Daily Bandwidth cycles

[Kevin Brown]

> There are ways around this...entirely legal and technically within the
> letter of your EULA, but Cox would probably be upset if they figure it
> out.
> 
> Step1 - Capture one of the "optimal" configurations pushed by Cox via TFTP
> Step2 - www.tcniso.net
> Step3 - Monitor your modem. Whenever Cox pushes a "lesser" config,
> simply re-push the optimal config.
> 
> I have seen provisioned daytime limits as low as 256kbps up / 1Mbit
> down...and I pay for 1Mbit up / 15Mbit down. I would understand
> occasional network saturation etc....but they actively limit user
> bandwidth (provisioning) during peak hours. This is to guarantee
> availability to business users I'm guessing. Rather than add capacity
> appropriate to what has been promised via their service agreements,
> they rob from Peter to pay Paul. In order to keep yourself from being
> Peter, simply use the process outlined above.  (Austin: since you are
> experiencing this at night your local segment may be saturated, in
> which case you're S.O.L.)

The terms of service I've seen for the residential users state UP TO X 
speed.  They don't guarantee you'll always get X speed.