Internet Speed Test
I have Preferred Internet and speed tests on the Cox servers show over 25 Mbps download speeds. However, any other website I've checked shows barely over 5 Mbps. I would expect the Cox servers to show the fastest downloads compared to other sites, but I would not expect the other sites to be 80% slower. I had Version FIOS before moving to Irvine. The test speeds on dslreports.com gave download speeds that accurately matched what Verizon advertised. I tested my Cox connection at this same site. Why is it that I cannot get reasonable results when connecting directly to the cable modem provided Cox at the time of installation? I have downloaded files from various websites that took way longer than the 25 Mbps download speed would require. For example, a 125 MB file took over 10 minutes to download where I would expect it to finish in less than a minute. Other smaller files would take over a minute when I was expecting the file to download in seconds. That is what I've been accustomed to as a Verizon FIOS customer. Is my bandwidth being throttled on all websites except Cox's? Since the Cox speed test is showing the proper download speed, what else can cause the slow download speeds at most of the other websites I visit? Please explain this discrepancy as I am not getting the service for which I have paid. Thanks.9.5KViews0likes11CommentsSummerlin download speed anomalies.
Good evening, It's around 9:30pm as I write this, while awaiting a 0.9Gb file to download. I pay for premium services to the highwaymen on both ends, in order to avoid these 'anomalies' and would appreciate if Cox honor our agreements. Normally I'd chalk these download issues to up to "PEAK HOURS" but it's a Wednesday night and my upload speed is managing exactly as advertised. This isn't the 6th time I've experienced such strange download or latency behavior, it's closer to around 19th--but in most cases I could solve the issue myself, considering my Modem is Cox branded and less than a year old, it's easy to rule out 'user end'. Out of curiosity I'm wondering if anyone else in the Summerlin area has been suffering these anomalous upload/download conflicts? Some random factors: - Hardwire connection - No Active Wi-fi connection - Modem rated for 900mbps - Low ping no matter what state ( 1-56 latency ) - 30mbps flawless upload speed - PEAK HOURS lol - Windows 10 - Full/New Moon? - Electrolytes - ????698Views0likes3Comments