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Cox shut off my internet again. Third time since November.

Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:37 pm
Posted by cheobode
Member since Dec 2017
1417 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:37 pm
I've been living in the same house for the past 16 years. Same internet provider. Never had an issue until last year. My wife called me at work and said the internet was down. I called Cox and they said it was an "ingress" issue and scheduled a tech for the following Monday. The tech comes out and said nothing was wrong with my line.

It happened again in March. Same issue. Couldn't find anything wrong. This time I was without internet for over a week.

Every single time they do this, it's on a Friday afternoon. I'm usually not home when they come out but today, I headed out early. I saw the bucket truck down the road and thought nothing of it. He stopped in front of my house and started working on the line. I went outside and watched from a distance. I keep checking my phone and sure enough, the internet drops. He hops in his truck and ignores me flagging him down and drives away. I put a call in immediately to Cox and the phone support lady said in her notes, the tech knocked on my door and no one was home. fricking useless. He was supposed to leave a door tag but of course, I didn't get one because he never walked in my yard.

Thankfully, she set me up for tomorrow morning. Only provider in my area so I'm pretty much screwed on options.

Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79588 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:38 pm to
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Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
40701 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:43 pm to
quote:

I called Cox and they said it was an "ingress" issue


Same thing happened to a buddy of mine. They kept shutting his off and saying “ingress“ issue. Last year he went to jail for child porn.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
11563 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:43 pm to
Pay your bill
Posted by cheobode
Member since Dec 2017
1417 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:46 pm to
quote:

Last year he went to jail for child porn


There aren't any priests that live here but the Catholic Church is just down the road.....
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70540 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Only provider in my area so I'm pretty much screwed on options.


Most of my life dealt with same internet bullshite local monopoly.

Elon has an answer.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
153850 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:50 pm to
Our cox internet has been fricking up for a while now. Seems like they’ve been having tons of issues a lot lately. Ours hasn’t completely shut off but it goes in and out constantly, moreso in the evenings as best as I can tell.
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
10422 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:53 pm to
Lost it last year for about a week. No communication from them whatsoever. When I contacted customer service they told me it was due to higher than normal demand.... Literally nothing unusual was going on in town during this time.

I dropped them and switched to AT&T fiber and haven't looked back. It's been a world of difference.
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5706 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:53 pm to
Cox is the worst Internet provider right behind at&t. Don't miss either of them at all. Spectrum is 1000x better
Posted by Jenious
Member since Apr 2020
760 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:53 pm to
I worked for an ISP for a little bit and what's happening is users in your area(neighbors more than likely) are complaining about spotty Internet and after too many complaints, they come out and do maintenance.
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
Member since Jan 2008
17251 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:55 pm to
My whole neighborhood has been flooding nextdoor due to issues with cox for the last month or two. Att fiber going strong for me
Posted by Jwho77
cyperspace
Member since Sep 2003
80670 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

buddy of mine
quote:

went to jail for child porn


Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
20943 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 10:06 pm to
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Posted by Stiffy
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2014
476 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 10:43 pm to
I dropped them and switched to AT&T fiber and haven't looked back. It's been a world of difference.


This is your answer!
Posted by Tiger in the Sticks
Back in the Boot
Member since Jan 2007
1619 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 10:59 pm to
We had a problem a few months ago & it was a wasp nest. The tech actually carried wasp spray…
Posted by Ham Solo
Member since Apr 2015
8059 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 11:39 pm to
Cox is pretty much my only "legit" provider. They picked the correct name.
Posted by Delacroix22
Member since Aug 2013
4429 posts
Posted on 8/11/23 at 11:42 pm to
quote:

I dropped them and switched to AT&T fiber and haven't looked back. It's been a world of difference.



This

Some AT&T tech/salesman knocked on my door two years ago. Explained to me the work being done in the neighborhood was to install fiber optic internet lines with ATT in the neighborhood and if I would like to switch.

The only time I was enthusiastic to see a salesman at my door.

Signed literally on the spot. I was going to sign before he even told me the price point.

Save $30 a month on internet (TV came in over the internet) and speeds and reliability were leaps and bounds above Cox. Shipped cox my hardware the next day.

Done and done.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
20130 posts
Posted on 8/12/23 at 12:52 am to
AT&T here also. Faster and cheaper, they’ve been great
Posted by ellesssuuu
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2016
3085 posts
Posted on 8/12/23 at 5:51 am to
I have Cox and been thinking about switching to AT&T. Good to hear
Posted by KLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
10727 posts
Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:01 am to
Probably, either you or someone on your network is doing something illegal and Cox is shutting down your internet because of it.
You will probably be hearing from FBI or local police soon.
Or
You could be hacked and someone is using a computer on your network to do the same and Cox sees the traffic and shutting you down.
This post was edited on 8/12/23 at 6:02 am
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