How To Use Cox Hotspot

Click on privacy settings.

How to use cox hotspot. I have cox preferred internet service and have downloaded the cox app however i cannot see any of the wifi hotspots listed on my phone when i check the settings. Look for password and security settings. The app shows all the wifi hotspots when i open the app. Finally i found out cox has actually opted all their customers into a hotspot program where anyone can hook up to your modem and use your internet. Scroll down and their should be a cox public hotspot area.

Then go to privacy settings. Once customers are in an area where they can connect to cox hotspots they should see the coxwifi network location in the list of available wireless networks on their wireless device. As a reminder qualified cox internet customers can connect to the growing number of cox hotspots soon to reach over 2 million and without using their cellular data away from your home. At the bottom of the page you will see cox hotspot and you will want to select disable. Select my profile in the my account overview section.

Cox wi fi hotspots have download speeds of up to 15 mbps and upload speeds of 4 mbps. I highly recommend turning this off especially if you live in an apartment complex as you do not want random users using your bandwidth. Don t worry this is completely separate from your home wifi network. Customers must use their cox user id and password to log in to cox hotspots. To opt out of it go to the cox website and go to my profile.

Coming soon we ll enable your panoramic wifi gateway as a cox hotspot. They re using all cox customers modems to do this. These can vary and are. How do use wifi hotspots.