Lou767
@cox.net | reply to BillRoland
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
Yea.....won't notice a thing....except they WON'T get increased speeds on DOCSIS 1.0/.1 node. |
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Lou767
@cox.net
| reply to stevensr
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
I'm sure if Cox increases speeds in VA. to compete against FIOS, then if you have FIOS in TX.(which you do), then COX
will increase speeds in TX. that are in a FIOS service area. Who knows maybe COX will upgrade they whole USA, but will take time and willing to bet those COX people that live in a FIOS service area COX will upgrade those areas first. |
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Plasticman
Will Work For Bandwidth
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Harrisville, RI
clubs:
 ·Cox HSI
| reply to Time
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
said by Time  :What about the rest of us through out the nation? Is it going to be only NOVA who is getting this or are they planning on making this a natiowide upgrade. I did a search on the cox.com website and I did find that it is true that Cox NOVA is getting the bump. I checked and it does not show anything for the New England market. I checked on the FIOS eligibilty page and I can get it. I am very tempted to grab the FIOS. I would rather stay with Cox.
I think they should do the bump across the board and not just in one market as it will upset a large amount of their customer base. And if Cox does not make an inititive to increase in the other markets, I would not be suprised to see some people drop Cox and go to DSL just to spite them.
The only thing I have seen in the New England market is a major increase in advertising their new 5mbit download service. If that is the way Cox is going to try compete with FIOS in Rhode Island then I have a feeling a lot of people will be jumping ship for FIOS.
I for one would like to see FIOS also offer TV service in Rhode Island as this will give Cox compitition. As Cox is the only choice for cable in Rhode Island with the exception of a few small areas.
Plasticman
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| reply to nvaecare1
I'm tempted to start a picket line out in front of Cox's 10th street office here in OKC, just to be a jerk. I can hoist signs that say "Cox hates you, Oklahoma City!" My boss would probably give me off work to do it, too. He does not like the fact that we're paying $1k for 3/3mbps at all, so Cox is not his favorite company. 
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Cousin Dave
Trendsetter
Premium
join:2002-10-29
NN,VA
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said by state :said by SubTexel :Well I'm in Southern Viginia, and they are building the FIOS center about 3 miles from me, and all the fiber is being put in... In fact they just put it up to the pole in front of my house, so is Cox going to do it here as well? It's about a mile from where I am, I'll be anxiously watching to see if there are any speed increases in the near future. Playing the waiting game in Newport News.
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DaDogs
Semper Vigilantis
Premium
join:2004-02-28
Deltaville, VA | reply to MarkyD
Hey, tell him to quit whining.
We pay about $700.00 per T-1.
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Derch
Premium
join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to Hank
I don't think SBC has any FIOS plans in the near future. I know that they pretty much cornered the DSL market in the Tulsa area about a certain area. And the only real competition SBC has is Cox. |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| said by Derch :I don't think SBC has any FIOS plans in the near future. I know that they pretty much cornered the DSL market in the Tulsa area about a certain area. And the only real competition SBC has is Cox. SBC's plans are limited to "Project Lightspeed," which is Fiber to the Node much like what Cox has. (except the glaring differences between HFC cable systems and ADSL2+ systems.)
SBC, however, IS planning on doing fiber to the home on NEW builds. |
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
Premium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
·Cox HSI
2 edits | reply to MarkyD
said by MarkyD :nvaecare1, or any other Cox reps: Can you tell us if there are any plans to upgrade other areas without an imminent FiOS deployment happening in said area? Im saying this not that Im in the area that's getting the upgrade but IMHO they would be stupid not to.Do you know just how much more money they could make doing this to there whole network.Think about it if they can do it they would pull people right from under the telcos and yea Im in SBC country they(SBC) will be shiting there pants with something like this.
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jandir
join:2002-05-27
Oakton, VA
| reply to nvaecare1
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
Does anyone know if the following cable modem is compatible with the new speeds??
I got this modem from Cox when I got HSI about a year ago.
