Cost per box/room
 

OK, I am currently a Cox cable customer who has just been convinced by them
that it is time to switch to either Dish or DirecTV for my viewing pleasure.
That is of course unless they have the same asinine charge!

I currently get Cox's Digital Gateway Cable service (Deluxe Package with
some premium channels but no HiDef).
I have a single Digital Rcvr downstairs and because I sometimes like to go
up to the bedroom at night and relax and watch some TV I thought I would
switch my old analog box up their for a digital box. In fact while I am at
it same for the 2 kids room. Rental for the No problem I am told when I
call, stop by any office with the analog box and they will gladly switch
them for you. When I asked I was also told that Digital box rental is same
as the analog (5.95 per month). So I hop in the car and shot over to my
local Cox Customer center, she makes the switch and politely informs me of
the new changes to my account and the additional fees I can expect on my
monthly bill. Additional cost I ask? Why, I was told the box rentals were
the same price. Oh yes she replies, but there is a 10.95 charge for EACH
digital connection you have. Confirming this and reconfirming this with her
and a supervisor I found that to get digital in each of the upstairs rooms
would cost me an additional $50.70 (5.95 per box + 10.95 per connection).
This means that for Cox Digital Cable with HBO in 4 rooms my bill would have
been $109.20!!!

While I know according to the fine print the Sat companies mention $5.95 per
box charge on the additional rooms, could someone that currently subscribes
please tell me that the Sat services do not have this same ludicrous 10.95
per room charge on top of the per box fee!!??

"PC Medic" wrote:
OK, I am currently a Cox cable customer who has just been convinced by
them that it is time to switch to either Dish or DirecTV for my viewing
pleasure. That is of course unless they have the same asinine charge!

I currently get Cox's Digital Gateway Cable service (Deluxe Package with
some premium channels but no HiDef).
I have a single Digital Rcvr downstairs and because I sometimes like to
go up to the bedroom at night and relax and watch some TV I thought I
would switch my old analog box up their for a digital box. In fact while
I am at it same for the 2 kids room. Rental for the No problem I am told
when I call, stop by any office with the analog box and they will gladly
switch them for you. When I asked I was also told that Digital box rental
is same as the analog (5.95 per month). So I hop in the car and shot over
to my local Cox Customer center, she makes the switch and politely
informs me of the new changes to my account and the additional fees I can
expect on my monthly bill. Additional cost I ask? Why, I was told the box
rentals were the same price. Oh yes she replies, but there is a 10.95
charge for EACH digital connection you have. Confirming this and
reconfirming this with her and a supervisor I found that to get digital
in each of the upstairs rooms would cost me an additional $50.70 (5.95
per box + 10.95 per connection). This means that for Cox Digital Cable
with HBO in 4 rooms my bill would have been $109.20!!!

While I know according to the fine print the Sat companies mention $5.95
per box charge on the additional rooms, could someone that currently
subscribes please tell me that the Sat services do not have this same
ludicrous 10.95 per room charge on top of the per box fee!!??

I have D* with HBO and the HD package. You do have to buy an additional
receiver for each room for HD, but D* charges $4.99 per room to mirror
whatever you have in the main room. If you don't want HD, they have many
new customer deals to have multiple receivers installed for free. There
is a one year committment, though.
Chip

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PC Medic wrote:
OK, I am currently a Cox cable customer who has just been convinced by them
that it is time to switch to either Dish or DirecTV for my viewing pleasure.
That is of course unless they have the same asinine charge!

I have DirecTV with Tivo in one room, and "standard" receivers in two other
rooms.

TOTAL CHOICE PLUS with Locals 42.99
5 channels of HBO 12.00
DIRECTV DVR (covers up to 8 DVR) 4.99
Additional Receiver 4.99
Additional Receiver 4.99

Current charges and taxes 69.96

For a new customer to get this installed would be $49.95 after rebates, and
you'd get 3 months of HBO and Cinemax for free.

There is a one year commitment, but that's pro-rated, and is waived if you
return the equipment.


