"Billable Service Call" on my bill for Cox's faulty equipment???!!!
I recently reported slow, unreliable Internet connection to Cox, who cheerfully set up a service appointment (without mentioning the possibility that we would be charged for the visit) to have a tech come out to our house. The tech told my husband that the problem was "probably upstream," in the "feeder system," but that our cable connector was "200 years old" and needed replacing. He replaced the connector, and left without mentioning any fee for the call. My latest cable bill shows that I am being billed for this "billable service call." To the tune of about $60. For real, Cox? Your "feeder system" can't meet local demand, and your outdated 10-year old equipment fails, and somehow that's MY problem? Cox's customer service leaves a lot to be desired. They will find a way to stick it to the customer, one way or another.4.7KViews0likes3CommentsAm I getting ripped off?
Ok, I am not assuming anything and want to ask for opinions. Let it be known too that I am pretty tech savvy and have a degree in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State. That being said, I can assure any problems I may be having are not on my end. If I pay for the ultimate internet package with 150 mbps speeds, how come I only get 40? I have called and went to a Cox office a few times about this and was pretty much told that well gee, 150 is the max speed and we are not guaranteed that. I understand that. I know realistically that I probably won't hit 150 mbps, 99% of the time, however, to be within 20% of advertised speeds would be realistic. I have performed speed tests hard wired directly in the modem. A few months ago, I would get 100+ without a problem. Then all if a sudden it disappeared. It's now 3 AM, a low use time and my highest speed was 44.19. I asked the rep then I should drop my package down to only pay for 50 mbps if I am only getting 40. He tells me that if I do that, I would probably get 10 or 15. I don't get it. Is that not false advertising? Why am I paying for something that I am not even getting 50% of what is promised and get mocked be tech support? $70 a month for a 40 Meg connection seems expensive. What else can I do? I would switch if there were an alternative. We have about 15 devices connected and do a lot of streaming, so having the higher bandwidth is needed. The service is constant. I do not suffer any issues other than speed. Remember, I am testing directly into the modem with no router or other devices connected. Also, what is the point of rolling out gigabit speeds if you are going to limit people to 400 GB of data. It's like giving somebody a Ferrari but saying, hey, don't go past that stop sign down the street. I bet you that if instead of sending check for $70, I sent a check only for $30, since I am only agreed to pay "up to" $70, they would not be very happy. Thanks for your feedback.4.7KViews0likes10CommentsWhy is the ION tv channel (only) now requiring a box?
Cable channel 49, WPXV in the Norfolk, VA area is now stating that I need a "box" to watch it. I only have two older "cable-ready" CRT TV sets, and though I think the low tier I'm paying for is still quite overpriced, I was satisfied with the channels I was getting until 2 days ago. Say anything you like about any of the newer sets, but I don't WANT one! I also don't want one of those nosy set-top boxes in my home either! I don't care anywhere NEAR as much about picture quality as I do show quality, and that's nothing that Cox can control. My shows are great. "Other people's" shows are trash. I'm really just about ready to buy the best antenna I can get and give up cable for my TV viewing. No, I won't be dumping Moneybags, Inc. because I still use their (Ha-Ha) "highspeed internet" and their usually reliable home phone service. To save myself time replying to a bunch of you technogeeks who want to riff on my equipment or viewing habits, here's my reply, straight from "Battlestar Galactica": FRAK you! :End Transmission:3.9KViews0likes6CommentsCannot get a refund!!!
I was charged twice for my wifi bill this month and cannot for the life of me get a refund from this company. I've had billing issues with this company over the course of how many years, and cannot ever get my money back! I don't want credits--I WANT MY MONEY BACK! How can I get this escalated to someone who will take care of this issue, rather than giving me the run-around and saying they're submitting the "request". To who? Where? Just connect me to someone who can solve the problem! It's that simple!!!2.4KViews0likes1CommentConnection will not remain connected
Okay, I've wasted more time with tech support than I can believe only to continue to have problems with the connection. They done resets, they've sent signals, etc. and they get it back online only for it to once again go offline a couple of hours later. Finally tonight they once again sent a signal, got it back online and had me to do a speed test. I'm paying for premier but my download speed is 30.36, upload 12.07, latency 68ms. This is the speed right after coming back online after they sent the signal. At this point, I know my connection is temporary as this has been an ongoing problem for weeks. What does it take to get Cox to actually FIX the problem? At this point I'm wondering if I'm going to be forced to seek another internet provider. All the while I'm being ripped off as I definitely pay my bill.1.9KViews0likes1CommentWi-Fi is SO Slow... it is worse than the old Dial Up
We have been with Cox for 10+ years. The service has gotten worse and worse. The modem was replaced 2 weeks ago. We went and bought a new router and that didn't help either. It is obvious that the problem is with COX because of the hundreds of complaints found on the support Forums. To charge customers for service that isn't compatible with what is advertised deceptive advertising. I hope COX will get it fixed very quickly!1.5KViews0likes3CommentsAnother Price Hike?
