[Tfug] OT: Cox cable

[Ranjan Grover]

Well if you're planning to get cable internet for $50/mo, basic cable
is free with it, but you have to ask them to hook you up, otherwise
they don't do it, the bastards.  BTW, I discovered that Tucson is
kinda pricey as far as high speed internet is concerned. I'm paying 35
bucks/mo in Long Island for blazingly fast Verizon FIOS. The speeds
are 5/2 Mbps. Now if someone can figure out how to transport food
directly from the little Poca Cosa over fiber, I'm not gonna miss
Tucson that much.

Ranjan

On 1/26/07, Steven Bowers <steveb7 at simplybits.net> wrote:
> 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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Ranjan Grover, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Collider-Accelerator Department
Brookhaven National Lab.