Cable modem : Ambit Cable Modem MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Serial Number: 1001130CDExxx Board ID: T60C678.00.01_AM01
Boot Code Version: 3.13.2 Software Version: 2.88.1002
Hardware Version: 1.12 Web Based Configuration Pages Version: 1.0.2 |
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Time
Premium
join:2003-07-05 | reply to nvaecare1
Well, looks like Cox is going to do it again. Upgrade NOVA while the rest of us get screwed over. |
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Irish Shark
Play Like A Champion Today
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV | reply to jandir
What is the model of the Ambit MODEM? |
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jandir
join:2002-05-27
Oakton, VA | It does not say anything more on the Modem web page at 192.168.100.1. I will try to post the model number after I reach home in the evening. |
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aaron12345
join:2002-12-17
Falls Church, VA | reply to nvaecare1
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
It seems as if even with the speed bump fios is a no brainer. Compare the oversubscription rates for cox vs. fios and it seems pretty obvious. |
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DataRiker
Premium
join:2002-05-19
Metairie, LA
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| aaron12345 I believe you are misunderstand how most of cox's network is laid. cox like many cable providers has a hybrid fiber system which allows it to scale very easily. Virtually every house where I live has cable internet due to the inability of the phone company to deploy dsl (according to the installation tech), and I still average well above my rated speeds 4,000+ / 512. Its an issue I am sure cox knows well more about than you, and Ive been very pleased with the network performance in New Orleans. |
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aaron12345
join:2002-12-17
Falls Church, VA | reply to nvaecare1
Sorry I had a freind that had cox down the street before we moved to fios in fairfax county. So apparantly I'm where the planned upgrade is and he definatly had major problems with latency and packet loss. |
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jsimmons
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-24
Falls Church, VA
| reply to aaron12345
said by aaron12345 :It seems as if even with the speed bump fios is a no brainer. Compare the oversubscription rates for cox vs. fios and it seems pretty obvious. FIOS is certainly a no-brainer for me... There isn't a fiber to be found anywhere near my neighborhood. So Cox cable and DSL (Either Covad or Verizon) are the only options. I had Covad DSL (Covad leased a dry-pair from Verizon to provide the service). At 16,000 feet from my CO Covad had to work hard to give me 1.5/384 speed with reliability, but in the end it worked well for 5 years. But 1.5 was the speed limit. I also tried Verizon DSL - the best they could do on my other copper pair was 860/128. That was a non-starter. Who believes it - Verizon couldn't come close to the quality service I got from Covad... And Verizon owned the lines to begin with.
Anyway... FIOS may be different, but Verizon is still the phone company, and unless they change the color of their spots, I think Cox may have an edge for the time being.
Cox clearly can deliver Video and Data reliably and are breaking into the phone service business. I don't know how good that service is though.
Verizon can deliver phone service OK. But in my opinion, they aren't that great at residential DSL, and who knows what they can do delivering Video services. So Fios supporting Video, data, and phone... well thats real new territory for them. I gotta believe it will be a bumpy start.
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CoxSuxxxx
@cox.net
| Say what you will about Cox and their "planned" upgrades - I have the 4 megabit down / 512 kilobit up plan, and I'm quite disappointed. I've got no problems with the download speeds, I'm getting close to 4megabits...
The problem is upload speed: I am getting no more than 96 kilo _BITS_ per second ... this translates to about 12 KBytes per second - lame. Hardly any better than a dial up modem.
I just got off the phone with a Cox support rep and he was not helpful. He said "the numbers look good here!"
Looks like I will be switching to FIOS... |
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thanmainlan
@cox.net
|  reply to nvaecare1
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
The last time Cox upgraded speed from 3/4 to 4/5
for residedntial customers, they waited a long time
before applying the upgrade to Cox Business Service
customers.
Will this happen again when they upgrade from 4/5 to 5/15
next month?
I'm currently paying $69/month for SOHO service at 4mbps.
How much will 15mbps service cost for a SOHO account?
Any replies appreciated... I have been calling the local
CBS rep for 2 weeks now. After 8 voicemail messages, I
still got no replies from them. |
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TripmasterG
join:2004-01-01
Centreville, VA | reply to CoxSuxxxx
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
What part of Fairfax are you in 'CoxSuxxxx'? I can upload at a steady 52KB in BitTorrent for however long I want and I never notice any hiccups. Also, I still have plenty bandwidth left for chatting and browsing. |
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