No internet for 5 days or the connection goes in and out
No one seems to be able to assist. I have tried through the web and the app with resets. I went and bought and picked up new things including their modem, talked to 10 different agents who use the same troubleshooting and telling me to do the same steps I’ve already done. Telling me everything looks fine on their end. What’s funny but not funny about that is, I then received a text from them separately saying there’s an outage in my area. Next was: Cox: Thanks for signing up to receive outage text updates. We're working on it, and expect you to be reconnected by 05:01AM. We'll continue to send updates as they're available. Next was: Cox: The outage in your area is resolved. We'll continue to closely monitor our network. Please let us know if your services are working. Reply "YES" if your service is up and running. Reply "NO" or "Unsure" if you're still having an issue. I say no. Then:We're sorry to see you're having trouble connecting. Please visit https://cox.com/smarthelp to troubleshoot the issue and get back up and running. Then:Cox: Your reset was unsuccessful. Try unplugging the power & plugging it back in. This can take up to 10 min. Then:Cox: It's been 3 days since the outage in your area was resolved, and we're checking to make sure your service is still running smoothly. Reply "YES" if you can connect without issues. Reply "NO" or "Unsure" if you’re still having trouble. I say NO again. Then: We're sorry to see you're having trouble connecting. Please visit https://cox.com/smarthelp to troubleshoot the issue and get back up and running. Now I’m highly annoyed because all these days have passed. I decide to txt AGENT for the 10th and final time. Same troubleshooting steps I already told them I’m tired of doing. Cox: Verify the Coax Cable is Connected into the Cable Port on the Box. Verify Coax Cable is connected to the wall outlet. Ensure all connections between the wall and the equipment are not loose or damaged. Me:I’ve reset, unplugged, plugged back, reset again, unscrewed cords, screwed them back in.It can’t be the modem, router, coax cords, Ethernet cords, power cords, nothing. I got all new stuff yesterday and a new modem from cox 3 days ago.My WiFi worked for 45 minutes today and then gone.I’ve troubleshoot everything, check cords, got a new modem, new router, etc.I’ve been without internet for 5 days.I’ve talked to ten agents.Then I was told there’s an outage in my area AFTER being told there wasn’t Then I’m told-Thank you so much for this confirmation, there are no outages reported in your area at this moment, in this case please allow me to reboot your device in order to clean up your line for any cache or excess of data and check the status of your modem, if the steps we follow don't fix the issue we will schedule a tech visit. 😑 did it, still nope. Next was:Thank you so much for following these steps with me today. I know how important it is for you to get everything working again, it seems like a tech visit needs to be done in order to sort this out for you, the visit would have a $75 potential charge (if the cause of the issue is Cox's responsibility charge won't be applied) I’m like at this point, y’all should’ve came out to the residents affected that are still having troubles because why would they lie 😑😑😑 Anybody else encounter this mess?2.4KViews2likes8CommentsDaily Short Outages
I've been having issues for the last few months where my Cox internet connection will just drop without warning for 1-2 minutes. It's especially frustrating when it's during a work Zoom call or an online gaming session. My cable modem was old, so I replaced it with a brand new Netgear CM2000, but that did not solve the problem. My router is a relatively new Netgear Orbi system. Before I replace that, I thought I'd post here to see if anyone might have any suggestions. I've checked the cable modem log files, and every time the connection goes out, I see this message: Priority: (Critical (3)) Description: Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out; Is it possible that it's an issue with Cox?220Views1like4CommentsCox does not provide the services we pay for.
