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Broadband Internet From Cox Communications

Cox Communications provides high speed internet access to consumers in 17 states, utilizing the existing cable television network infrastructure to provide broadband connectivity. Because the internet data travels along coaxial cable, the phone lines are not affected, as happens with dial-up internet connections. Instead, the consumer needs to purchase or lease a cable modem which connects to the cable coaxial and to the consumer’s computer.

As is true for most high speed internet connections, there is a difference in speeds at which data travels from the internet to the user’s computer – called download or downstream speed – and the speed at which data travels from the user’s computer to the internet – called upload or upstream speed.

Cox Communications currently offers three different service plans or tiers of service from which the consumer can select. All of the plans come with Cox Security Suite, SpamBlocker, web mail, and personal web space for websites and blogs.

Cox Communications High Speed Internet Tiers

  • Essential – This plan offers download speeds up to 3.0 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds as fast as 384 kilobits per second (Kbps). There are seven email accounts with this plan. This level of connectivity works well for the consumer who mainly uses the internet for browsing and email.
  • Preferred – The Preferred plan has maximum download speeds of up to 10.0 Mbps and maximum upload speeds of up to 768 Kbps. Included with this plan are seven email accounts, five gigabits (GB) of media storage, and five free hours of remote dial access. This plan works well for the home user who downloads music and watches videos online, as well as participating in social media networking.
  • Premier – This plan offers a maximum download speed of up to 20 Mbps with a corresponding upload speed of up to 1.5 Mbps. Included with this plan are 10 email accounts, five GB of media storage, and 20 free hours of remote dial access. This plan works for the consumer who downloads a lot of movies, plays online games, and for multiple simultaneous internet connections.

Test your internet upload and download speed and compare it to the tiers offered by Cox using our internet speed test.