Cox Cable Oklahoma City

[richosh]

Anyone get Cox Cable bill for this month? Mine went up $13

[SoonerDave]

There was a notice in last month's bill that if you were not on contract, there were some rather substantial price increases on the way. My contract doesn't run out until September, but when Sept does roll around, there's a decent chance I'll at least price TV from Dish or Direct TV.

[venture]

I went back to DirecTV a year ago and haven't looked back. I'm out of the promo pricing for DTV now, but still its only around $120 for the vast majority of channels and the movie networks. The only downsize is outage during severe weather if the rain is heavy enough. However, their service and support is pretty good.

[SoonerDave]

I went back to DirecTV a year ago and haven't looked back. I'm out of the promo pricing for DTV now, but still its only around $120 for the vast majority of channels and the movie networks. The only downsize is outage during severe weather if the rain is heavy enough. However, their service and support is pretty good.

I have a sneaking suspicion that's what I'm going to find out when the time comes. Now, I have *no* complaints with Cox's Internet service, or their phone service, but when I add up the three services I suspect there may not be much of a difference once all is said and done. We'll see. I get frustrated every time I traverse the program guide on Cox and its umpteen hundred channels of nothing and fork over a chunk of $$ each month for the privilege.

[FFLady]

I have a sneaking suspicion that's what I'm going to find out when the time comes. Now, I have *no* complaints with Cox's Internet service, or their phone service, but when I add up the three services I suspect there may not be much of a difference once all is said and done. We'll see. I get frustrated every time I traverse the program guide on Cox and its umpteen hundred channels of nothing and fork over a chunk of $$ each month for the privilege.

I agree....we are at the point of cancelling some of this so called "bundle"....Our bill also went up. Anybody catch this story? ----> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396090,00.asp Thinking it has a lot to do with raising "fees"......

[Jon27]

Anyone get Cox Cable bill for this month? Mine went up $13

Our's went up $12! I couldn't believe it. I've been toying with switching to DirecTV, but they don't have WeHD, E! HD, or Style HD, therefore, the wife won't go for it. It's too bad that U-Verse can only have 2 HD streams at once because it's an option. No matter what though, Cox has about the best HD channel selection, and it seems like they know it.

[SoonerDave]

Our's went up $12! I couldn't believe it. I've been toying with switching to DirecTV, but they don't have WeHD, E! HD, or Style HD, therefore, the wife won't go for it. It's too bad that U-Verse can only have 2 HD streams at once because it's an option. No matter what though, Cox has about the best HD channel selection, and it seems like they know it.

Yeah, the two-stream limit for U-Verse is an absolute deal-breaker for me. What we really need around OKC is a FIOS option, but last I checked it wasn't on the horizon. Anyone with later/better info? Would love to be wrong on this..

[Roadhawg]

I use Cox for my internet but have Dish for my TV

[bombermwc]

Mine went up too and they SAID it was in our bills for months that they would be doing a rate increase. I told them if i saw one again, i'd cancel the whole thing.

[cfeken]

mine went up too and they said it was in our bills for months that they would be doing a rate increase. I told them if i saw one again, i'd cancel the whole thing.

i did not see it

[cfeken]

Cox cable can't live with it, can't live with out it.

[kevinpate]

Cox cable can't live with it, can't live with out it.

No U-Verse in your area? I said buhbye to Cox about 30 months back. Haven't regretted it a bit.

[Jon27]

Cox cable can't live with it, can't live with out it.

This is the best post of the thread! I keep telling people that they know it! They have more HD channels than DirecTV and Dish, they have a one up on AT&T for reliability and the whole "streams", they don't go out when it sprinkles outside, and their internet is the quickest! I've accepted that it's a love hate relationship with Cox.

