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Saturday, September 19th, 2026

Disabling CoxWifi

On 9/18 i had my packages changed due to pricing.  i got home plugged everything in and my router told me that it needed to change its address to avoid conflicts with the new device.  Then i noticed a "Cox Wifi by Spectrum" show up.  After connecting to it and turning off the Pano device, i have identified this coming from that device.  I do not want anything in my house broadcasts its signals to the public like that.

 

I have been on the phone 7 times in the last 2 days with Cox/Spectrum trying to disable this Cox Hotspot.  I have been blindly transferred to a dropped call.  I have been told twice that system was down and they couldn't get into my account.  I have been troubleshooting for 1 hour with a person and told by another he would call me back and never did.  Even sat with the chat bot for a bit that connected me to an agent and couldnt turn it off.

 

I do not wish to have my house be a hotspot for the neighborhood, i dont care if they need a login to Cox/Spectrum or not to use it.  I dont want people using stuff i have to pay for.

 

There is no option on Security/privacy to turn off the hotspot.  I cannot get into the UI to disable the hotspot. (if i have to buy my own modem i'll look into it)

 

I'm really not very happy about this and I feel like i was lied as this wasn't something that i was told about on the 'sale".  I need some more idea or options about turning this off 

 

 

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Hello. I can certainly understand your concern with hotspots, and you can find more information about that topic here: https://www.cox.com/residential/support/cox-hotspots-with-panoramic-wifi.html
-Allan

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@Allan​ like is said THIS doesnt exist:

  1. From the left-hand menu, click Security & privacy.
  2. Under the Privacy section, click Cox Hotspot.
  3. On the Cox Hotspot page, read about the feature. We'll ask if you'd like to enable it or disable it.
    • If yes, then click the radio button next to Disable.

i understand that people accessing it dont consume my data and all that jazz.  Bottom line i dont want people connecting to my stuff or stuff in my house.

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In that case, I recommend reaching out to us via @ask_spectrum or facebook.com/spectrum so we can look into this issue for you. 
-Allan

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@Allan​ how would that be any different the the 7 times i have already been on phone and contacted customer service?

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We are an escalated department that is available to assist you through that venue. 
-Allan

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