And they appear to banking on there being nothing we can do about it. The so-called support portion of the website is an utterly useless and deliberately includes infinite link loops. Even the "chat with our AI assistant Oliver" thing is a fake link. Not even a dead or nonfunctional link, but a FAKE LINK. Like, the thing that looks like a link ISN'T EVEN ACTUALLY A LINK. I'm paying for 200Mbps download service and all weekendthe norm has been more like 2Mbps. 20% packet loss when pinging freaking www.google.com or www.amazon.com. That's beyond unsatisfactory. And this "forum" appears to be the only venue even remotely associated with Cox that allows me to say I noticed that Cox isn't keeping its promises. I guess what I'm trying to say, Cox Inc, is that I've noticed that you aren't providing the service I'm paying you for. If it's your problem, fix it, if it isn't, please share information about your troubleshooting and diagnosis. Your soon-to-be-former-customer, -Tom130Views6likes2CommentsInternet Has Been Out for Days, Yet Cox Tells Me I'm the Problem
I'd like to find out if anyone else has had an experience with Cox as terrible as my recent experience in Oklahoma City, OK: My home internet has been out for 3 or 4 days now. It started when our modem suddenly stopped getting any signal from Cox. The modem has power and has shown zero issues up to this point. I thought maybe it was that particular coaxial connection, so I tried hooking the modem up in other rooms around the house that that have a connection available. Same issue: modem powers on, but no connection to Cox. I then got on the Cox website to verify that my modems MAC and Serial Numbers were correct, as well as to try and reset my modem from my online account settings. Still no improvement. So, I decided tochat with a Cox support agent. The FIRST agent I talked to looked into all kinds of things and ended up telling me that I needed a new modem (which, of course they immediately started trying to sell me one of theirs). I said no thanks, went to the store, and bought a new modem. The new modem is the exact same brand and model (Netgear CM500) as the previous modem I'd been using for years with Cox, so I know for a fact it is compatible. I get home, I hookup the new modem, but still no connection to Cox. I try to activate the modem according to both the manufacturers instructions and the instructions on the Cox website, but I can't finish it myself because, of course, Cox can't establish a connection to the modem! So, I decide tochat with a Cox support agent AGAIN. The SECOND agent has me provide the MAC and Serial Number of the new modem so that they can activate it on my account for me. I provide them all of this information, and they tell me that they have activated the modem on their end, but that they still can't establish a connection to the new modem. Then, all of a sudden, the chat session ends before I can get anything else from them. Big help that was, Cox! Once again, I reach out to a Cox support agent. I tell the THIRD agent everything that's happened up to this point, about the sudden disconnection on my old modem, going out and buying a new modem, going through the headache of getting the new modem activated, and getting disconnected from the previous agent. This agent wants all the MAC and Serial Number information again so they can make sure the modem is activated. I provide all the information to them, they tell me the modem is activated "on their end", and that I need to reset the modem (unplug it, wait 10 seconds, plug back in). Then they tell me to "wait a while", I'm assuming so that Cox can try to connect to the modem. After about 10 or 15 minutes of waiting, and still no connection, this agent tells me that it's a problem with my modem. UM, EXCUSE ME? You mean, this brand new modem that the FIRST agent told me to go buy for absolutely no reason? Not likely. At this point I told the third agent that I'd like a technician to come out to my house and check the Cox lines outside because the only remaining possibility is that there's an issue with their equipment. The third agent then told me that they can't send a technician to my house because they're not allowed to touch equipment that's not provided by Cox (in reference to the modem). I tell them that's fine, because I'm not asking them to touch my modem, I want them to check up on their own equipment! The agent then goes back to insisting that the issue is with my brand new equipment. Well, of course it is, because Cox is just infallible, right?! At this point, I'm ready to drop Cox all together. I've never had such a poor customer service experience in my life. I worked in customer service for a number of years, and it never once occurred to me to tell a customer "it's not us, it's you" if I hadn't already exhausted every possibility on our end first. It's a shame too, because this is really the first issue I've ever had with Cox. At this point, the hot spot on my T-Mobile phone isproviding a more reliable connection for my home than Cox seems able to. In the meantime, I've talked with co-workers who live in nearby cities who've told me that their Cox service has been out for the exact same amount of time, with the exact same symptoms (modem suddenly receives no signal), who've been told the exact same thing by customer service agents (go buy a new modem), then been treated the exact same way after the recommendation doesn't work ("it's not us, it's you"). Is anyone else starting to see a pattern here?1.4KViews4likes5CommentsCox service is making me lose my hair!!!