[bluedogok]

I really thought that more people here have cut the cord. Most of the shows that most people watch are on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, all free and in HD over the air. Spend about $10/month for streaming service like Netflix or Hulu and you're good to go. I did this and save about $65 a month. I know it's not for everyone, but other than the four channels above, I would only watch Travel, FX, and Food Network on a regular basis. Totally not worth $65 a month to watch those 3 channels a few hours a week.

I have tried watching some things online, but not sold on that yet, it always seems like a hassle and poorer quality from what I have tried. I had the MotoGP HD subscription package and it wasn't too bad but I did have to go through teething issues the first few years. I have Directv mainly for sports, I have NFL Sunday Ticket, MLB Extra Innings and NHL Center Ice though I will be dropping it after the season since I live in the home broadcast area of the Colorado Avalanche now. I have a HTPC setup for doing online watching but many times the quality is not as good as what I get from Directv.

This is the best post of the thread! I keep telling people that they know it! They have more HD channels than DirecTV and Dish, they have a one up on AT&T for reliability and the whole "streams", they don't go out when it sprinkles outside, and their internet is the quickest! I've accepted that it's a love hate relationship with Cox.

I switched to Directv when I lived in The Village, the Multimedia Cablevision service was all overhead lines and I moved in there about 4 months after the tornado went through that part of town. The cable would go out all the time, pretty much whenever the wind blew so I ditched them. I had no issues with their service in Edmond with underground lines, it seemed like they had no ionterest in fixing the lines in that area at that time. My parents have overhead lines and Cox seemed to work on the problem until it was fixed, I would imagine that since The Village is now a Cox service area the service is better than it was 13 years ago. I have been on Directv for almost 13 years now, had Sprint Broadband Direct (fixed wireless) for internet in OKC. We have Time Warner cable internet in Austin (it will get turned off in a couple of weeks) and have Comcast Xfinity for cable internet here in Aurora. I have been happy with the cable internet, most people that I know who have had AT&T or CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) DSL just seemed to have had constant issues, the U-Verse people seemed to have had better results but many had issues right after it was installed but things seemed to get sorted out after awhile and most seem happy with it now.

[Bunty]

Cox cable can't live with it, can't live with out it.

How you get TV 10 years from now is bound to be different, thanks to advances in technology and cable TV pricing itself out of business.

[SoonerDave]

How you get TV 10 years from now is bound to be different, thanks to advances in technology and cable TV pricing itself out of business.

I'd sure like to see some apples-to-apples TV comparisons to see if that price difference bears out in reality. The satellite and cable providers do such an annoyingly thoroughly job of disguising their "real" monthly costs with teaser promotions, leader rates, and one-time-only discounts, its nearly impossible to get a truly clear comparison. I'm sure that's exactly the way they want it.

I personally think that so long as the general delivery format remains the same for satellite and cable - that is, mass packaging of as much content as they can find, ostensibly to offset the costs of providing the higher-cost channels, the difference and the future for those two isn't as different as some would claim. The real "next-revolution" in content delivery is the one thing cable and sat providers fear and loathe the most - true ala carte programming. The streaming services sorta kinda do this, but anyone thinking streaming is a one-for-one replacement for conventional delivery will be a bit disappointed. It good, but it still has problems.

Whomever figures out that business model first, and who knows, maybe that's what Google is trying to do, will be the next-generation media king. I can't help but think companies like NetFlix are trying to poise themselves for just such a world by surviving as a movie provider, getting the infrastructure in place, but if they *ever* figure out a way to license up the live stream (not just selected content) of things like ESPN, A&E, TLC, etc etc, that will shake things up. Can you imagine how cool it would be to, for example, ring up NetFlix and tell them you'd like to sign up for, say, ESPN, Food Network, and TLC, and that's all? Ala carte programming is the death of companies like Cox and Dish, and the other cable and sat providers will fight that notion to death for precisely that reason, too.

[stick47]

Just like Cox.net "said" they announced they would be eliminating personal webpages. (NOT)
They did however announce that they were eliminating news groups. That was no loss since Eternal Septembers NGs are free. The webpage issue caused me a lot of trouble though. Mostly they reduced at least 1/3 of my service and were charging the same amount. Not cool Cox. You don't deserve our business at this rate.

