Cost per box/room

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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"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.