Random Facts

[moreluck]

Why in the world would anyone need 4 DVR's?

I may be wrong but I am pretty sure that you can watch a show that you have recorded on your DVR on any TV in your house that has a cable box. You may want to call Cox to see if this is an option; if it is not, and you are serious about trying to save money, why not just put the box w/DVR on the TV that you use the most often?

Charter charges for the first box and either $5 or 10 (per month) for each additional box----DVR's are extra.

You are right in that the prices they charge are quickly becoming outrageous. I spend $137/month for cable and internet and that is without any premium channels.

On any TV that has a cable box???? I just now got cable boxes........haven't had them since I've been with COX (1991)
There is no easy answer, but the problem is recording 8-10 shows on some nights at the same times. Multiple machines were the only answer.
Hubby has been on the phone with Cox for days now and a rep is coming on Friday. The secret is to talk to the Loyalty Dept and not the Customer Service dept. They are making bill adjustments for us .

 

[moreluck]

I have Time Warner and wish I could buy my cable box instead of being forced to rent theirs. I did buy my own cable modem that paid for itself in less than a year. I could use any DVR but it would still need to go through one of their cable boxes first.

TWC advertises here, but are not available to my area.

 

[oldngray]

TWC advertises here, but are not available to my area.

TWC has a monopoly here.

 

[moreluck]

TWC has a monopoly here.

Same with Cox, here!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

TWC has a monopoly here.

It will be worse once Charter buys them out.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

On any TV that has a cable box???? I just now got cable boxes........haven't had them since I've been with COX (1991)
There is no easy answer, but the problem is recording 8-10 shows on some nights at the same times. Multiple machines were the only answer.
Hubby has been on the phone with Cox for days now and a rep is coming on Friday. The secret is to talk to the Loyalty Dept and not the Customer Service dept. They are making bill adjustments for us .

You live in the most beautiful part of the country---turn off the TV(s) and go outside!

 

[oldngray]

It will be worse once Charter buys them out.

Probably not as bad as it would have been with a Comcast merger though.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you still have a landline(s)? I'll bet you have at least 2? Why? Cellphones have made residential landlines all but obsolete.

 

[oldngray]

I have no landline now. My house was wired for 2 landlines at one time but not currently in use.

 

[moreluck]

As an old Bell employee I will never give up the AT&T landline.....unless they go out of business.
I'm on the old AT&T long distance plan of 7 cents a minute. I never make a long distance call.......I use the excuse that it's 7 cents a min. and my people call me instead. They all have cellphones with unlimited minutes......I don't. My phone bill runs about $20 a month. Less expensive than theirs.

 

[BSWALKS]

I have no landline now. My house was wired for 2 landlines at one time but not currently in use.

Some new residential construction in my area, including single & multi family, is not even being wired for landlines.
We still have 1 landline at my house, as part of the Comcast "bundle". That phone doesn't ring unless it's a telemarketer.

 

[moreluck]

Did you hear about the lady that got killed by a lion in one of those 'drive yourself through game preserves'?

The lion attacked her through the open window. You had your window open ??????????? Dummy!!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I have no landline now. My house was wired for 2 landlines at one time but not currently in use.

I unhooked all of mine and put plastic dummy switch plates over them in case the next person wants to use them.

 

[oldngray]

 

[moreluck]

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Shouldn't that say "right person"?

 

[moreluck]

Shouldn't that say "right person"?

I have the right "people" around me all the time. They are called friends. Maybe you don't know about those kind of people. If you've a problem with the saying, complain to the author.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I have the right "people" around me all the time. If you've a problem with the saying, complain to the author.

"Me, myself and I" do not count as "people".

 

[moreluck]

STFU and GFAD !!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

STFU and GFAD !!

I am allergic to ducks.