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re: AT&T vs. Cox internet in BR
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:19 am to runforrestrun
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:19 am to runforrestrun
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If you don't have AT&T Fiber in your neighborhood, stick with Cox.
This X10000
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I am paying $75 dollars less a month for the same speed internet that I was getting with at&t (50 Mbps) and the Cox actually pulls down the 50.
You can get 150MB Cox for $59.99. Call them and threaten to cancel.
Also, the type of modem/router you have has a lot to do with your connection. A Docsis 3.0 modem with 32 download x 8 upload channels will perform a ton better than a Docsis 3.0 modem with 8 download x 4 upload channels.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:24 am
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:19 am to Tellem
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went to at&t and was told their 25/5 Mbps internet is just as fast, if not faster than my current cox internet at 50 Mbps. Is this true? I know those sales reps can just say anything to sale a product... thanks!
There are some basics to understand with all of this.
There are 2 sides to the connection, your side that is pulling in information, at 25-50 MBps in this situation.
There is the other side though as well that's sending out information.
Now, whenever you download something, even with a 25-50 MBps connection, you normally don't see those speeds in your download. Why is that? Because with the transfer of the data and the other side having it's limitation's it's degraded.
Once you get up to the speeds 25+ MBps there's not a whole world of difference. I just went from 150 MBps to 1000 MBps and don't see much impact, because the sites and items we are interacting with just aren't geared for those speeds.
Reliability/stability/ping are the other considerations that limit you.
So while 25 is still not > 50 do your research for your area and the 25 MBps connection may provide you better usage.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 10:20 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:20 am to efrad
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Then you need to call Cox to get that fixed because you're supposed to be getting 50mb.
There's fine print in all of those, the top end speed you are buying isn't guaranteed, and when you read through it you're basically only guaranteed single digit speeds with most of those contracts.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:21 am to mikelbr
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Cox ain't perfect but they suck less than the rest.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:22 am to Tellem
Had both didn't like. I've been with Charter\Spectrum for over 2 years and their internet is best i have found.60Mbps has been solid so far.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:28 am to Tellem
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This post was edited on 7/29/17 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:51 pm to TennesseeFan25
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There's fine print in all of those, the top end speed you are buying isn't guaranteed, and when you read through it you're basically only guaranteed single digit speeds with most of those contracts.
Yes during peak times and congestion etc. but if your line is still supposed to be capable of getting 50mbps. If it's not then a tech needs to come out and test it to see if it can do 50mbps.
Not to mention this same problem can plague AT&T in some places so it's a wash.
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