UPDATE 2/7: today the internet went out andas usual it happened in the same time like before. UPDATE 2/6: so I had a tech come in on Thursday [2/4] to look at the "issue" and they said that it was the POE filter and the splitter that was installed on the main line that's causing the disconnections. They said it was not up to spec with their network. Okay so they replaced it with their own as well as replaced the coax cables that's connected from the outlet to my modem. Today [2/6] I've now experienced a disconnection for 10 mins instead of a mere 1-2 mins prior to this "fix". So I pretty much spent $100 of my money just to get a worse network experience. I, and others in my household, rely on your network 24/7 not just for leisure but also for workand cannot have interruptions this severe. I am now contemplating on reporting this to the FCC the more issues I experience. I've been having issues everyday at the same timeframe with my gigablast. I've never had an issue before but so far it has started on the 2nd week of January to now and it had only worked without issue for two days straight last week.. My network connection would cut off multiple times around 11am-2pm everyday and whenever I ask assistance they would always tell me that they'll send out a tech to check my connection. I've factory reset my modem and router a million times, switched over to another coax port in the house, have tried having a direct connection from the main line to one coax port (no splitter), I've done having direct connection to the modem and all these steps have not resolved the issue. The website says that there are no outages, maintenance, service interruptions whatsoever but there clearly is. It seems Cox isn't as responsive unless it about bill pay. Customer Support would always pull a "let's have a tech come in to check your connection", no my connection isn't the issue, the residents in the vicinity is having the issue andCox doesn't seem to understand that. I've asked multiple times to check the main line that goes in our area but no one is sent to check it. There are multiple reports even on Downdetector of the same issue I'm experiencing.3.4KViews1like14CommentsDownstream channels won't all lock
In the last month I've had the problem where downstream channels 2-10 (out of 16) won't lock. Nothing has changed in the inside wiring and I made sure everything was still connected tight. No storms or anything else to mess up the wire from the pole. I've noticed the locked channels are all around 381 MHz, while the channels that don't lock are around 800 MHz. The modem is a Motorola 7550. Re-setting/unplugging the modem doesn't help. I used the Customer Service chat and they re-set the modem and said it looked fine on their end. Any ideas why it would suddenly be doing this?218Views0likes3CommentsGetting "US profile assignment change" constantly causing random disconnects.
I'm not sure what else to do at this point. Sorry about long rambling post. Location: South San Diego Install setup: Straight drop from the pole to the property and a grounding block. From there, about 10ft run straight into the modem. No splitters. For the past couple of months (maybe longer), I had been losing my internet connection intermittently, it could last anywhere from 15 seconds to a minute or two. During the day, it's enough to kick me off my work's VPN, in the evening, it's enough to kick me out of any online gaming sessions. It appears to be worse in the evening. Over time, it's gotten worse and worse with the back and forth with Cox CS which proceeded to always blame my Modem (Netgear CM1100) AND somehow router (Asus RT-AC68U) because their "test signal" looks PERFECT. Which isn't the issue, Signals have looked good with minimal to no packet loss. It's the QUALITY of service that is the issue. I got fed up and bought a new modem (Arris S33) AND a new router (RT-AX86U Pro) because I did not want to give Cox an "excuse" and voila, what do you know, same problem. I changed out to a new RG6 cable to the grounding block, even bought a new 3ghz grounding block myself. NOTHING. Then, after spending several hundred dollars, did Cox finally agree to send a tech out. The tech dropped NEW line from the pole, redid the wiring etc etc, all new wires and he noticed that there was "noise" in the line. Ingress so he called it and while we were chatting, it went back to normal, perfect and he said would you look at that, all good. While I was explaining to him the numbers went back to showing a noise. He was plugged straight into the grounding block outside so could not have been my lines/property. So the tech placed a ticket to have looked at. Supposedly the ingress was coming from a house on our street, the following day Cox left a notice on my door that they located the issue and resolved it. Well guess what, I'm getting EVEN MOREUS profile assignment change in my logs, and intermittent drops of service. So I called and spoke to tier 2, who again, for whatever reason, scheduled another tech visit. The tech came and I told him that a tech had come prior and already changed all the lines. He did his tests and said that the signal everything looks good, no packet loss or anything, but he also got some error on the Up Stream and sent it to his manager. He told me they are going to monitor the line, however they do that and see what is going on. The problem just seems to be getting worse and worse. I've gone from a few profile changes a day to pretty much every 30 minutes to an hour. I'm at a loss. The real problem is my WORK. I cannot and should not have to worry about if my VPN is going to disconnect any minute now. It won't disconnect at every change of profile but will 3-4 times during work day and more so at night. So I'm reaching out here to see if anyone has experienced this and what the solution was? I don't even know why I'm bothering as they laid down fiber on our street recently and I have access to fiber service from another company but we have been with COX for almost 18 years so I want to give them a chance. Ideas? Downstream Bonded Channels Channel ID Lock Status Modulation Frequency Power SNR/MER Corrected Uncorrectables 21 Locked QAM256 855000000 Hz 5 dBmV 43 dB 0 0 5 Locked QAM256 759000000 Hz 6 dBmV 43 dB 0 0 13 Locked QAM256 807000000 Hz 5 dBmV 44 dB 0 0 18 Locked QAM256 837000000 Hz 5 dBmV 44 dB 0 0 19 Locked QAM256 843000000 Hz 5 dBmV 44 dB 0 0 20 Locked QAM256 849000000 Hz 5 dBmV 44 dB 0 0 22 Locked QAM256 861000000 Hz 4 dBmV 43 dB 0 0 23 Locked QAM256 867000000 Hz 4 dBmV 43 dB 0 0 24 Locked QAM256 873000000 Hz 4 dBmV 43 dB 0 0 25 Locked QAM256 117000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 26 Locked QAM256 