[ALL] It's the 29th, do you have the new speed?

[ALL] It's the 29th, do you have the new speed?
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eric89074 @ 29th Sep 05:55AM:
[ALL] It's the 29th, do you have the new speed?

I'm here in Las Vegas, and I'm still downloading at 12mbps. When is the speed upgrade supposed to happen? Anyone else not in NV got the new upgraded speeds?
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RiPPn @ 29th Sep 06:01AM:
Re: [ALL] It's the 29th, do you have the new speed?

No new speeds here in Phoenix. (south mountain area)
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robl27 @ 29th Sep 06:14PM:
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same here.. i think it's tonight, make sure you reset your modems..

Teemeister @ 29th Sep 06:51PM:
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looking good here... tested several times using Scottsdale and L.A. servers. Result is for the preferred tier on DOCSIS 2.

anon @ 29th Sep 07:36PM:
Re: [ALL] It's the 29th, do you have the new speed?

Reset the modem and still no speed upgrade here in Lafayette:

The upload is skewed by the boost, it's still at about 768kbps after it.
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ajwees41 @ 29th Sep 08:15PM:
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it's only d3 areas for the new speeds

»Cox Offers Faster Speeds
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robl27 @ 29th Sep 09:19PM:
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so, this is NOT nationwide? i thought it was?
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ajwees41 @ 29th Sep 09:21PM:
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I thought so to. I was the one who found the article it was mentioned along with ESPN360 at the time time I saw it there was no mention of what areas would get it.
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FourWheelKid @ 29th Sep 10:29PM:
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Nothing here, yet....

Will test later. (Also, AFAIK, I'm in a D3 area)
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almex @ 29th Sep 10:29PM:
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Premier tier in Las Vegas.
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robl27 @ 29th Sep 10:32PM:
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and, the "have areas" are already @ 3 megs up so, that's not really a news story, having the have nots up to 3 megs up in premier would be kinda cool, i think it happens tonight, so reset your modems tomorrow folks and i repeat to ALL.

if a cox employee would like to correct me please do so, but, from what i read, it looks like we all get bumped nationwide.

the next upgrade after this won't happen till D3 rolls around, hopefully cox will think twice before making 'net too expensive for those of us on fixed incomes
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nweibley @ 29th Sep 11:23PM:
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Per the story:

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Update: "Northern Virginia just happens to be a DOCSIS 3.0 market but the Preferred and Premier speed boots are independent of that fact," Cox spokesperson Gwen Sparks tells us. "Speeds are actually set at the local market so timing of any speed increases varies," she says. "Some Cox markets increased speeds earlier this year and others are launching higher speeds later."

»Cox Offers Faster Speeds
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Teemeister @ 30th Sep 01:31AM:
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something must have happened here in Tempe area. I've never gotten anything close to 20 mbit down, even with PB. And again, I'm on preferred AND DOCSIS 2.
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dvd536 @ 30th Sep 01:45AM:
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said by robl27 :

so reset your modems tomorrow folks and i repeat to ALL.

I don't want to risk coming back up on the 579 freq so i'm not rebooting.
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brian2220 @ 30th Sep 02:12AM:
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i see no difference here in glendale

m8trix @ 30th Sep 02:44AM:
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if your on a d3 connection there is no change and the upgrade is only effecting preferred and premier,and even then it has not been verified if arizona is one of the locations to be upgraded
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ajwees41 @ 30th Sep 03:42AM:
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if your area has D3 it's more than likely where the speeds are being upgraded for preferred and premier
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NHTracker @ 30th Sep 07:57AM:
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For those that don't know, using sites likes Speedtest.net will give you the powerboost skewed results. Use the "Sun Java plugin" speed test under the tools section of this site for an accurate test. Basically, it doesn't allow powerboost compression.

I have a premier connection and can't get an upload speed greater than 1800, yet my connection is in a D3 area (North Phoenix).
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AZ_OGM @ 30th Sep 12:44PM:
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I've run some of the java speed tests listed on the site, but I've found the most reliable speed test (for me) is the ones at UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University. They appear to give me the closest to advertised speeds for my tier.

