nvaecare1
join:2004-08-18
Fairfax, VA
|  [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2005
COX NORTHERN VIRGINIA TO DRAMATICALLY BOOST INTERNET SPEEDS
AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS
(Herndon, VA) – Cox Communications Northern Virginia today announced that, similar to the instantaneous speed increase it provided its high-speed Internet customers in 2004, Cox will again increase the speeds of its award-winning Cox High Speed Internet® service at no additional charge to its customers. Customers of both the Preferred and Premier Cox High Speed Internet packages will enjoy dramatically faster speeds starting in June 2005. Customers will not need to take any action as part of this transition, as the speed enhancement process will be seamless.
“Cox offers the complete bundle of digital telephone, digital cable and high speed Internet services that keeps Fairfax County residents ahead of the technological curve and provides our bundled, three-product customers with significant cost savings,” said Gary McCollum, vice president and region manager for Cox Northern Virginia. “While other telecommunications companies are promising to build the ‘network of the future,’ Cox is delivering on our commitment to bring advanced services to local residents today. With Cox, the future is now.”
Cox’s Preferred package, which is known as the company’s flagship product available across Fairfax County for under $40, will soon feature enhanced speeds of up to 5 Mbps per second download and 2 Mbps upload. The Preferred package is available to bundled customers (those who take video or telephone in addition to Internet) for $39.95 a month.
Cox’s Premier package customers will also receive a boost in speed. With the new speed enhancement, the service will offer customers speeds of up to 15 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream. The Premier package is available to bundled customers at a cost of $54.95 a month.
“We recognize that consumers in Northern Virginia have a choice in Internet providers, so it’s important for us to constantly look for ways to meet their needs,” said Clara Long, vice president of sales and marketing for Cox Northern Virginia. “Our customers have really embraced the bundle – digital telephone, video and high speed Internet service – thanks to the savings and convenience they are afforded.”
Cox also offers the Value package, which generally appeals to dial-up customers concerned more with price than speed or features. Value package customers pay just $24.95 a month, and enjoy speeds of up to 256 Kbps both upstream and downstream.
About Cox Communications (www.cox.com)
Cox Communications Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand, featuring advanced services including digital video recording, high-definition television and video-on-demand. Cox provides an array of other communications services including local and long-distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet service under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, and home networking. Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming services including Discovery Communications Inc. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc. |
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MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
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1 edit | Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
There you have it folks. Straight from the horse's mouth.
I called it, didn't I? I said that Cox would cherry pick, just like Verizon...and I was right on the money. |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | reply to nvaecare1
nvaecare1, or any other Cox reps:
Can you tell us if there are any plans to upgrade other areas without an imminent FiOS deployment happening in said area? |
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NerdOne
A Girl Geek
join:2005-02-10
Topeka, KS
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I have a question. What about the rest of Cox's serviceable areas? Are the rest of us going to see any upgrades on the premier and preferred tiers in June 2005? The premier tier at 15Mbps down and 2Mbps up for $55 per month looks sweet than 5/768. Even 5Mbps down and 2Mbps up looks sweet at $40 per month and better than 4/512. But I bet living in a non Verizon area like SBC, we aren't going to see anything for a while. Cox probably will have to lower the prices for their high speed Internet services in rest of their areas, or do something to keep subscribers since it's not even right that NOVA is going to see speed upgrades, and the rest of us aren't going to see much of anything in June 2005. Just very curious.
Thanks,
Helen |
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Hank
Its all relative
Premium
join:2002-05-21
Burlington, WV | reply to MarkyD
I don't think Cox is Cherry Picking at all. They are just countering Verizon's FIOS. Is anything like FIOS soon to be released in the Oklahoma City area? |
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sH4RD
join:2004-10-22
Burke, VA | reply to nvaecare1
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
Sweet. Now I can get FIOS speeds without having to worry about them digging up my yard 
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BMT22033
join:2002-07-03
Fairfax, VA | reply to nvaecare1
Cox is NOT cherry picking!!! And to prove it, they're offering this deal to the poor areas of Fairfax County, too!! Unlike those elitist bastards at Verizon...  |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
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 ·Cox HSI
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Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
said by Hank  :I don't think Cox is Cherry Picking at all. They are just countering Verizon's FIOS. Is anything like FIOS soon to be released in the Oklahoma City area? No. I am not complaining, just making a point. I am not going to whine because it does no good. I am happy for you folks in Va, I really am. |
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BillRoland
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join:2001-01-21
Ocala, FL
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·Cox HSI
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Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
Well we could protest LA style...go torch the local Cox office. That will really help speed up your connection 
EDIT: Hey MarkyD , you got the inside scoop on who's going to win the Belmont Stakes? lol
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lra
join:2005-04-04
Omaha, NE
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Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
Maybe SOHO Business users nationwide will be given the new 5/2 and 15/2 speed increases as well?