I'm now being charged $82.99 per month for Preferred Internet service. Every time I measure my download speeds, they clock in at 45Mbps or less. CenturyLink has 40Mbps plans for $34.95 per month, guaranteed price for 2 years. Why should I keep paying $82.99 per month for 45Mbps from Cox when I can get 40Mbps from CenturyLink for $34.95 per month?1.3KViews0likes1CommentNeighborhood throttling, what's next?
To the worst company I have had the displeasure of working with, This article, and its comments, sum up my feelings about Cox entirely. Get it together, your company is a joke. Please do something about it. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/cox-slows-internet-speeds-in-entire-neighborhoods-to-punish-any-heavy-users/ To throttle a whole neighborhood because of a single, or couple bad actors (and in this case, I don't even think they are because if you're ripping them off for "unlimited" and then turning around and punishing them for using what they're paying extra for (needlessly, might I add, so you can thicken your pocket books rather than invest in network improvements). Data caps are a way for you to overload your network and skimp on investing in improving the infrastructure. If your network is strong enough, you don't need them, and they're simply a way to make more money for equipment that is running regardless of whether it's at capacity or not. The fact that you have no difference in data caps between tiers is an additional slap in the face. One should not be able to exceed their allowed usage in three hours at max download speed, what the heck is that all about? Here, check out this amazing speed, but don't use it for more than three hours or pay us extra per 10GB increment or $50 a month and then still get attacked because Cox refuses to invest in their network and would rather find cheap, shady ways to rip of their customers. I can't wait for SpaceX's StarLink to become operational, or any other competitor to become available in the Phoenix area so I can ditch your awful service and never look back again. In the future, I will not purchase or rent property in a location that is only serviced by Cox for internet. That's how much of an impression you make on people, I hope you're happy. Quit being an evil, greedy company and do the right thing for a change. Do not engage in shady business practices, throttling whole neighborhoods upload speeds when the majority users have done nothing wrong, and the ones you claim to have done something wrong are only using their service as advertised by you crooks, and paying extra for "unlimited" to which you respond in this way. I have no respect for this company, or anyone that works there. You should all be ashamed for yourselves, how you sleep at night is beyond me. Sincerely, A long time, and extremely frustrated customer957Views0likes2CommentsCox was overcharging me for service they never provided
I had their Premiere 200 service for years that supposed to provide speeds 200Mbps/150Mbps according to the plan but in reality I was getting at most 6Mbps. Cox keep lying to me and blaming on my Modem and other ridiculous excuses so I had their tech come out and confirm that it's on their end. I called Cox Customer Support and tried to see if I can be compensated for being overcharged for years and their rude manager yelled at me with "NO!!! We can't give you discounts!!" so I asked her, April to speak with her supervisor or manager. April said "I'm in charge here and you have to talk to me!" so I told her to I will call their corporate office and complain about her so she eventually said that her manager will contact me within 72 hours. I don't understand why Cox still has this monopoly over the cable internet service and acting like Dictators with complete disregard for customers. I think Cox should be investigated and/or class action lawsuitfiled against them.899Views0likes1CommentData Use cap BS!
So my data cap was exceeded for some unexplained reason, with the highest usage days when I wasn't even at home. The only thing I use internet for is mostly watching a few shows on Netlix. This should no way cause my usage to double! They charged me for 200 GB over their new 1TB limit! What an effing racket! I want so badly to take my crappy cable box that doesn't work anyway and throw it through their front window and be done with this monopoly. This company needs to join the real world where you actually have to please your customers to retain their business. Cox knows we are screwed because we have few if any real options. I can't wait for the day when I've paid my last Cox bill and can have nothing to do with this POS company!677Views0likes1Comment