Verizon, Cox cable stop home visits. Here's how they're helping you fix your cable.

Your cable is out and you want the technician to arrive and help you? That might not be possible right now. Due to the coronavirus and social distancing directives, cable firms will still send out a technician as a last resort, but they might not enter your home. Cox Cable, which serves 19 states across the US, has stopped sending people for in-home visits, and instead has begun doing smartphone video conferences with customers, sometimes even from the truck outside their home, to troubleshoot. Verizon has also stopped routinely sending technicians to the home. It has limited installs to just medical emergencies and "critical" installations. For other customers, Verizon has moved to remote video chats, similar to Cox.