[olug] Cox Bill $17.50 Charge Data Only Connect

[aric at omahax.com]

I don't see it anywhere on there site...  It says $59.99 Cox High  
Speed Internet Premier Package.  I know they give a price break for  
adding packages.  But I haven't had their TV in over 3 years.  The  
bill for the past 3 years has been about $60.  I know with Qwest cable  
it was the same price to get basic cable with the internet as it was  
to just get internet.  Look and the image link it even lets me select  
an upgrade option to "Premier" with a lesser bandwidth quote for the  
same money.  12 down and 1up instead of 15 and 1.5.

http://omahax.com/img/coxprice.png

I am just wondering if any of you guys noticed an extra $17.50 on your  
Cox bills this month or if I am special and lost the Cox bill  
lottery.... Maybe I am the only one geeky enough not to own a TV...  
But.. I kinda doubt it...  I figure someone at least has a dish or  
something.  Maybe this is Cox's answer to the dish inspector.  :)   
Maybe they'll have a special cable modem safety inspector...  Someday  
I'll probably be like Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle from the movie Brazil  
doing covert maintenance to avoid bureaucracy.


Quoting Craig Wolf <cjwolf at mpsomaha.org>:

> Yes, according to their website, you get charged for not having   
> both.  It is cheaper/same price to have basic cable.  I will move to  
>  that when I get my server setup with little asus boxes at each TV   
> for frontend to Myth as well as access to Hulu/Netflix.
>
> Saves me money by cutting back services with Cox while still giving   
> me access to local channels if Internet/server/UPS goes down.  Not   
> the best solution but I think a fairly good one.
>
> Craig Wolf
> Linux Server Support
> Backups Administrator
> Desktop/Network Specialist
> Desk: (402)715-6283
> Cell: (402)510-0301
>
>>>> "Aric Aasgaard" <aric at omahax.com> 09/11/09 8:20 PM >>>
> No, I have been paying $59.99 a month for 3 or so years for the "Premier"
> home internet.
>
> This just showed up on my bill this month.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Will
> Langford
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 7:39 PM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Cox Bill $17.50 Charge Data Only Connect
>
> Is this a new service ya setup or ?
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
>
>> I just got a bill from Cox today.
>>
>>
>>
>> It had an additional $17.50 in the one time charges and credits box.
>>
>> Data Only Connect  $17.50
>>
>>
>>
>> WTF are they charging me because I don't get their TV?
>>
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