I was starting to have some wifi issues in my home. I have acquired a lot of devices such as cameras, Firestick, doorbell, light bulbs, plugs, etc that uses the wifi to run. My last modem that I had gotten was back in COVID days. I had called the main number for COX who told me I could bring my modem into a store & trade it in. I had asked about just having a new one mailed to me as the COX that I had gone to before to trade one in was kinda far. The guy had told me he would check for stores near me as "they're always opening new ones." This store location is very close to my home so I was super excited when I found this out & decided I would just go over there & exchange my modem out. I did call first to make sure they had them in stock.
I got to the store around 6pm & there was another customer inside who appeared to be finishing up. I walked in & saw an ipad up front & while looking @ it to see if I was suppose to sign in a guy had said "I can help you." I thought he was a customer waiting....lol
Vinny was his name. He had asked me for my ID since my account is in my name, so make sure you bring an ID to prove who you are. He then pulled me up on his portable ipad & had an email sent to me that I had to open & give him the security code. I like that they make sure you are who you say you are, extra protection of your account. He then was looking over my existing plan & I told him I wanted a lower plan as one of my friends was paying less than me. Which he was able to get for me.
I have a home phone that I rarely use (I know I'm old school...lol). I had gotten it back in my apartment days & carried it over when I started to rent the house I live in. It comes in handy when I have long conversations with friend's & family back home. Vinny introduced me to their Android cell phone for $19.99 total cost to pay & I own with a $9.99 one-time activation fee. He told me the monthly bill would be cheaper than what I'm paying for now with my home phone. Being a cell phone I will have unlimited usage on calls, texts, internet, etc. I thought this idea was cool & it will come in handy when I don't want to give my personal cell phone # out. I'll be big pimpin with 2 cell phones now....lol and I was able to keep my home phone number & have it transferred to this cell phone.
They also have a deal going on temporarily, pending you have a good credit score where they will give you the Iphone 17 for free with you trading in your cell phone. They do have to do a "soft" credit check for this deal. I thought this was a great deal & Vinny had told me that Cox uses Verizon cell phone towers for their cell phone service. I'm currently a Verizon customer. I passed the credit check which I knew I would. He had to set up the Android phone for me between these two things I had almost forgot the main reason on why I was in there.....to get a current/new modem!!! Hahaha I was like "Vinny, don't let me leave without my new modem!!"
So I finally get everything taken care of. I told Vinny I would review their cost of their cell phone service later & decide if I want to come back & get an Iphone on them (oh with a 2yr commitment btw).
This location closes @ 7pm & I felt bad because I kept Vinny and another guy (? manager) there till 7:30pm while they were taking care of all this stuff for me. (Vinny was new & still learning the ropes) I have 15 days to return my old modem back to the store or I will be charged a $240 fee but I was told if I return it late & have been charged that they will remove that fee.
It was easy to set up my modem once I got home but a PIB to go around & change all my wifi on my items & have to reconnect all the stuff. Vinny's co-worker (forgot his name) had shown me how to change my wifi name & password on the Cox app. which I ended up doing. I had no idea you could do that. You can learn a lot from the Cox guys!! lol
This store is small, clean, neat & organized. They don't seem to carry many products at this location. I like that its close to home & that the staff was friendly. read more