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Spectrum has purchased Cox
Posted on 8/20/26 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 12:50 pm
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Any current Spectrum customers here? Is this good or bad? I just got the email from Cox notifying me of the change.
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Charter Communications, already the No. 1 cable operator in the U.S., closed its acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a cable giant with operations in 45 states serving roughly 37 million customers.
The closing of the deal, valued at $34.5 billion,
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Within a year, the merged company will change its parent company name to Cox Communications. But it will operate its services as Spectrum (which is Charter’s moniker) across all markets.
Any current Spectrum customers here? Is this good or bad? I just got the email from Cox notifying me of the change.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:25 pm to Brosef Stalin
I've had Spectrum for home, business and cell service. The service is good for cable. If you already have Cox, you know what to expect with cable internet.
I think their customer services is pretty good among ISPs. Exchanging and returning equimpent has always been painless. My friend was having connection issues due to construction in her area. Spectrum sent her a new router with cell service failover for free.
I think their customer services is pretty good among ISPs. Exchanging and returning equimpent has always been painless. My friend was having connection issues due to construction in her area. Spectrum sent her a new router with cell service failover for free.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:41 pm to Brosef Stalin
Cox is a dying business. They refused to upgrade to fiber and now people are leaving for better cheaper options. Not sure what spectrum plans to do with all the cox infrastructure.
We are getting Rev as soon as they finish construction in our neighborhood. ATT is also moving in and stealing cox customers.
We are getting Rev as soon as they finish construction in our neighborhood. ATT is also moving in and stealing cox customers.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 5:09 pm to Brosef Stalin
I had spectrum for a long time... Their entire business model is to get you in with cheap rates and then raise them every year until you're paying $120/mo for basic internet. Service is great but it's an awful company I wouldn't advise people to do business with.
They're a clueless company too. You can tell by marketing upload speeds that <1% of people would ever even notice but you have to tell their disconnect associate you're leaving because of that just to shut them up because you know they don't have an answer for it and you're out the door anyway.
They're a clueless company too. You can tell by marketing upload speeds that <1% of people would ever even notice but you have to tell their disconnect associate you're leaving because of that just to shut them up because you know they don't have an answer for it and you're out the door anyway.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:09 pm to Brosef Stalin
This is from the email I received. This alone is a big positive.
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Spectrum customers are supported entirely by 100% US-based employees. Consistent with that standard, all Cox offshore sales and service will be transitioned to the United States within the next 18 months.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:21 pm to SpartanSoul
I got the email also. My concern is where they say nothing will change with my current plan at this time. I am paying $56 a month for 300 mbps.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:50 pm to Dallaswho
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it's an awful company I wouldn't advise people to do business with.
I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with their customer service. Just about everyone that picks up the phone is an American and can clearly understand & fix your problem
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:16 pm to 632627
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I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with their customer service. Just about everyone that picks up the phone is an American and can clearly understand & fix your problem
why would you need support? only times i called was to ask why the hell my rate went from $50 to over $100 for just internet... they refused to lower it so next time i called was to cancel. now have frontier. fiber. started at $30, then when introductory rate expired, it went to $45 and has stayed there for years. also no downtime. I appreciate it when companies don't use predatory tactics and tend to stop doing business with those who do.
I have called spectrum to fix a broken cable distribution box in my back yard. 7-8 visits and 5 years later and it's still not done. every 6 months or so someone shows up, usually says something else was supposed to be done before they could do their part and then leaves. sometimes they do some work. its still an eyesore but its in a far back corner and i never see it.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:16 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
I am with Cox, I guess Spectrum now, and I got them to lock me in for 3 years for 1gb (gigablast) for a flat rate of $60 last year.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 10:21 pm
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