Erratic Upload Speed
I have to start by saying that we have been dealing with erratic upload speeds since 04/01/2020 and it is now 04/09/2020 and things have only gotten worse. We have the Ultimate Internet which has advertised speeds of 300 download and 30 upload. Our upload speed is great. Near 300 on every speed test I have run. Calling our upload speed erratic is putting it mildly to say the least. Before 04/01/2020 it was near 30 all the time. Now it ranges between 5 and 15. I have been on the phone, I have chatted, I have swapped modems, I have had a technician out and NOTHING HELPS! I understand internet traffic has increased due to COVID-19. Here's what I don't understand, WHY IS IT GETTING WORSE? At this point I can't even work from home anymore since my job has to due with 3D modeling and the lag time makes it pointless to even try. So I guess what I'm asking is, when will I be getting my refund? What about my lost wages? What about my lost paid time off?1.3KViews0likes1CommentSlow Ultimate internet that randomly drops out
We have the ultimate package which not only is performing slow but tends to completely drop out from time to time. Looking for 150 down and 10 up but we're getting this PING 23 ms JITTER 4 ms DOWNLOAD 7.7 Mbps UPLOAD 10.8 Mbps Modem: TP-Link TC-7620 Router: Netgear N600 I've reset the modem and router numerous times. That is about all the networking knowledge I have843Views0likes0CommentsUpload speeds not as advertised; unable to stream to Twitch.tv - Ultimate Internet Package
I am a Twitch Affiliate in the Las Vegas area who has been actively trying to increase the quality of my stream, but am held back by my poor upload speeds. Been a customer for years now, and over the last year I have had issues with my upload speed. I currently have the Ultimate Package (300down/30up), and my actual upload speed (when tested on ANY other website than speedtest.net, the only speed test that cox recognizes) is often below 5mbps, making it nearly impossible to stream at 720p 60fps (quality standard). I've had multiple visits from techs, supervisors, and level 2 support that have told me they don't see anything wrong with my connection and that the signals seem strong. I've actually shown them by program that I use to stream (OBS) and another program that actually tests my upload speed to the various twitch ingest servers (TwitchTest), but I've been told multiple times that my speeds are not guaranteed and Cox will only guarantee speeds within their network. In fact, I actually have had a supervisor tell me that there are over 500+ people on my "node", which are usually meant for only 200-300, but there was nothing that could be done about that. There are DOZENS of other threads that I've read like this over years of very similar situations. In some cases, some of them are actually Twitch streamers who live in Las Vegas. This issue is not new. I understand the argument that Cox can only be in control of pings and traffic that are within their network, but that really only makes sense to me when talking about download speeds, which honestly I could care less about (and don't actually matter because you will only ever receive data as fast as outside servers can send). If you think about what upload speed is, and what upload speed is for, why on earth can you argue that you can only guarantee the upload speed to Cox servers. Do you think Amazon, Valve, and Google have their servers in the Cox infrastructure? It's absurd and actually insulting to hear. Now, there was a time where when my upload speed was fine. The google speed test was reporting upload speeds of 30mbps. This tells me that it is possible for these tests to actually report correct numbers. My twitch ingest server tests would also report good readings, which allowed me to upload as much bitrate to Twitch as I needed. But then one night, about a year ago, there was an outage in my area. After everything was back up, my upload speed has never been the same. Again, since then, I've had multiple visits from techs and calls with support to try and resolve. I pretty much gave up, but last night my upload speed was actually only stable at around 1-2mbps, which is absolutely unacceptable based on what I am paying for. The router I am using is the ARRIS SB6183. I've actually contacted them as well and they advised me that my upstream channel strength might not be in the correct range, and that an attenuator might help. I actually suggested this to one of the techs that came out, and he told me it wouldn't help and refused to actually try it. it might be worth actually filing a complaint with the FCC to try and get something done about this, unless there is someone qualified that can help. Thanks -Shane1.5KViews0likes2CommentsSpeed issue, I have ultimate speed service and I 'am lucky to 100mps tech has been here.
