| Cox Ultimate Tier Speed Increase Called in to Cox customer service the other day, and through the course of my conversation with the rep she mentioned that the ultimate tier would be getting a speed increase in Jan. or Feb. Is there any truth to this and if so what will the speed be increased to? |
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| If the speed increase is the same as the rest of the country (which is usually 100% of the time, one of the many reasons I love Cox,) then the speed increase will be from 50/5 to 100/20. |
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| Nice! Thanks for the reply! |
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emk
join:2010-03-12
San Diego, CA | reply to Cynagen
Is this true? If it is then i cannot wait! |
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| said by emk:Is this true? If it is then i cannot wait!
That's what I was told by a Cox CS rep. But, who knows how accurate their info is or which markets it applies to. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Cynagen
said by Cynagen:If the speed increase is the same as the rest of the country (which is usually 100% of the time, one of the many reasons I love Cox,) then the speed increase will be from 50/5 to 100/20.
highly unlikely the upload is going to be 20mb in a centurystink area like arizona.
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| dvd536 
highly unlikely the upload is going to be 20mb in a centurystink area like arizona.
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| Because Cox usually only does as much as they need to in order to stay competitive in any given area. |
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| said by hoozdapimp:Because Cox usually only does as much as they need to in order to stay competitive in any given area.
I remember a CL rep hinting that they were going to be offering ~100/20Mb tier sometime this year in my area. Who knows how accurate the info is but, if true, it gives Cox enough of a reason to say competitive IMO. It's all speculation at this point though. |
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| while various cox markets have different levels of competition i still believe that the upgrades will be in markets that have more than 4 bonded downstream channels and a minimum on two bonded upstream channels
while i do realize the competition drives the speed i still think that they will offer higher upload and download speeds regardless of competition due to the fact that the other major cable isp's have upgraded their speed tiers and it would be detrimental to cox if they did not upgrade their higher speed tiers |
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| said by bryant313:while various cox markets have different levels of competition i still believe that the upgrades will be in markets that have more than 4 bonded downstream channels and a minimum on two bonded upstream channels
while i do realize the competition drives the speed i still think that they will offer higher upload and download speeds regardless of competition due to the fact that the other major cable isp's have upgraded their speed tiers and it would be detrimental to cox if they did not upgrade their higher speed tiers
If your theory holds true that would mean that my area will see a speed upgrade. I'm currently bonded on 6 channels down and 3 up. Also, I do agree with you that they will upgrade regardless of any competition. It just wouldn't make any sense IMO for them to NOT do it. |
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 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
AA169|170
kudos:2
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| Everyone will eventually see it. Tiers are very standardized. My market has very stiff competition from both U-Verse and FiOS and while we were the first market to get HSI, we're always one of the last to get speed upgrades. So I don't subscribe the the competitive markets get it first theory otherwise the market I'm in would get everything first. |
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Any Chance We get Premier increase to 37m/6 from 25/5 seems 60 is already pricey for service I cant see paying 100 a month for ultimate I'm in Tucson and speeds need increase bad cant do much with 25m line anymore. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Iceman0803
said by Iceman0803:said by hoozdapimp:Because Cox usually only does as much as they need to in order to stay competitive in any given area.
I remember a CL rep hinting that they were going to be offering ~100/20Mb tier sometime this year in my area. Who knows how accurate the info is but, if true, it gives Cox enough of a reason to say competitive IMO. It's all speculation at this point though. code for "select areas" aka new developments.
your house 5 years old or older? don't hold your breath waiting!
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Chtucson
ultimate is simply a rip-off!
yearly *downstream increases come because the provider knows they go largely unused.
upstream boosts rarely come because upstream can always be utilized.
* when was the last time a site gave you even 10mbps down?
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skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
AA169|170
kudos:2 | I use my 50Mb service all the time and wish I had more. Upload it's that big of deal as 5Mb is good enough for me to sling HD. Don't want it, don't buy it. |
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2 edits | reply to dvd536
Steam gives me 50 to 55Mb on average (when downloading content) not to mention there have been times where I've had multiple users streaming various types of media (at the same time), which I know will use well over 10Mb depending on the circumstances. I also have multiple Directv DVR's that are connected to the internet (for VOD content if I remember correctly). So, yes, while it's unlikely that anyone will SUSTAIN a 10Mb connection for an extended period, it's absolutely possible to max and/or exceed 10Mb. In short, my 60Mb connection (65 w/ powerboost) serves me well
EDIT: skeechan makes a good point about streaming HD content as well. The higher the quality the more bandwidth you need to stream reliably. Ah, the digital age...  |
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Whenever I download I usually pull 60mbps+.. If the site I'm downloading from has a crappy route, I run the download from a colo in phoenix, then I grab it from there. D: |
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rainabbaPremium
join:2009-07-01
Chandler, AZ | reply to dvd536
What's the point of your post? It's blatantly wrong and sounds whiny. Myself and many others here regularly saturate the 60Mb that Ultimate provides (I have 2 such connections actually) and I'm sure there are occasions where I'll use 100Mb (though maybe not often, it will be much appreciated when it's there). 6Mb up is just about right too and anything more will be like the jump from 50 to 100 down for me; desert |
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| I was looking to get a second connection , did you have to create a 'roommate' account with cox? |
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