Cox update

Cox is raising the price of the lowest internet service tier, with no indication where the increase in rate is going, and my attempts to learn that have gone nowhere.

We really need competition in the ISP space. Two incumbents, one cable, one DSL/"fiber", do not constitute competition.

Cox Update

Cox introduced a hard data cap of 1TB per month, after which they will charge US$10 for each 50GB of data.

Thus there is no point in paying for more than the lowest tier, where it would require running the service flat-out for almost a whole month to exceed the limit.

Data caps suck.

Cutting the cord, one month later

It's been a month since we ditched cable. Some channels are spotty, but that's okay. Not having the frustration of abysmal customer service and ever-rising prices make their own reward.

Cutting the cord part 5

Most of the time, recordings are completing successfully. It's better than it was with cable, though, because I control it, end to end.

I'll still be watching that cable company, to see how they manage to survive, alienating customers like that.

Cutting the cord part 4

I have an antenna and I've canceled cable TV. Reception isn't perfect and we're still working on that, but the deed is done. Cable TV rejected me by trying to force me down a path I didn't want to follow.

Cutting the cord part 3

Found an installer. Hoping for the best.

Cutting the cord part 2

I've tested with my old, tree-damaged antenna and have discovered that I can indeed receive all the channels I want to receive. But. There's always a but.

I'm having a devil of a time finding an installer to do what I want.

Pretty soon I'm going to have to start making phone calls. I don't like making phone calls to people I don't know.

Cutting the cord

It's time to leave cable television behind, for my cable company is now in a headlong rush to drop all analog service and to encrypt all digital channels, even those on the tier that every customer pays to receive. In my opinion, this is a bait-and-switch to make equipment rental mandatory when it need not be.

Perhaps, eventually, I'll watch less television.

In the meantime, I'm on the search for a reputable antenna installer so we can receive at least all the PBS stations.