throttling bandwidth

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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.
MartS
11 years ago Place Archives
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Cox is throttling speeds of DOCSIS 3.0 modems
I used tohave250-350Mbps down 2 years ago but Cox has throttled down some older DOCSIS 3.0 modems to only have access to the essential 150mbps speed. If Cox didn't have a monopoly on internet service providers in my area I'd switch ASAP. Probably just trying to sell more of their junk modem rentals to unwitting customers and take advantage of their lack of knowledge.
Cat_Finn
3 years ago Place Internet
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STOP THROTTLING CUSTOMERS SERVICE
Major ISP Cox Communication Begins Throttling Entire Neighborhoods for 'Excessive Usage' Major ISP Cox Communications has begun throttling the connections of entire neighborhoods for what the ISP deems "excessive usage." More specifically, the ISP has begun severely throttling the upstream connections of internet users who consume too much bandwidth for the ISP's liking, even if those users have paid the company extra for faster, unrestricted service. www.impactimagemarketing.com/.../major-isp-cox-communication-begins-throttling-entire-neighborhoods-for-excessive-usage
Throttle_This
4 years ago Place Internet
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