[Tfug] OT: Cox cable

Steven Bowers steveb7 at simplybits.net
Fri Jan 26 12:05:25 MST 2007


I think I may have found a better solution. My parents have satellite. 
We can order a descrambler for another room for $10/month. On arrival I 
can transport it here, attach it to a dish, aim it and have satellite 
for $10/month. The payment goes to the parents instead of the cable 
company.

JD Rogers wrote:
> I bet they offer it, but they hid the plan on their website to sucker
> people into buying the larger plans. A**holes. I'm running into the
> same thing with Comcast in Chicago. After loads of digging I finally
> found "standard analog cable" plans but it wasn't easy. You may have
> to call Cox and ask for price of Basic cable plans. This is just the
> kind of thing that makes me want to stop watching TV and get DSL
> instead. It's such a load.
> Bah!
> JDR
> 
> On 1/25/07, Steven Bowers <steveb7 at simplybits.net> wrote:
>> Just basic, not extended. Their website implies basic is not offered any
>> more.
>>
>> Harry McGregor wrote:
>>> Basic or Extended Basic?
>>>
>>> Basic last I checked was $15-20 range, plus taxes, though it saves $5 or
>>> $6/month on your home phone service from Cox is you have both.
>>>
>>> Extended basic is ~$45/month range
>>>
>>>                                Harry
>>>
>>> Steven Bowers wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know if Cox is still offering basic cable service and if so
>>>> how much are they raping the consumer for it monetarily these days?
>>>>
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