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.5.4a
click START to begin

** Starting test 1 of 1 **
Connected to: netspeed.stanford.edu -- Using IPv4 address
Another client is currently being served, your test will begin within 45 seconds
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 1.91Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 19.60Mb/s
The slowest link in the end-to-end path is a 10 Mbps Ethernet subnet
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
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anon @ 30th Sep 12:51PM:
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Still at a crappy 12mbs here in Vegas after a modem reboot.

It kills me that NOVA and LA of all places get everything first. We need some sort of FTTH here in vegas as Cox and Embarq are way behind the times.

Back when I worked at the TOC for Cox PHX, NOVA, and LA were our worst markets as far as the network went, Yet somehow they manage to be the first with tier rollouts. :uhh:
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BillRoland @ 30th Sep 12:51PM:
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Nothing at all different around here.
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Ender3rd @ 30th Sep 01:09PM:
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Same old, same old here in CT.

Slurp!

Time @ 30th Sep 05:09PM:
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I like my Cox service, but 12 Mbps is too slow when we're paying the same price (or near) for Premier as your other markets that are receiving much higher speeds. The state of internet in Vegas is horrible. Embarq/CenturyLink doesn't invest in anything worthwhile (watch out Vegas, bonded ADSL lines coming your way!!!!!), and Cox just holds back speeds because they don't need to compete.

I wish Verizon was here.
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acid343211 @ 30th Sep 07:17PM:
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False advertising Cox should have said only people in D3 areas will get speed increases...... :hmm:

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Cox says they're now boosting the speeds of their Preferred and Premier broadband tiers starting September 29. According to Cox, the company's Preferred tier will be increased to 15 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream.

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anon @ 30th Sep 08:08PM:
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Still don't see an increase here in Lafayette on preferred tier. Thanks to evening congestion I'm not even getting the normal 10mbps down (768kbps upload is fine). Here are my speedtests:

To Baton Rouge:

To Dallas:

Upload is skewed again by boost. Here are Java tests:

Speakeasy (California):

Megapath (CA):

acid343211 @ 30th Sep 08:47PM:
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I never get 10mbps. more like 7.50.
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jchambers28 @ 30th Sep 09:28PM:
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none here yet as you can see I am in Arkansas

dvd536 @ 30th Sep 09:43PM:
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said by NHTracker :

For those that don't know, using sites likes Speedtest.net will give you the powerboost skewed results. Use the "Sun Java plugin" speed test under the tools section of this site for an accurate test. Basically, it doesn't allow powerboost compression.

I have a premier connection and can't get an upload speed greater than 1800, yet my connection is in a D3 area (North Phoenix).

I never get good results there. aren't those servers only T3 lines? hard to be accurate if more than one client is being tested at a time[even without powerboost]
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nixen @ 30th Sep 09:56PM:
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Depends which laptop I use. My nicely-equipped HP gets 28+/3+ on speedtest.net. My crappy Toshiba gets like 6/3. :p
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acid343211 @ 30th Sep 10:15PM:
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quote:
:::.. testmy.net test results ..:::
Download Connection is:: 7100 Kbps about 7.1 Mbps (tested with 6144 kB)
Download Speed is:: 867 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 953 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 116 kB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/09/30 - 8:13pm

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almex @ 1st Oct 01:22AM:
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Interesting site, acid343211

:::.. testmy.net test results ..:::
Download Connection is:: 15387 Kbps about 15.39 Mbps (tested with 25600 kB)
Download Speed is:: 1878 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 1549 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 189 kB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/09/30 - 11:20pm
D-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-14G90LMB5
U-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/stats/id-XG49C0VUT
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) [!]
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nweibley @ 1st Oct 01:32AM:
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I prefer this test because of my proximity to campus and the very large lines we have running in/out of school.
»ndt.server.ufl.edu:7123/

Gives some unique/specific stats and diagnostic info, though it hasn't been updated since 2003.
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anon @ 1st Oct 02:08PM:
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brian2220 @ 1st Oct 02:22PM:
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my premier plus seems to be faster

