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[Turbine]

_ I never trust anything that says "NOTES: Turn off your Anti-virus and personal firewall."

Sorry LUS, but I don't turn it off for anything. _

Wise and I agree, but that's not LUS it's the speed checker.

[LFTCajun]

_ I never trust anything that says "NOTES: Turn off your Anti-virus and personal firewall."

Sorry LUS, but I don't turn it off for anything. _

Just ignore it. I do and it works the same. That notice addresses some firewalls/anti-virus that might cause significant latency. My philosophy is, show me what I'm getting in a real-world environment with all protections at work.

[LFTCajun]

_ Just ignore it. I do and it works the same. That notice addresses some firewalls/anti-virus that might cause significant latency. My philosophy is, show me what I'm getting in a real-world environment with all protections at work. _

Here's an example with firewall and anti-virus ON:

[Cajunbander]

_ Here's an example with firewall and anti-virus ON: _

Yeah, I run the LUS speed checker without turning all my stuff off, I get around 9.5Mbps upload and download, witch is where it should be.

[Frenchie35]

Cox must have heard me grip........

From this:



To this:

[Turbine]

I'm at a coffee shop because my Cox Internet in Abbeville basically quit working.

Cox support said their software showed I was connected but let me tell you it took 2 minutes for www.igeaux.mobi to load and it's size is only 2533 bytes.

Right now I can tether my smart phone to my netbook and pages load 100 times faster than Cox in Abbeville.

The techs are coming out Friday to check the wires. They must be having a lot of problems because I lost 2 appointments for Thursday while talking on the phone with support.

[CRAWFISH61]

I pay Cox for 10 to 12 and get 3.4. Called and complained that my internet was slow. They told me that signal strength was fine and then asked me if I used a router. Told them that I do. She asked if it was password protected. I told her it was a hardwired router not a wireless router. She told me that it did not matter and that the reason my internet was slow was because neighbors was stealing my internet. Kind of funny since none of my neigbors was home and all of their wireless networks showed up on my laptop. I disconnected my router and plugged the modem directly into my pc and same speed. I have been working off my verizon air card and it is just as fast as my cox internet. I will call them tomorrow and see what they make of it now.

[LFTCajun]

"neighbors was stealing my internet"

That's rich....

Since you are connected directly to the modem and getting the same speeds, Cox IS the problem and not your neighborhood thieves. Have you re-booted the modem by unplugging it for one minute and re-starting it?

[wcd35]

_ I pay Cox for 10 to 12 and get 3.4. Called and complained that my internet was slow. They told me that signal strength was fine and then asked me if I used a router. Told them that I do. She asked if it was password protected. I told her it was a hardwired router not a wireless router. She told me that it did not matter and that the reason my internet was slow was because neighbors was stealing my internet. Kind of funny since none of my neigbors was home and all of their wireless networks showed up on my laptop. I disconnected my router and plugged the modem directly into my pc and same speed. I have been working off my verizon air card and it is just as fast as my cox internet. I will call them tomorrow and see what they make of it now. _

Well you are dealing with Cox. Their solution to all problems is "just unplug it for 6 seconds and see if it works." Idiot, dont you think I tried that before I wasted my time calling you.

[anhil8tor]

[CRAWFISH61]

_ "neighbors was stealing my internet"

That's rich....

Since you are connected directly to the modem and getting the same speeds, Cox IS the problem and not your neighborhood thieves. Have you re-booted the modem by unplugging it for one minute and re-starting it? _

About 2 or 3 times a day when it gets really balky.

[Cajun90]

How about this for comparison......



This is on a dedicated COX business fiber line.

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[jllanclos]

What was the vote?


igeaux.mobi

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  The city of Seattle has for many years been unimpressed with Qwest's regional broadband offerings (100 Mbps is just a dream according to the carrier, after all) so the city has been exploring the creation of a citywide fiber network.

The city again recently has been feeling out private-sector interest in building and operating a $500 million fiber to the home network. They've also applied for Google's limited FTTH trials to help out the 26% of Seattle residents still on dial up, though thousands of other towns and cities have the same plan.

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[California Cajun]

With Cox I get 2.5-3.0 mbps.....depending on the time of day. The llines are buried in my neighborhood. Come on fiber I'm ready.

I switched to LUS Fiber on February 4 and like it very much.

The only disadvantage is for Astros baseball fans--you don't get FOX Sports Southwest. (I also liked Retro TV Network which also isn't included.) That doesn't bother me because I subscribe to MLB-TV and get Angels games there. But you get some channels COX won't give you without a hefty increase like Turner Classic Movies (TCM). You can go here to see what deals they have (cheaper than COX) and channel line-ups. http://lusfiber.net/

I wasn't all that dissatisfied with COX but I think the event that spurred me to action was when they took away the TV Guide Channel, which required a converter box and a higher rate to see what was on. When I complained about it, the person said in so many words that I was lucky because they took it away from New Orleans about the time of Katrina.

[NewsCopy]

Here's a cool story from Publicola.net about Seattle, Washington looking at our high speed fiber network for tips on implementing a similar system in their city. Huh? Isn't Microsoft up there?

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[moorecajun]

Too bad Cox NEVER came through with their video board at the corner of Congress and Bertrand ... "Welcome to the CAJUNS Coach Husdpeth" sure would look good on there for the next week.

Keep that in mind when you have a choice of Cox or LUS for your Internet connection; yes Cox has sponsored the Athletic Complex, but that is NOTHING like what they have done in BR.

[CajunRed]

_ Too bad Cox NEVER came through with their video board at the corner of Congress and Bertrand ... "Welcome to the CAJUNS Coach Husdpeth" sure would look good on there for the next week.

Keep that in mind when you have a choice of Cox or LUS for your Internet connection; yes Cox has sponsored the Athletic Complex, but that is NOTHING like what they have done in BR. _

Before you criticize COX too much, you might check to see how many $$$ they've given to this University over the years. LUS has not given zip!

Thank you, Cox!