hegel21
join:2008-11-22
Herndon, VA
| reply to chemaupr
Re: [VA] What the H*** is going on in fairfax?
I was one of the posters on the other threads. Speedtest this morning was a healthy 10mbps and netflix was giving me a "highest quality" stream. Tonight I'm down to a pathetic .6 mbps on most speedtests and "basic" (i.e. worst) quality on netflix.
The old adage has always been that cable gets slow during peak times. This has never been my experience. But now I'm really starting to wonder.
Will continue to monitor. Maybe Cox has finally hit the tipping point on its networks? FiOS is coming to our neighborhood soon ... perhaps it will be an option. |
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Innertrode
join:2005-02-05
Williamsburg, VA | This is not just NoVa, as I am in Williamsburg and am experiencing this same slow speeds. I was getting 10+ mbs early this morning, now I am get .5mb this evening.
Ugh!!! |
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nmlobo
join:2002-11-02
Yorktown, VA
 ·Cox HSI
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Same here in Yorktown. Strange I can get 13M very late at night or very early in the morning. Seems we not only don't get the new HD Channels but do get to enjoy the overloaded nodes! |
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LDSPilot
join:2008-11-24
Salina, KS
| reply to hegel21
I am in Salina, Kansas and am having the EXACT same problem.
If i want to watch a Netflix movie via XBOX at 0600 or 0700, I can watch it in HD, but if I want to watch a movie in the evening (when people normally watch movies) i can't hardly get the poorest resolution.
This has to be a Cox issue.
What can we do? |
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itzgman
join:2008-12-01
| OMG i think i know what the issue is.
i have been seeing congestion since the 22nd of november.
and this is right around the xbox new experience lauch weekend began.
everyone and there moma is now streaming HD to their xbox.
and of course this is killing my node during peak hours.
another reason to hate M$!! |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
·Cox HSI
 ·Speakeasy
1 edit | said by itzgman  :OMG i think i know what the issue is. i have been seeing congestion since the 22nd of november. and this is right around the xbox new experience lauch weekend began. everyone and there moma is now streaming HD to their xbox. and of course this is killing my node during peak hours. another reason to hate M$!! Meh: the MS HD is only 720p while Cox's is 1080i. NetFlix has more titles immediately available, but their overall selection ain't that great. So, why bother?
So you still having sluggishness, too? Unfortunately, the Cox speed test I found is for business customers and requires an ActiveX tool. I use OSX, so I'm kinda boned if I want to see what my speeds within Cox's network are.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
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LDSPilot
join:2008-11-24
Salina, KS
| Absolutely. The speed test i just ran hit 20 Mbps. I talked to both Netflix and Cox. Netflix said all the cable internet carriers are having trouble with streaming movies. Netflix says DSL customers are having no trouble at all. Cox has admitted to throttling, so I think they are throttling the Netflix sites. They use the same ports for Xbox Live and some Torrent sites. I was told it would be passed farther up the supervisor line at Cox. I've already looked into the availability of DSL at my house. |
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