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Will Cox High Speed Internet slow down as you add more customers?
I heard that I share a cable line and DSL is a dedicated connection to the Internet?
I heard cable service is not secure or private?

Will Cox High Speed Internet slow down as you add more customers?
No. We consistently monitor our network and proactively upgrade our network as we add more customers. We have already upgraded our network several times because so many have chosen Cox High Speed Internet.

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I heard that I share a cable line and DSL is a dedicated connection to the Internet?
DSL is shared. With Cox High Speed Internet, you share service with a couple hundred homes. With DSL, the lines are shared at the Central Office with tens of thousands of homes! Besides, DSL travels across old copper wire. Have you ever made a phone call and heard, "All circuits are busy. Please hang-up and try your call later." Does that sound like a dedicated connection?... No, because phone lines are shared at the Central Office.

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I heard cable service not secure or private?
Cox High Speed Internet is very secure. All communication across our fiber-optic network is encrypted using an industry standard.

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