[UncleCyrus]

Just like Cox.net "said" they announced they would be eliminating personal webpages. (NOT)
They did however announce that they were eliminating news groups. That was no loss since Eternal Septembers NGs are free. The webpage issue caused me a lot of trouble though. Mostly they reduced at least 1/3 of my service and were charging the same amount. Not cool Cox. You don't deserve our business at this rate.

I did receive two emails about the personal webpages going away. I didn't like that either since I used that feature quite a bit. I very rarely visit the cox.net page so I didn't see if it was announced there or not.

[MartzMimic]

The last time I priced Uverse, it wound up being about the same as Cox. Yes, the rates are high, but I can count the times our Internet and cable have been down on one hand - and at least a couple of those times storm related.

[Easy180]

The last time I priced Uverse, it wound up being about the same as Cox. Yes, the rates are high, but I can count the times our Internet and cable have been down on one hand - and at least a couple of those times storm related.

Same here...Willing to pay a little more for the reliability of Cox

[oneforone]

Same here...Willing to pay a little more for the reliability of Cox

Exactly... I have had a total of 2 outages in the 9 years I have been with them. One was storm related, One was somebody crashing into their boxes. The service was back on in a couple of hours. The best part is they don't make you wait forever for an install or upgrade. My upgrade to the total home DVR was done the day after I ordered it. To top it off the tech was 15 minutes early and had me up and running in less than an hour.

My parents lost their Uverse to a lightning strike and they were without service for almost a week. The tech was 2 hours late and did not finish until almost midnight.

[oneforone]

You can get a better rate plan if you just call them. The beauty of Cox is you can chuck the whole shooting match anytime you like. Just pay your bill, turn in the equipment your done. AT&T nabs you with a contract from the get go. My parents were on Dish for years and switched to AT&T for a bargain plan. They have hated Uverse with a passion since about 6 months into it. Now they are just waiting for the contract to expire. Which will mean they have to waste another day of waiting for an other installer to pillage and plunder their house to get whatever system they choose set up.

I have been with Cox for years and I have no complaints. Then again, I call every so often and tell them I'm considering switching to another service and I want to know what they can offer me. I usually get a cheaper rate a free movie channel for 6 months. I found the stores can sometimes offer you a better deal. It all comes down to what you you use. Cut any service you don't use and don't buy the highest speed internet package unless you actually need it.

[OSUPeterson]

I would love to go back to U-verse. Its is a higher quality product. Also, once your promo period expires, you can call and ask to be put on another one.

They also do not charge extra for whole home DVR. At my last house, I was getting higher speeds of internet, a few more channels (tons more HD) for the same price as cox, if not a little less. They also do not charge you $35 bucks for an amplifier that you may or may not need. Their software is lightyears better than what Cox is running on their DVR's as well. They also provide a wireless router built into their modems which is nice, even though most people have routers these days.

I was also pumped to see their new wireless cable boxes, no more installing cable lines, which is a plus if you live in a historic area or in an older home.

I am suprised by the contract. Ive had ATT at my last 3 rent places and never had a contract or had to join one.

Too bad they do not seem in too large of a hurry to add more power to their substations, or add more substations, to reach more people. Literally the street 2 blocks down on 20th can get full Uverse, I can get nothing on 22nd.

[Wishbone]

I switched from Cox to Dish Network 2 years ago and it's the best tv thing I ever did.

[pure]

I really thought that more people here have cut the cord. Most of the shows that most people watch are on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, all free and in HD over the air. Spend about $10/month for streaming service like Netflix or Hulu and you're good to go. I did this and save about $65 a month. I know it's not for everyone, but other than the four channels above, I would only watch Travel, FX, and Food Network on a regular basis. Totally not worth $65 a month to watch those 3 channels a few hours a week.