123000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 27 Locked QAM256 129000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 28 Locked QAM256 135000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 29 Locked QAM256 141000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 30 Locked QAM256 147000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 31 Locked QAM256 153000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 32 Locked QAM256 159000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 33 Locked QAM256 165000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 34 Locked QAM256 171000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 35 Locked QAM256 177000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 36 Locked QAM256 183000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 37 Locked QAM256 189000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 38 Locked QAM256 195000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 39 Locked QAM256 201000000 Hz 0 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 40 Locked QAM256 207000000 Hz 1 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 41 Locked QAM256 213000000 Hz 1 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 42 Locked QAM256 219000000 Hz 1 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 43 Locked QAM256 225000000 Hz 0 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 44 Locked QAM256 231000000 Hz 0 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 46 Locked QAM256 243000000 Hz 0 dBmV 41 dB 0 0 47 Locked QAM256 249000000 Hz 0 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 48 Locked QAM256 255000000 Hz 1 dBmV 42 dB 0 0 159 Locked OFDM PLC 300000000 Hz 2 dBmV 43 dB 447192759 0 160 Locked OFDM PLC 918000000 Hz 6 dBmV 43 dB 72860026 0 Upstream Bonded Channels Channel ID Lock Status US Channel Type Frequency Width Power 1 Locked SC-QAM 17600000 Hz 6400000 36.8 dBmV 2 Locked SC-QAM 24000000 Hz 6400000 36.8 dBmV 3 Locked SC-QAM 30400000 Hz 6400000 36.8 dBmV 4 Locked SC-QAM 36800000 Hz 6400000 36.8 dBmV 6 Locked OFDMA 36800000 Hz 44000000 31.5 dBmV Here's a snippet from last night to this morning (now) of most recent event, I reboot router daily (in hopes it won't drop connection today) so logs get deleted but you get the idea, just same thing throughout. 22/8/2023 01:29:44 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 01:30:21 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 02:26:03 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 04:19:18 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 9 13; New Profile: 10 13.;CM-MAC=:b1;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 04:26:13 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 10 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 06:20:12 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 9 13; New Profile: 10 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 06:26:21 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 10 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:21:27 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 9 13; New Profile: 10 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:23:01 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 10 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:24:39 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=c;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:26:36 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:29:26 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 9 13; New Profile: 10 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:30:04 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 10 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 08:31:57 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 09:26:39 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 09:41:14 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 9 13; New Profile: 10 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 09:49:34 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 10 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC=1;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 09:50:10 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 09:52:55 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 13.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; 22/8/2023 10:26:48 6 US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile: 13; New Profile: 9 13.;CM-MAC=CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;4.6KViews1like21CommentsOnly receiving 28Mbps and paying for gigablast. other neighbors report the same thing.
Can anyone explain why I only get a fraction of what I pay for? my last speed test was 16Mbps, and at best I get 28mbps. I pay for 1000Mbps, and I fully understand that one device will never actually get those speeds (several people are using the internet), but I am not even getting a twentieth of what I am paying for. I called the support line, and the guy wanted to restart my router and modem (of course), and then tried to have me get a tech to come look at it (for about 100$ of course). I vehemently declined that offer, I know my equipment is good, I paid for excellent brands, and both the modem and the router support +1000Mbps speeds. I told customer service they needed to have someone come check the main line in my neighborhood as my neighbor (and several others) all shared the same experience with me, we are getting hardly any internet. They supposedly created a ticket for a tech to come to inspect the box outside and gave me the ticket number, but I have not received any news on that front yet. @COX - please resolve our situation. -Sincerely, Paying CustomersSolved903Views0likes6CommentsOn a Roku, how do I stream Cox channels I pay for
I have Cox digital and a Roku. I have managed to get some of the Discovery and History channels to stream on my Roku..Not live tv.. Yet other channels will not stream. Such as Boomerang cartoon channel, CBS live, ABC live, etc., that I pay for, through Cox. How do I get these channels to link to my Roku through my Cox account without having to pay additional fees for the channel? Is there a way to stream ALL Cox channels on the Roku? Is there a Cox Contour app for Roku? Thanks in advance for any, useful, help.31KViews0likes4CommentsOutage again
Outage again in the ending an intense gaming session. Everything earned is lost. Called and got the usual bs and automated hang up. Called again to cancel service and move to ATT. Was given $28 credit but I warned them that if it happens again this week I am gone. Would you stay with a power provider that blacked out your house once or twice a week?238Views0likes1Comment