Sun Dec 31 07:02 AM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 12 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Sat Dec 30 06:28 PM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 12 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Sat Dec 30 12:45 PM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 12 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Thu Dec 28 05:34 PM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 11 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Thu Dec 28 12:02 PM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 12 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Thu Dec 28 11:37 AM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 11 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Thu Dec 28 11:14 AM Yes 95 Mbps 32 Mbps 12 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Thu Dec 28 12:44 AM Yes 385 Mbps 32 Mbps 11 millisec 68.228.214.9 Phoenix Sat Dec 27 04:23 PM yes 79 Mbps 12 Mbps 12 millisec 70.176.242.78 Phoenix Tue Dec 13 05:53 PM yes 186 Mbps 11 Mbps 11 millisec 70.190.214.236 Phoenix Thu Nov 27 11:50 AM yes 79 Mbps 12 Mbps 12 millisec 70.176.242.78 Phoenix Wed Nov 18 07:00 PM yes 65 Mbps 12 Mbps 13 millisec 70.176.242.43 Phoenix Mon Nov 17 01:30 PM yes 78 Mbps 12 Mbps 12 millisec 70.176.242.78 Phoenix Tue Nov 08 06:04 PM yes 170 Mbps 12 Mbps 12 millisec 70.190.214.236 Phoenix Sun Nov 06 09:17 PM yes 169 Mbps 12 Mbps 11 millisec 70.190.214.236 Phoenix Wed Nov 05 02:34 PM yes 81 Mbps 12 Mbps 12 millisec 70.176.242.78 Phoenix Fri Nov 04 06:17 PM yes 169 Mbps1.2KViews0likes2CommentsInternet Down for a Week in CBD
I am not normally one to vent online, but I have been having a nightmare of an experience with Cox that starting to make me question my sanity. BACKGROUND: I live in a large condo building (maybe about 150 or so units) in downtown New Orleans and have been a Cox customer since 2005. I don't ever remember having an outage issue, the few calls I have had over the years have been related to speed and resolved promptly. The condo has a bulk account for basic cable which shows on my account. That contract ends in 2018. I also have Ultimate Internet on my account. My floor's wiring is separated into two closets on opposite sides of the building. On December 11, the condo manager sent out an email saying there were basic cable issues with certain residents. I do not use my cable TV, so I thought nothing of it. My Internet was still working. On December 12, she sent another email saying that Cox was having "plant issues" and residents were still having issues. On the same day arrived home at 5pm. At 5:15 my Internet went out. I immediately called Cox and the earliest they could get a tech out was Thursday the 14th from 5-7pm. The tech showed up at 8pm and stayed till 10pm without resolving the issue. I called Cox for follow up the next day and they sent a tech out on Saturday the 16th from 5-7. The technician arrived at 7:15 and stayed till 9:30 and thought it was a plant issue. I lent him a known working backup modem which had the same issue as my main modem - no upstream signal (3rd light blinks before starting over) either in my condo unit or in the wiring closet. I followed up with phone call last night and they suggested it could be my modem because my cable TV was working. I went to Best Buy, bought a brand new 6190 and it did the same exact thing after provisioning. They also said there was an overnight planned maintenance till 6am. My regular modem was re-provisioned before I went to bed and I woke up to no Internet. Today marks a week without Internet. I am absolutely disgusted with Cox, but have no viable alternatives for service. I am certainly going to lobby the condo board to cancel the building’s bulk plan at the end of 2018 because it’s the only way to speak with my pocketbook and the “savings” are nominal at best since Cox is now enforcing data caps. At this point I am just spinning my wheels and am afraid I will have a long Christmas break from work with no Internet service. Does anyone have a clue how I can light a fire under Cox. I am amazed that I am in such a populated territory and have not gotten a speedy resolution. Crossposted: dslreports & reddit2.1KViews0likes4CommentsRidiculously Slow Ultimate Speeds
I've payed $99 a month for the past 7 months and before that at least two years for ultimate internet and the max I have ever reached was 110 direct connect and on average the direct connect is only 70 or 80, this is on an Arris TG2472G, I've had at least 5 technicians come out and all have said they have done everything that they can do not to mention the 10+ hours I have spent on the phone with random call supports. I have tried switching the modem to a netgear CM500 to no avail. The people on the phone say that I should be getting 375/33 but I am no where near that, that being said my upload is always somewhere close to 30 typically 26-31. Why am I not getting the speeds that I am paying for.2.4KViews0likes4CommentsCurrently only have 4/8 upstream channels bonded. Cox Tech told me to get 24x8 for Ultimate Internet. What do I do?
