Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet

Except that $56.99 is Expanded Service, not Basic.

Do you *really* need 25MBps? I'd love it (just an extra $13/mo) but
can't justify it.

On 09/07/2011 02:28 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> Actually I'm wrong, it's $125/mo.
>
> $56.99 for basic cable
> $61.99 for "premier" internet
> the rest is all taxes and surcharges... but I agree, it's ridiculous. I'm
> tempted to just drop the TV and have internet only, if it will cut my bill
> in half.
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Jonathan Roberts<gremln007@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> What speed do you get for 150?? That seems incredibly high.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Chris Jones<techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> More? The $150/mo I'm paying now isn't enough? I'm already considering
>>> ditching Cox as it is, the costs just keep going up and up. A few years ago
>>> it was $120, and I haven't added any services to my account. The prices go
>>> up, and the amount of service we receive is going down. This is backwards,
>>> considering as technology improves, prices should be going down, as they are
>>> in every other country. In the US there is far too much monopolization on
>>> communications.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM, John Souvestre<johns@sstar.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Charles.
>>>>
>>>> Possibly, but probably not. If an ISP supplies unlimited bandwidth it
>>>> costs
>>>> them more. So they have to charge more.
>>>>
>>>> As a customer, are you willing to pay twice the rate because of the top
>>>> 10%
>>>> who double the ISP's bandwidth if there is no cap? Unless you are in
>>>> that
>>>> top 10%, the answer is generally no - hell no! :)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> John Souvestre - New Orleans LA - (504) 454-0899
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org
>>>> [mailto:owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org] On Behalf Of Charles Paul
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:07 pm
>>>> To: nolug@nolug.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet
>>>>
>>>> Are there *any* service providers for unmetered, un-capped Internet
>>>> access
>>>> in New Orleans?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Some guy came to the door trying to sel Uverse, but the only way to
>>>>> get it cheaper than the Cox bundle was for a lower Internet speed and
>>>>> no HD TV channels.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 09/06/2011 11:27 PM, Brad Bendily wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm pretty sure uverse has similar restrictions for data usage limits.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB409045#fbid=q79OcqQzjtN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Chris Jones<techmaster@gmail.com
>>>>>> <mailto:techmaster@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wow, uverse is looking better and better each day... Half the price
>>>>>>> I'm paying now for the same speed, and now this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Ben Bullard
>>>>>>> <<mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>benbullard7@aol.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 09/06/2011 03:50 PM, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Data metering. Yay!!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a feature! It's for your own good...

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