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Though I loathe Cox for several reasons, in my neck of the woods, they offer wifi with excellent coverage over the neighborhood. Captive portal can be logged into with Cox account credentials.

I've used it several times as a backup, e.g. during power outages. Not a bad perk.

I loathe Cox for many reasons mostly related to their unpredictable usage policies (perennial shenanigans with the word "unlimited"), adversarial customer support and messaging, and high prices with dark patterns re: bundling and promotions. (though honestly these complaints seem par for the course when it comes to American ISPs.)

Buuut at least in my neck of the woods they offer wifi with excellent coverage over the neighborhood that you can sign into with your Cox account. I've used it as a backup (eg during power outages) several times. Not a bad perk.

Well, yes Cox objectively sucks. But to your point, someone offers internet connectivity in your area with an SLA; the question is at what cost and how much a backhoe might be involved.