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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

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"PC Medic" wrote:
OK, I am currently a Cox cable customer who has just been convinced by
them that it is time to switch to either Dish or DirecTV for my viewing
pleasure. That is of course unless they have the same asinine charge!

I currently get Cox's Digital Gateway Cable service (Deluxe Package with
some premium channels but no HiDef).
I have a single Digital Rcvr downstairs and because I sometimes like to
go up to the bedroom at night and relax and watch some TV I thought I
would switch my old analog box up their for a digital box. In fact while
I am at it same for the 2 kids room. Rental for the No problem I am told
when I call, stop by any office with the analog box and they will gladly
switch them for you. When I asked I was also told that Digital box rental
is same as the analog (5.95 per month). So I hop in the car and shot over
to my local Cox Customer center, she makes the switch and politely
informs me of the new changes to my account and the additional fees I can
expect on my monthly bill. Additional cost I ask? Why, I was told the box
rentals were the same price. Oh yes she replies, but there is a 10.95
charge for EACH digital connection you have. Confirming this and
reconfirming this with her and a supervisor I found that to get digital
in each of the upstairs rooms would cost me an additional $50.70 (5.95
per box + 10.95 per connection). This means that for Cox Digital Cable
with HBO in 4 rooms my bill would have been $109.20!!!

While I know according to the fine print the Sat companies mention $5.95
per box charge on the additional rooms, could someone that currently
subscribes please tell me that the Sat services do not have this same
ludicrous 10.95 per room charge on top of the per box fee!!??

I have D* with HBO and the HD package. You do have to buy an additional
receiver for each room for HD, but D* charges $4.99 per room to mirror
whatever you have in the main room. If you don't want HD, they have many
new customer deals to have multiple receivers installed for free. There
is a one year committment, though.
Chip


It is refreshing to know that as I thought, the Sat operators are not price
gouging!
Best part is the Cox "Why is cable better than satellite" commercials and
even the brochure I picked up off the counter and showed the woman lists as
the very first reason Cox = No extra charge for additional
rooms.....Satellite = additional charge for every room!
So much for truth in advertising!

Thanks to everyone for there responses.

On 09 Nov 2004 00:23:30 GMT, wrote:

I have D* with HBO and the HD package. You do have to buy an additional
receiver for each room for HD, but D* charges $4.99 per room to mirror
whatever you have in the main room. If you don't want HD, they have many
new customer deals to have multiple receivers installed for free. There
is a one year committment, though.
Chip

The fee is per access card after the first. With creative wiring, you
could limit your number of active receivers to a minimum, rather than
having a receiver in each room. Also, if you choose DirecTV DVR, you
pay only one $5.00 TiVo fee that covers them all (the card mirroring
fee still applies though).

PC Medic wrote:

It is refreshing to know that as I thought, the Sat operators are not price
gouging!
Best part is the Cox "Why is cable better than satellite" commercials and
even the brochure I picked up off the counter and showed the woman lists as
the very first reason Cox = No extra charge for additional
rooms.....Satellite = additional charge for every room!
So much for truth in advertising!

There is no extra cost per room for Cox standard cable. The extra cost
is only for the digital cable. Technically, the advertising is correct.

Correct, it takes tricks and preying on an uninformed public.


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"Gary J. Tait" wrote in message
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On 09 Nov 2004 00:23:30 GMT, wrote:

I have D* with HBO and the HD package. You do have to buy an additional
receiver for each room for HD, but D* charges $4.99 per room to mirror
whatever you have in the main room. If you don't want HD, they have many
new customer deals to have multiple receivers installed for free. There
is a one year committment, though.
Chip

The fee is per access card after the first. With creative wiring, you
could limit your number of active receivers to a minimum, rather than
having a receiver in each room. Also, if you choose DirecTV DVR, you
pay only one $5.00 TiVo fee that covers them all (the card mirroring
fee still applies though).

The $5 per box I have no problem with. It was the idea that Cox wanted $5.95
per PLUS 10.95 per "Digital Gateway" (room).

Looking more and more like I will be getting satellite.

