On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:09:33 -0700, Jim Thompson
Post by Jim ThompsonCox.net strikes again
Lost their new server :-(
Anyone use supernews? Comments?
...Jim Thompson
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Jim-
FWIW, I live in Glendale and have used COX for cable TV since they
installed here. High prices, lousy service, and DUMB service techs.
My last service call(~3 weeks ago) involved arrival of the contracted
"service engineer", 3-4 minutes diagnosis, and the installation of an
inline RF amp hooked to the cable box and dangling behind the TV.
Seems to have "fixed" the problem, and my next bill showed a charge of
$45 for the RF amp. Just waiting for the damn thing to break again.
But its the only game in town......*
Because of my distaste for COX, I was using dial-up for an Internet
connection(56K) until DSL came along. Then found out phone lines to
my place were too bad to handle DSL. Satellite was too expensive.
Then a friend of mine mentioned he had signed up for Sprint Broadband.
RF from your roof to either South Mountain or Shaw Butte, then
Earthlink handles the ISP part of it, using user selectable E/W news
servers. I tried it and have had good luck with it. Typically 3-4
Mbps down, 56 Kbps up. Very high reliability, you can call and get a
recording of a known problem in the Phoenix area and estimated fix
time. If they don't recognize a problem, you can stay on the line and
get an INTELLIGENT PERSON on the other end that will doggedly diagnose
your problem and get you going again. So far I've been through 3 or 4
of these sessions(sometimes lasting over an hour) and they won't let
go until the problem's fixed. They're not cheap, probably what you pay
for COX. About a year ago, they raised their monthly about $5 and
announced they would not be doing any installations for awhile due to
approaching a traffic density they might have trouble with(nice
touch). You might want to check them out though, they might have some
more punch built up by now.
*yeah, I know there's always satellite TV. But then I'd miss all
those nice chats with the "knowledgeable service engineers".....
Regards,
Charlie
-Heisenberg may have slept here.