Beemster @ 1st Oct 07:14PM:
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I'm happy considering the time of day
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robl27 @ 2nd Oct 03:35PM:
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according to @coxgulfcoast on twitter pensacola/ft walton will get the upgrade next wednesday. we shal see
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CoxTech1 @ 2nd Oct 03:39PM:
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said by robl27 :

according to @coxgulfcoast on twitter pensacola/ft walton will get the upgrade next wednesday. we shal see

One thing to consider is I have no idea who @coxgulfcoast is. We have several Cox employees that use Twitter but there is no verification system in place for Twitter accounts.
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acid343211 @ 2nd Oct 04:05PM:
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When will the Middle Georgia area get this upgrade.
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tomjenkinson @ 2nd Oct 04:27PM:
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not only NO but #$**NO
speeds are slower than dirt in Mesa
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robl27 @ 2nd Oct 05:00PM:
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they do have verified accounts so, you may want to check that out.

that's why i don't give him/her personal info.
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anon @ 2nd Oct 07:16PM:
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I still don't see any difference here in Lafayette. Once the boost is done, I'm still chugging along at 10/768

The test actually gives better upload than I get normally. Highest I see is a little over 100kB/s when uploading via FTP (the server isn't the limiting factor).
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usefulaz @ 2nd Oct 09:10PM:
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My speed increased from 12mbps to 15mbps sustained. I now have 3 channel bonding and cap out at around 80mbps with powerboost. My upload has also increased.

I only got the speed increase by having a tech come out and bring my levels to "docsis 3.0 spec" according to him. The signal apparently has a tighter range.

I'm happy for 46.95 per month.
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Guzzler @ 2nd Oct 10:06PM:
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I'm on the Preferred plan with an old Linksys BEFCMU10 v2 modem.

Tempe, AZ
Download Speed: 7408 kbps (926 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 469 kbps (58.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 33 ms

7.41 Mbps up
0.47 Mbps down

I'm wondering if I should upgrade my modem, it is a rather old DOCSIS 1.1 modem. Or should I hold out for Cox to send me a new one (If I could be so lucky).
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FourWheelKid @ 5th Oct 02:56AM:
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Something seems to have shaken loose from the bit-bucket....

Lovin' it. Here's hoping it's not a fluke, haha.
All this on a BEFCMU10 v3. Take that, POS CM100! :D
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JTS33 @ 5th Oct 05:08PM:
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said by usefulaz :

My speed increased from 12mbps to 15mbps sustained. I now have 3 channel bonding and cap out at around 80mbps with powerboost. My upload has also increased.

I only got the speed increase by having a tech come out and bring my levels to "docsis 3.0 spec" according to him. The signal apparently has a tighter range.

I'm happy for 46.95 per month.

Do you know what the tighter range is for D3 spec?
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CoxTOC1 @ 5th Oct 06:13PM:
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The spec's are exactly the same, however for the channels to bond together successfully they must all be within 2db of each other.
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JTS33 @ 5th Oct 06:28PM:
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What does a tech have to do to get the multiple channels within range?
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CoxTOC1 @ 5th Oct 06:30PM:
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Exactly the same things as he would do for any signal issue (Check for bad splitters, cables, connectors, and so forth).
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JTS33 @ 5th Oct 08:53PM:
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Got it, thanks. :)
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anon @ 6th Oct 11:37PM:
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Still haven't seen any increase here, not that it'd be possible to notice at peak times:

upload skewed by boost
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nweibley @ 7th Oct 03:35PM:
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said by robl27 :

according to @coxgulfcoast on twitter pensacola/ft walton will get the upgrade next wednesday. we shal see

How did this pan out?
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robl27 @ 7th Oct 03:43PM:
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hard to tell looks the same:

madden2k5 @ 7th Oct 04:07PM:
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Mines pretty much the same to lol. But you gotta factor in alot of powerboost with these results.

CoxNeedsHelp @ 6th Nov 03:10AM:
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What ever happened to the speed increase that was mentioned and talked about? 11/6/09 and nothing extra c'mon everybody wants more.Right!
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