That would be a great marketing plan for the Cox Business unit.
Additionally, since CBI accounts are allowed servers, the 2Meg upstream makes a lot of sense. |
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NerdOne
A Girl Geek
join:2005-02-10
Topeka, KS | reply to BillRoland
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
What about striking the local office? Do these strikes and they probably will have to speed up our connections;) |
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catseyenu
Ack Pfft
Premium
join:2001-11-17
Fix East
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Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
said by MarkyD :There you have it folks. Straight from the horse's mouth. quote:
“We recognize that consumers in Northern Virginia have a choice in Internet providers,”
There it is, in black and white.
Trying not to go into whine mode.
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shawn995
join:2002-05-06
Fairfax, VA
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Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
Miky I agreed with you on the other post where no one tended to believe that cox will go fast this summer =) I have a friend who works in cox HQ and he told me that they were planning but not sure where...just recently saw many in my area so I should be expecting an upgrade in Fair Lakes, fairfax, va good o'l cable not having to worry about yards being digged or about distance |
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catseyenu
Ack Pfft
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join:2001-11-17
Fix East | reply to BillRoland
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet S
You gotta be kidding, they torched a Cox office?
The fiber tap I snuck in on the local node is less risk....
Did I just say that? |
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SubTexel
Keyboard Commando
join:2003-11-20
Hampton, VA
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Well I'm in Southern Viginia, and they are building the FIOS center about 3 miles from me, and all the fiber is being put in... In fact they just put it up to the pole in front of my house, so is Cox going to do it here as well? Probably not until well after FIOS is here, and I will be long gone by then. If Cox were to do this in all markets, it would push Verizon to change their policies, (Cherry Picking in this case) and we'd all end up happy (well most of us..).
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runciter
join:2000-07-22
Centreville, VA
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I called it, didn't I? I said that Cox would cherry pick, just like Verizon...and I was right on the money. Not to nitpick, but when you call the over and the under, it is easy to get it right! :)
Your quote from page 3 of the initial post:
Don't get angry. Don't wet your pants yet. Let's wait to hear what the Cox reps have to say. I'd be amazed if Cox's system, as is, without any field upgrades, could support such speeds. I'm not seeing how they could.
In any event, it was a wise strategic business decision by Cox to count FIOS. Personally I was going to switch to VZ for FIOS and move my switched phone service to them, but instead stayed with Cox and added their switched phone service. After all those years of crappy service in NoVA, it finally pays off!
Having said that... VZ is still cheaper... I got a flyer from VZ advertising their FIOS rates as 5/2: $34.95* and 15/2: $44.95*
* with qualifying VZ calling package (not sure what "qualifies") |
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MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
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·Cox HSI
| said by runciter :Your quote from page 3 of the initial post: Don't get angry. Don't wet your pants yet. Let's wait to hear what the Cox reps have to say. I'd be amazed if Cox's system, as is, without any field upgrades, could support such speeds. I'm not seeing how they could. Indeed, I said that. I was referring to the ENTIRE COX SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. After that, I later came out with information that I had "gathered" from a source:
»Re: [VA] *** SPEED INCREASES IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE ***
said by MarkyD :I have it from a VERY reliable source that these "rumors" are true. I am not going to give any further details, but I can confirm that in the NoVA area, Cox is indeed preparing to bump speeds. They are currently working on some final infrastructure upgrades, and the speeds should be going up fairly soon. On another note, it is not expected that Cox will be doing this upgrade across the board, in all areas. It is expected that, for now, it will only happen in the areas where there is an imminent threat, i.e. FiOS. |
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nwillitts
join:2001-08-29
Alexandria, VA | reply to nvaecare1
Re: [VA] Cox Nova To Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds
h boy-i can't wait!
i live in NOVA-fairfax county.
15 down-2 up-ALLRIGHTY THEN!! |
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JoeR
Dude?
join:2001-06-01
Norfolk, VA
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For the Hampton Roads, VA area, here's a recent Virginian-Pilot article that *really* doesn't have a lot of definitive info to offer, other that the fact that it's coming...
»snipurl.com/f4f7
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splix
Premium
join:2002-02-19
Oakton, VA
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said by BMT22033 :\And to prove it, they're offering this deal to the poor areas of Fairfax County, too!! Poor and Fairfax county should not be in the same sentence together. 
Anways...I'm ready for the speed increase. Bring it on. |
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