On 2015-03-02 15:41, Michael Butash wrote:
The only actual difference in service is a config file, less bandwidth
at the modem, and your ip addressing. Nothing else changes, you still
terminate on the same gear as your neighbors, only you get a config
file with less port filters and allowable mac addresses for cpe's
behind the modem for allowed hosts to get public addresses via dhcp or
static. Recently they were testing sending cbs customers out local
peering direct vs. all the way to LA or Dallas as they normally do,
might still be.
Interesting.
The on-call techs are really what you're paying for with cbs, if/when
the coax goes out they will come same day, and generally a better
quality of tech coming to your house. These days, ymmv though,
they're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for labor as a
whole in cox.
I've had no problem with Cox. Do not recall when I started with them...
maybe 10 years ago.
For my money, I stay on residential, even though more or less I have a
business network behind it, one address suits me just fine.
Everything I need to do outside is more or less personal, unless my
servers need an update or something, or I vpn somewhere else. I found
out a few years ago cox stopped filtering a lot of things on
residential, lo and behold I could now hit 443 on residential service
- then I really didn't need business services.
The business package was only $25 more a month and they do allow
servers. I don't think my rates haver gone up in 4 years.
Another annoyance of cox's "bleed the rock" shenanigans, they no
longer allow you to buy a second address on anything less than their
"ultimate" plan. I wanted a separate address for my business firewall
and my personal/residential one, and (after 4 calls) told that only
way to do that was to go with ultimate or business. I don't need the
bandwidth, I just want to logically separate my connected entities
with different external addresses. Argh.
-mb
On 03/02/2015 11:18 AM, Keith Smith wrote:
Hi,
I am scheduled to upgrade to 50Mb/s down and 10Mb/s up. I was told
these numbers are the minimum. I have a business plan and can run a
server which I have done in the past, but not presently.
I asked about latency and was told I should see no difference using
the Cox network virus having the same box in a data center.
I was also told they are responsible for all the coax to the modem.
Whereas for residential service the demarcation is outside your house.
Another thing they told me is if my Internet goes off line due to
infrastructure they will have a tech out the same day versus 2 or 3
days for residential service.
Any thoughts on latency or any other issues?
Thank you for your insight!!
Keith
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