Never mind that Cox cannot ever get the On-Demand service to work (I will be requesting a refund for your failure to provide services), but the On-Demand channels offered between my downstairs cable box (which is a DVR) and upstairs cable box (which is not a DVR) are different - an example being TBS. TBS is an option on my downstairs box (not that it matters, since Cox in Omaha cannot seem to get the service to ever work), whereas it is not an option on my upstairs box. What kind of operation is Cox running when they cannot even keep their services synchronized properly? Has anyone else in the Omaha-Metro area run into this problem?1.6KViews0likes1CommentTired of pixelated broadcast and constant cable bix resets
For the past two and one half months, our cable signal becomes very pixelated and jumpy during prime time and on weekends. It started when Cox opted to require cable boxes for every set in the house. Only it's affecting sets with and without boxes. When service is called, they attempt to be helpful and apologetic but enough is enough. It takes a minimum of two days for service to arrive, they reset boxes, put more filters on the lines, and leave. It works for a few hours, sometimes a few days, before it starts all over again. I live in a new residential neighborhood in a newly constructed home. After 26 years of loyalty to Cox, I'm ready to try something else. Disappointed and frustrated beyond words.4.4KViews0likes7CommentsPoor Service
I am very unhappy with the fact that I have a HD TV and every week I can't watch the NFL games in HD and I have to go down to the none HD channels to watch the football games and I am spending in excess of $200.00 per month with you guys. If I can't get satisfaction I will look for an alternative. Thanks, John Cockrell1.8KViews0likes2Comments