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Middle-America customers seeing progress
(old news - 02:48PM Thursday Aug 26 2004)
tags: bandwidth · cable
Cox customers in the central United States have long complained about being left behind when it comes to speed upgrades. According do discussion in our forums, Louisiana is starting to see some upgrades, and Cox technicians have been engaged in dialogue with users over when they can expect speed hikes of their own. Coincidentally (or not), Lafayette, Louisiana is a state where Cox is battling tooth and nail to prevent a competing municipal fiber outfit from entering the marketplace.

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Smokey
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join:2003-05-20
Va Beach
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·Cox HSI

Here it comes...

Let the fun begin...


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permalink · 2004-08-26 14:33:31 · Reply to this

exocet_cm
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Re: Here it comes...

Glad somebody is paying attention to Louisiana...too bad its cox
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permalink · 2004-08-26 15:10:32 · Reply to this

TexasGuy
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Houston, TX

Down with fiber.

Joking, it should read: "Down with selfish COX!!!"
permalink · 2004-08-26 14:35:11 · Reply to this

atuarre
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Lake Charles hopefully to follow soon.

And hopefully Lake Charles is soon to follow..., in a few weeks, from what I am told.

gc
permalink · 2004-08-26 16:58:35 · Reply to this

salterbomb

join:2003-10-18
Conroe, TX

Re: Lake Charles hopefully to follow soon.

like has been stated earlier, the biggest reason things are happening in LA now is because of the municipal battle. if it wasn't there it would take 3-5 months to see any change.
permalink · 2004-08-26 17:51:49 · Reply to this

atuarre
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Re: Lake Charles hopefully to follow soon.

I know that. Lafayette is about an hour away, or an hour and 30 minutes away depending on how fast you drive. I am well aware of what is going on there.
permalink · 2004-08-26 17:53:49 · Reply to this

Ericthorn
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Paragould, AR
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Any word on the pricing?

My guess is.. with Cox.. you'll still pay the same for the speed you have now as a 'lite' tier, or in Cox's case, Cox Express.. and for every speed bump we're gonna get a price bump. Glad I've left Cox for a local municpal cable company.. same d/l as Cox Express, but 384k up, and they provide the modem for the same price Cox wants for having to buy a modem (or 10$/mo to 'rent' one).

If anyone has info on the pricing levels I'd be interested...
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permalink · 2004-08-26 20:28:32 · Print · Reply to this
killa4204

join:2004-08-12
Lafayette, LA

Re: Any word on the pricing?

No, the price ($40)stays the same but you get upgraded to 4000 kbps d/l and 500kbps upload. If you want 5mb d/l and 750k upload (priemer service), you pay a extra $15 so the total comes out to $55. Now I bought the modem so I dont pay for the rent so if you rented it, it be $65.
permalink · 2004-08-26 21:03:31 · Reply to this
LafayetteIT

join:2004-06-02
Lafayette, LA

Re: Any word on the pricing?

I live in Lafayette, LA.

I am 100% for LUS but if they dont get it to pass at least it got Cox off its stagnant ass and given up an upgrade out of it. Now if they would stop the propaganda.

So far so good.

Called in upgraded to the fastest connection.

2004-08-27 11:52:49 EST: 4320 / 739
Your download speed : 4423758 bps, or 4320 kbps.
A 540 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 757378 bps, or 739 kbps.

Havent seen it hit the 5MB Barrier yet but can't be that picky. I am going to try this for a little while. If I feel like I am bottle necking on the server side of things I am going to down grade to the 3MB service.
permalink · 2004-08-27 11:57:23 · Print · Reply to this

dg2
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Lowell, AR
·Cox HSI

One system, two weeks, not rollout

Well, it's been two weeks now since Cox announced the M.A.C. system upgrade began in Lafayette, LA, a city considering starting municipal ISP due to the lack of attention they've received from the commercial providers.

So far, Lafayette is the ONLY city in the Middle America Cox division to receive the upgrade. Coincidence? NOT!

This is not a sign of any sort of rollout of upgrades. Looks to me like it's an attempt to squash competition, while still ignoring the real issue. One more strike against Cox Communications in the "we want your trust" department.
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"Middle America Cox" customers passed over for three upgrades, but still saw rates equal to the upgraded markets. Most of MAC still running at 1/4 speed for the same rate. Cox has finally begun to upgrade MAC - will they complete the job? When?
permalink · 2004-09-07 12:42:09 · Print · Reply to this
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