If you decide to move across town, you can still keep your ISP, and they don’t have to go through the hassle and account work of rerouting your “permanent”/static IP address. But there was an occasion when it did-when I switched routers.ĭynamic IP addresses make it easier for your ISP if you’re an ordinary computer user. For instance, as I write this article, my dynamic IP address hasn’t changed over the past three months. Most of the time, you’ll find that your IP address doesn’t change…even though technically it is classified as a dynamic IP address. (The IT departments can distinguish the computers on their network in other ways.) That also allowed static IP addresses to be reserved for businesses and other entities with large networks that didn’t want the hassle of tracking different IP addresses for their companies. In essence, that IP address is borrowed or “leased” to you whenever you go online. That allowed ISPs to provide their subscribers an IP address that might change if needed. So the Internet world introduced the concept of dynamic IP addresses. And with the current generation of IP addresses (technically called IPv4), the number of static IP addresses would have run out fairly quickly. Assigning a permanent, static IP to every ISP subscriber would have been very expensive when you take into account all the logistics involved. Some people are on the Internet often, others only now and then and sometimes for just a few minutes to send an email.Īs mentioned earlier, everyone who is online needs a unique IP address. There are millions and millions of computer users everywhere around the world and they are connected to the Internet at any one time. (Not that it will, but it can.) If it weren’t a dynamic IP address, it would be referred to as a static IP address…unchanging. Make a note of the IP address-but don’t get too attached because most likely, your ISP is called a dynamic IP address, which means it’s subject to change on you. It’s almost “plug and play.” About “your” IP address.Īnd one of the first things you might do with a new connection is to see what your new IP address is.
Your computer’s networking hardware, your modem and the entire TCP/IP networking software built into your computer sorts it all out. That is, technology is so sophisticated these days, it doesn’t take too long to get everything working, and it doesn’t take too much effort on our part. If you take the time to reach out and discuss my situation I’d be more likely to stay on, I’m sure that will not happen.Luckily for most of us, all of this technical stuff happens in the background. I will be shopping for a new internet provider. Obviously, Cox Communications does not value their customers. Apparently, the game plan is dishonesty and non-transparency to get people to sign on with them.
Why lie to your customers? I asked to have a supervisor call me and the reply was we don’t do that. Found out afterwards I wasn’t on month to month and was in a 1 year contract and that’s why I’m saving $10/mo. Additionally told I was not in a contract but was saving $10/mo due to autopay. Not true, it was on my bill and I had battle to get removed.
Also, forced me to take some home security nonsense and was told first month was free but could cancel after as long as before month was up. I would not have gone with Cox if I knew this. Was never told about data plan when sold my package and now my 39/mo service will need a 50/mo increase to sustain data usage. Short sided and poor decision making on Cox’s part. No thanks, cancelled the phone service instead.
Didn’t install home phone correctly and want to charge $100 to come back and fix. Switched from Frontier and other than Internet Speed I am extremely disappointed with Cox. This app was clearly designed to be very straight-forward and is one of the simplest ones to effectively navigate, most definitely! I have an app for every one of my bills that HAS an app available… that said, of ALL the various ones I’ve got downloaded and regularly do utilize to keep tabs on various accounts, the Cox app is the best one. I was able to log into my Cox app though and literally within a matter of less than even one minute, I had been able to super conveniently catch my bill up to date, delete the debit card associated with the fraud (unrelated to Cox, yet which had still been listed as being an available means of payment options), AND I’d even enrolled in monthly auto-draft. I decided to do so because in all honesty I’d just realized my account hadn’t been paid my auto-draft didn’t go through because I’d had to cancel that payment method a few weeks ago due to fraudulent card activity.
I write reviews VERY very infrequently but when it was requested of me while I was in the process of actually using the app, I decided I would do so.