"ric" wrote in message ...
PC Medic wrote:

It is refreshing to know that as I thought, the Sat operators are not
price
gouging!
Best part is the Cox "Why is cable better than satellite" commercials and
even the brochure I picked up off the counter and showed the woman lists
as
the very first reason Cox = No extra charge for additional
rooms.....Satellite = additional charge for every room!
So much for truth in advertising!

There is no extra cost per room for Cox standard cable. The extra cost
is only for the digital cable. Technically, the advertising is correct.


The advertising is not correct. First, just like the Sat services there is
an additional cost per room ($5.95 per box) for even their non-digital
(Standard) service unless you do not care to get all the channels you are
paying for. For instance you can only get 1 HBO channel on a cable ready
set, the other HBO requires the set-top-box.

They also do not distinguish in any way in the commercial between basic and
digital when stating that their is no extra equipment or fees for additional
rooms like with the satellite. In fact this statement is made during a
commercial that specifically pushes their Cox "DIGITAL" value bundle. So
while if you want to stretch the truth this may be "technically" correct, it
is blatantly misleading.

http://www.cox.com/facts/

PC Medic wrote:

There is no extra cost per room for Cox standard cable. The extra cost
is only for the digital cable. Technically, the advertising is correct.

The advertising is not correct. First, just like the Sat services there is
an additional cost per room ($5.95 per box) for even their non-digital
(Standard) service unless you do not care to get all the channels you are
paying for. For instance you can only get 1 HBO channel on a cable ready
set, the other HBO requires the set-top-box.

I suggest you read the small print of the flyers. It spells out that the
"no extra cost" outlets assumes no box.

They also do not distinguish in any way in the commercial between basic and
digital when stating that their is no extra equipment or fees for additional
rooms like with the satellite.

I suggest you get a VCR and read the disclaimer in the commercial.

http://www.cox.com/facts/

Glad you posted this URL. In the explanation for Myth #2, it says "Cox
standard service that features the most popular cable networks like ESPN,
Disney, TNT, Lifetime and Discovery works on every TV in your home,
without additional set-top boxes required, in most cases.

I have plenty with which to disagree on Cox's "10 Myths" (actually composed
by the NCTA), but their "no additional charge" section is not among them.

ric wrote:
They also do not distinguish in any way in the commercial between basic and
digital when stating that their is no extra equipment or fees for additional
rooms like with the satellite.

I suggest you get a VCR and read the disclaimer in the commercial.

An excellent use of a DirecTivo.
I get perverse satisfaction out of pausing the commercials and walking up
close to the TV so I can read the print that is too small, and on the
screen too briefly, for anyone to possibly read it real time. ;-)

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

"ric" wrote in message ...
PC Medic wrote:

There is no extra cost per room for Cox standard cable. The extra cost
is only for the digital cable. Technically, the advertising is correct.

The advertising is not correct. First, just like the Sat services there
is
an additional cost per room ($5.95 per box) for even their non-digital
(Standard) service unless you do not care to get all the channels you are
paying for. For instance you can only get 1 HBO channel on a cable ready
set, the other HBO requires the set-top-box.

I suggest you read the small print of the flyers. It spells out that the
"no extra cost" outlets assumes no box.

They also do not distinguish in any way in the commercial between basic
and
digital when stating that their is no extra equipment or fees for
additional
rooms like with the satellite.

I suggest you get a VCR and read the disclaimer in the commercial.

http://www.cox.com/facts/

Glad you posted this URL. In the explanation for Myth #2, it says "Cox
standard service that features the most popular cable networks like ESPN,
Disney, TNT, Lifetime and Discovery works on every TV in your home,
without additional set-top boxes required, in most cases.

I have plenty with which to disagree on Cox's "10 Myths" (actually
composed
by the NCTA), but their "no additional charge" section is not among them.

Now why would you clip the part of my response that said while reaching very
far it may 'technically' be correct but it is certainly misleading. Fine
print was designed for vendors advertisers that do not want to use truth in
advertising. Especially fine print that as you say requires a VCR to read it
all.