Cox Cable Has the Explorer 8000

"Jack Stringer" wrote in message
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Total additional charge: $21.58

Sounds about right.


I currently own 2 TiVos (with lifetime subscriptions) and have held off
buying a third one because I wanted to see what Cox would be offering,
and
at what price.

The TiVo's ARE better. If you are happy with TiVo turning YOUR boxes into
doorstops then stick with them.

The only way that *might* happen is if TiVo goes belly up. If the company
gets to that point, I suspect there would be one final software download
turning the boxes into dumb recorders. Acctually one of my units is over 3
years old and is a series 1. That one will work fine as a dumb recorder even
without a subscription.

The 8000's will continue to be developed (I think) and will get better
with
time.

I'm not married to TiVo, and I'm in no hurry get a third DVR. I won't
hesitate to switch brands/services on additional units when and if the
interface and reliability matches that of TiVo. It's a bit like the browser
war. There was a time when I could imagine using anything but Netscape. The
first couple of versions of MSIE were terrible and I questioned the sanity
of anyone using it. Over time that all changed, and now Netscape is nothing
more than a fond memory for me.

Jack, you've stated you're in Las Vegas. Do you subscribe to the
cox.internet.community.lasvegas newsgroup? (If you do, you do so under a
different name.) Come on over and let us all know how the 8000 works out for
you... the good, the bad, and the ugly. Give us the scoop!

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:30:42 -0800, Jack Stringer wrote:

The TiVo's ARE better. If you are happy with TiVo turning YOUR boxes into
doorstops then stick with them.

I'd much rather have a $500 doorstop (assuming that Tivo ever goes out of
business, or whatever else it is that you might think would turn my Tivo
into doorstop) than pay $15 a month (thus paying $500 in less than 3
years) and not get to have even a doorstop if I stop paying.

That's the rub with renting. $500, gone with nothing to show for it, since
you have to give back the box...

--
Lenroc

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:30:42 -0800, Jack Stringer wrote:

The TiVo's ARE better. If you are happy with TiVo turning YOUR boxes into
doorstops then stick with them.

I'd much rather have a $500 doorstop (assuming that Tivo ever goes out of
business, or whatever else it is that you might think would turn my Tivo
into doorstop) than pay $15 a month (thus paying $500 in less than 3
years) and not get to have even a doorstop if I stop paying.

That's the rub with renting. $500, gone with nothing to show for it, since
you have to give back the box...

--
Lenroc

"Lenroc" wrote
The TiVo's ARE better. If you are happy with TiVo turning YOUR boxes into
doorstops then stick with them.
I'd much rather have a $500 doorstop (assuming that Tivo ever goes out of
business, or whatever else it is that you might think would turn my Tivo
into doorstop) than pay $15 a month (thus paying $500 in less than 3
years) and not get to have even a doorstop if I stop paying.
That's the rub with renting. $500, gone with nothing to show for it, since
you have to give back the box...

This is the gist of what I'm getting from Jack Stringer:
I don't like TiVo's policies and "being bent over" by
TiVo "scum," so I'm going to give my money instead
to worse scum who are going to bend me over forever
with policies worse than TiVo's.

"Lenroc" wrote
The TiVo's ARE better. If you are happy with TiVo turning YOUR boxes into
doorstops then stick with them.
I'd much rather have a $500 doorstop (assuming that Tivo ever goes out of
business, or whatever else it is that you might think would turn my Tivo
into doorstop) than pay $15 a month (thus paying $500 in less than 3
years) and not get to have even a doorstop if I stop paying.
That's the rub with renting. $500, gone with nothing to show for it, since
you have to give back the box...

This is the gist of what I'm getting from Jack Stringer:
I don't like TiVo's policies and "being bent over" by
TiVo "scum," so I'm going to give my money instead
to worse scum who are going to bend me over forever
with policies worse than TiVo's.

I say "No thank you and Die, Die, DIE!!!! TiVo scum
sucking pigs!!!

You left off the end " and the Troll was completely unnecessary but
speaks volumes of your presence here.

Oopssp "

I say "No thank you and Die, Die, DIE!!!! TiVo scum
sucking pigs!!!

You left off the end " and the Troll was completely unnecessary but
speaks volumes of your presence here.

Oopssp "

one of my units is over 3
years old and is a series 1. That one will work fine as a dumb recorder
even
without a subscription.

If they had kept that model. I would still be a Subscribing TiVo user.
When they decieded to turn them into doorstops, I started looking for
alternatives.... And found one.

It's a bit like the browser
war. There was a time when I could imagine using anything but Netscape.
The
first couple of versions of MSIE were terrible and I questioned the sanity
of anyone using it. Over time that all changed, and now Netscape is
nothing
more than a fond memory for me.

Same here.

Jack, you've stated you're in Las Vegas. Do you subscribe to the
cox.internet.community.lasvegas newsgroup? (If you do, you do so under a
different name.) Come on over and let us all know how the 8000 works out
for
you... the good, the bad, and the ugly. Give us the scoop!

Been giving in here... But OK. I'll check it out.

one of my units is over 3
years old and is a series 1. That one will work fine as a dumb recorder
even
without a subscription.

If they had kept that model. I would still be a Subscribing TiVo user.
When they decieded to turn them into doorstops, I started looking for
alternatives.... And found one.

It's a bit like the browser
war. There was a time when I could imagine using anything but Netscape.
The
first couple of versions of MSIE were terrible and I questioned the sanity
of anyone using it. Over time that all changed, and now Netscape is
nothing
more than a fond memory for me.

Same here.

Jack, you've stated you're in Las Vegas. Do you subscribe to the
cox.internet.community.lasvegas newsgroup? (If you do, you do so under a
different name.) Come on over and let us all know how the 8000 works out
for
you... the good, the bad, and the ugly. Give us the scoop!

Been giving in here... But OK. I'll check it out.

I'd much rather have a $500 doorstop (assuming that Tivo ever goes out of
business, or whatever else it is that you might think would turn my Tivo
into doorstop) than pay $15 a month (thus paying $500 in less than 3
years) and not get to have even a doorstop if I stop paying.

That's the rub with renting. $500, gone with nothing to show for it, since
you have to give back the box...

Keep in mind that these things ARE computers and computers have a fairly
high failure rate. (Compared to TV's) And as far as that goes, Renting a
computer for $15 per month would be an attractive option. Many companies buy
computers and 3-5 years later can't give them away.