Cox 50Mb x 10Mb

[Keith Smith]

On 2015-03-02 15:41, Michael Butash wrote:
> The only actual difference in service is a config file, less bandwidth
> at the modem, and your ip addressing.  Nothing else changes, you still
> terminate on the same gear as your neighbors, only you get a config
> file with less port filters and allowable mac addresses for cpe's
> behind the modem for allowed hosts to get public addresses via dhcp or
> static. Recently they were testing sending cbs customers out local
> peering direct vs. all the way to LA or Dallas as they normally do,
> might still be.
> 

Interesting.

> The on-call techs are really what you're paying for with cbs, if/when
> the coax goes out they will come same day, and generally a better
> quality of tech coming to your house.  These days, ymmv though,
> they're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for labor as a
> whole in cox.

I've had no problem with Cox.  Do not recall when I started with them... 
maybe 10 years ago.

> 
> For my money, I stay on residential, even though more or less I have a
> business network behind it, one address suits me just fine.
> Everything I need to do outside is more or less personal, unless my
> servers need an update or something, or I vpn somewhere else.  I found
> out a few years ago cox stopped filtering a lot of things on
> residential, lo and behold I could now hit 443 on residential service
> - then I really didn't need business services.
> 

The business package was only $25 more a month and they do allow 
servers.  I don't think my rates haver gone up in 4 years.


> Another annoyance of cox's "bleed the rock" shenanigans, they no
> longer allow you to buy a second address on anything less than their
> "ultimate" plan.  I wanted a separate address for my business firewall
> and my personal/residential one, and (after 4 calls) told that only
> way to do that was to go with ultimate or business.  I don't need the
> bandwidth, I just want to logically separate my connected entities
> with different external addresses. Argh.
> 
> -mb
> 
> 
> On 03/02/2015 11:18 AM, Keith Smith wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am scheduled to upgrade to 50Mb/s down and 10Mb/s up.  I was told 
>> these numbers are the minimum.  I have a business plan and can run a 
>> server which I have done in the past, but not presently.
>> 
>> I asked about latency and was told I should see no difference using 
>> the Cox network virus having the same box in a data center.
>> 
>> I was also told they are responsible for all the coax to the modem.  
>> Whereas for residential service the demarcation is outside your house. 
>> Another thing they told me is if my Internet goes off line due to 
>> infrastructure they will have a tech out the same day versus 2 or 3 
>> days for residential service.
>> 
>> Any thoughts on latency or any other issues?
>> 
>> Thank you for your insight!!
>> 
>> Keith
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