Review by averagedude 
UPDATED: 212 days ago
member for 7.8 years, 2005 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Mesa,Maricopa,AZ
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 "Very Stable Reliable Service"
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 "Very Stable Reliable Service"
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(original post)
I am not a gamer.
Dynamic address (never checked to see if address changes - never needed to)
Speed 3000/256 from dslreports speed tests.
Self install = easy and no problems.
Purchased own cable modem - linksys - hardly ever needs to be reset.
I have cable TV wich saves me $15.
Any more expensive and will be forced to switch to lower service such as slower DSL service.
(updated post Aug2004)
Almost 1 year anniversary with Cox:
1. Still not a gamer.
2. Still have never checked to see if IP changes.
3. Speed improved speeds to 4000/256+
4. Linksys cable modem running great - 2 reset in an entire year.
5. The TV discount is appreciated.
6. I am getting use to fee per month.
7. I do not use Cox email so I have no comments on that.
8. I agree with Cox in "filtering" out going mail (residential service), but I still wish they were not so busy.
9. Wish had "just internet service". I do not need Cox Email or any other extra's.
10. I do not run a server or run p2p applications so I have no comments on those.
Updated June2005
Seems very stable.
Speed is still very good.
I use a 3rd party email service, and going through Cox to get to them is a pain in the butt. I wish I knew a way to send email directly through my email provider with out having to go through Cox, and not using a web email account. Cox limit on file size is a joke - something like 2 megs.
Updated Nov2005
Email seems to have improved and the limits raised.
99.9% up time so far.
Update March2006
Speed up to 5Mb on download - Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Update March 2007
Speed still at 5Mb on download.
The neighborhood I live was new when we moved in to it.
Over the last several years I have noticed that the speed have generally been getting better - 1 full year at 5Mb down, but.....
What I have noticed is that it is not as quick as it use to be. Put in a web address and click, 1,2,3,4 seconds before it connects. Now that the neighbor hood is fully built out, my guess is that I am seeing the effects of a fully built out neighbor hood. The other thing is that IE7 has really slowed surfing on the web. Then again the latest Norton '07 slowed up my computer a lot.
I still think the price is still higher than I would think it should be for a residential user, but the quality of the tv signal and internet speed has kept me as a loyal customer.
Update May31,2007
Just got a new linksys router.
Checked download speed: 7,900 down, 512 up.
The net just gets faster and faster!
Update April28,2008
I think most of my previous problems with IE7 being slow was fixed with the new router.
I also believe that Norton was causing some problems.
With a new router, and Norton gone my connection is fast and stable.
I have really backed off my home use of the internet because my day job is sucking up so much of my time.
Update April 22, 2008.
My day job is limiting how much I use the internet, and I personally have not been on it much. The rest of the family says they have not had any problems. I guess no news is good news.
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