Comments on: Cox Offers 50 Mbps Broadband — It Ain't Cheap

By: JR

JR — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:54:59 +0000

Looking at Cox speeds on DSLreports.com I see that the speeds in San Pedro California have jumped considerably… On the surface it appears the San Pedro area is also testing the DOCSIS 3.0-based broadband service…

http://www.dslreports.com/archive/cox.n … d=&p=1

I would be happy to see the Las Vegas Valley internet speeds match our southern neighbors Phoenix…
http://www.dslreports.com/archive/?zip=89121&start=Search

By: David

David — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:13:10 +0000

You’re internet isn’t 100Mbps, it shows on your computer as 100Mbps as that is what it is between the modem and your computer. From your modem to the internet is a different story. I live in South Dakota and the best internet I’ve seen is ITC fiber to the curb, which is a 10/2 connection.

By: Doug Mohney

Doug Mohney — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:22:31 +0000

Having had the Cox DOCSIS 3.0 service in Northern VA on trial for a couple of days, I understand why they want to (initially) have the price tag higher than for the typical Joe.

The good news is: Yes, Virginia(ns), you can get 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds from Cox in Northern VA.

HOWEVER, there are some REAL eye-openers in the terms of the capabilities of in-home network gear and older PCs that took me for a loop and gave me some “WTF” moments. I’m running a mix of NetGear XE104 85Mbps Powerline bridges and Linksys (by Cisco) wireless gear with draft N mode and we ain’t getting the sticker-speed list out of any of it, bunkies.

Right now, I am reluctant to go out and buy a 200 Mbps AV Powerline solution because I’m afraid I’d bring it home and it would give me like 30-35 Mbps (or less) to where I need it… if you’ve priced AV powerline, you know it’s not cheap.

Draft-N is a little disappointing too.

I’ve got some stuff blogged about my experiences and would welcome feedback and/or recommendations as to what type of speed boost(s) I can jigger out of my existing setup without breaking the bank or running Cat 5.

By: Tomm

Tomm — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:18:16 +0000

FiOS 50M is only $90/month ($89.95) in the Cox Northern VA areas. Cox’s price isn’t close to competitive.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cox-Brings-50Mbps-To-Virginia-102283

By: Marcio

Marcio — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:30:18 +0000

In the early day of VoIP I came a cross a company that launched a all-you-can eat product which was not prevalent at the time. They did something similar to Cox and priced it at a relatively high price-per-month (~$100/month if I recall). The result was a ton of adverse self-selection, only the folks who were really going to be on the phone 24/7 purchased the service, company is now out of business. . .guess they didn’t have a way to put curbs on the VoIP usage. . .

By: Doug Mohney

Doug Mohney — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:56:58 +0000

Be interesting to see how $139.99/month in the Northern VA area lasts once Verizon decides to scoop up some more market share by dropping 50 Mbps FiOS prices and offering 100 Mbps FiOS as its top price/top tier service.

So, let’s see where pricing is at the end of the year…

By: Stanford

Stanford — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:51:35 +0000

I lived in Lafayette, LA and used Cox. They cut off our service prematurely due to human error and we were without phone, tv, Internet, or a security system until they could send someone out to the house a day or two later. Maybe they should improve their customer service first.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:03:10 +0000

I live in South Dakota and my provider Midcontinent has been offering 100MBS broadband for at least four years at a rate of 34.95 a month plus tax. I have a 100MBS connection at all times (T1) and am a big fan of video and other media that is bandwidth intensive. To my knowledge, this small provider that serves North and South Dakota, is probably the best in the nation and the most reliable that I have ever had. I have not heard of any plans to meter usage and if they did, I would have to move to Verizon EVDO or something. I can see a large influx of people moving to North and South Dakota now :) You will probably like it if you can take the cold!

By: Roger Bugbee

Roger Bugbee — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:02:01 +0000

You’ve got that right If they had competition in this area they would loose 50% the first day

By: categorykiller.info

categorykiller.info — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:53:34 +0000

you are right. i wish the government would implement a powerline policy with the smart grids being laid out. our country has been internet capped for long enough!

By: Alex Berger

Alex Berger — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:42:36 +0000

It also ain’t worth it. If they’re practices are similar to how they treat their normal broadband users – good luck. Use so much as 1/4 of that download speed (assuming you could actually squeeze it out of them) for more than a few seconds and welcome to throttle ville. They’ve probably slapped a ridiculous cap on it as well.

One of the worst broadband companies in the industry. Pure garbage.

By: categorykiller.info

categorykiller.info — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:19:16 +0000

three years from now i hope i will be able to get all my telecom/internet/bandwidth at $250 a month flat rate. i hope i am not dreaming.

- jason nadaf