I am getting the full 300 and most of the time well over that (sometimes up to 450) but my issue is random drops in connectivity. I checked my modem logs and to be honest I have no idea what all the stuff means but I see things like critical and warning and timeouts etc. So thats when I called cox and spoke with support. Truth be told, I don think she had any idea what I was asking about. But I'm willing to bet someone on here does! Any thoughts/advice/help would be very much appreciated!1.4KViews0likes1CommentCan't Monitor Data Usage
I brag about you guys a lot. But enough is enough. Why can't I see which account is using the most data? That's completely stupid. I had Cox for months now, and my usage has always been under 50%. Now all of a sudden, one day I use 339GB of data, and I can't see what device is using the most. I had an ASUS router which could break down the device, but the "top of the line" modem/router cannot do that? This is just dumb. Then one logging in to the modem, there are no logs. Any technical person knows that logs are the first thing you look for. As a "leader" in the digital age, I would imagine that you guys will check logs constantly, but if your PAYING consumers can't, then what's the point? The reason I stopped using my router was because it was getting hot, so I switch to the combo router, but it seems I must go back to the ASUS router and track my data. One of my devices could have went rouge, and I would not know. I'm in IT, so the first thing I check is logs, and since your phone technicians couldn't tell me the "password of the day" I am completely dissatisfied. All I was told is "change your password." IT'S THE DEFAULT PASSWORD ON THE MODEM! If no one else has access to my house then no one should be able to crack a WPA2 password...unless the modem is vulnerable. So please, get this fix, add this feature. It's no used to seeing if a device is connected, I can't do anything about it, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BLOCK THE CONNECTION!!! If I change my password, then I have to change everything, and that's a completely hassle. I do NOT want a credit, I just want to know which device is using data so I can check on it. Because how can I trust YOUR amount, when you can’t PROVE that I used this amount? I’m just so frustrated. I pay $100 a month for the top tier service, and I get treated like I don’t matter.1.2KViews0likes1CommentUpgraded Premier to Ultimate, SB6141 to SB6183. Speed went down!
I recently upgraded to Ultimate (300down), and got a refurbished SB6183 16x4 modem to be able to get the speeds up. I was getting about 80down on Premier before the switch on my SB6141, but when I installed and activated the SB6183, I was only getting about 30down! I called and talked to tech support, and they didn't know what the issue was. I decided to return that modem and got a new 6183 instead in case the refurb was bad. Installed/activated it today, and got a Cat 6 cable to go to my router (E1200), and I'm still only getting about 40-50 down, sometimes as low as 25. Upload seems fine, from 25-35. It looks like I'm bonding to 16 channels down, which is good. I'm at a loss. A tech on the phone said it could take a few days for it to get up to speed, but it still seems wrong. I tried hardwiring to a laptop, and only got a marginal bump in speed. Was going to set up a technician appointment, but they said it could be $75 -- but said they won't know till the tech comes, because it's the tech who decides if it's my fault or not, basically. Ugh. Any ideas? Image uploader was being weird, so modem stuff here: http://imgur.com/a/jFWxG1.3KViews0likes2CommentsWhy is the data cap the same from essential to ultimate?
Recently policy changes have made it where Cox is now charging customers for going over the data caps. With the change to this policy, Cox has not adjusted any of the packages' data caps. No rollover, no increases for more expensive packages, no changes whatsoever. This is concerning because users who have premier or ultimate could easily use their entire data cap in 2 days with the speeds they have. Simple things like downloading a hard drive restore from cloud backups following a crash could easily cap a residential user's speeds. Can someone explain why Cox would make this policy change without acknowledging a need to make adjustments to these caps? I'm almost always under the cap but I'm one hard drive crash away from being 200-500gb over which would translate to 40-100$ in charges. This doesn't seem fair.2.4KViews0likes4Comments