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Friggen went up 6.81%!!! ($121.71 to $130.00, an increase of $8.29)

GRRRR... I'm sick of getting bent over by Cox.  Once March Madness is over we're cutting back quite a bit.

Oh and for what it's worth, all we have is internet + expanded basic w/ HD package and DVR... NO premium channels, only ONE box!

Mine went to $98 from $92, I don't have DVR service and don't have a land-line.

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Originally posted by Mike 01Hawk

Friggen went up 6.81%!!! ($121.71 to $130.00, an increase of $8.29)

GRRRR... I'm sick of getting bent over by Cox.  Once March Madness is over we're cutting back quite a bit.

Oh and for what it's worth, all we have is internet + expanded basic w/ HD package and DVR... NO premium channels, only ONE box!

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Don't feel bad Mike; Dish and DirectTV are getting a hike as well from what I understand.

Ours went up $5, and we don't have HD or a land line with them. The increase appears to be in our internet charge.

Yeah.  I think you need to look at each service you have and see how much you are paying for each (looking at the grand total tells you nothing about what happened).  Many of the internet prices are good for one year and then they jump up.  If that is the cause for the increase call Cox, tell them you want the cheap internet price again, they will say sorry that was a special price, tell them you will likely be switching to DSL in that case, they will find a way to get the price back down for you.  I have done this twice now in the last two years.  Good luck.

Mine went up from $114.00 to $122 for Internet, expanded basic and DVR. I called to complain and they reduced it so my bill is $92.00.  They had a rate hike in Feb.

This morning I counted 7 unsecured Wi-Fi networks in my neighborhood.  I have Cox, but my speed has dwindled over the last few months for some reason.

I am seriously considering canceling and just using one of the multitude unsecured networks in my neighborhood as my free internet provider.

It seems that no one knows how to set a WEP code on their wireless routers.  

I called several months ago and got mine lowered, was unaffected by any increases.

Very odd. My rate remained the same, and I've seen no increase or decrease in speed (I have the top-tier internet).

[edit]Nevermind, I just realized that I hadn't noticed the price increase because we had a couple of OnDemand purchases over the past few months that we hadn't had this month. Thus, I didn't even notice the increase.[/edit]

Mine went up about $10 a month, and I've been with them for years and haven't changed my plan in the last two years.  Sounds like a universal hike.  Sounds like I'll have to try sgrizzle's method.

I was pissed about the changes too..  Like sgrizzle I went from the $45/4 meg plan to a $25/1.5 meg plan.  

I can't tell any difference in speed.

Now if I could could just get something as an alternative to cable.

Does no one remember that Cox has an automatic rate increase every spring?

Look at your bill from a year ago, and the  year before, and before.  If you dont keep your bills, do an archive search on the Whirld's website and it's mentioned every spring for as long as we have had cable in Tulsa.

Occasionally, they have added another increase in the fall, but the spring one is the only regular one.

I changed my internet with cox from the 1.5 meg to the 9 meg and I am actually getting 14 megs. I live in a older neighborhood with about seven houses on each side of the street. I can only conclude that there are not that many people that have cox internet on my block and so my speed is higher with less amount of people on the net at my hub.
Also Directv has went up 5 dollars as of Wednesday and Dish went up 5 dollars last month.

Yup..rate increase time. I think my bill went up somewhere around $13, what with the jump in prices for the Internet, the cable tiers, and the premiums. Would have been more if I had a Cox DVR or Cox Phone. I'm seriously considering getting rid of all the premiums but HBO.

If DirecTV would ever release the new DirecTiVo, I'd seriously consider switching back to satellite. I could eBay my Series 3 and TiVo HD for more than I paid for them thanks to the upgraded hard drives and lifetime service on the HD.

My friend just canceled everything but expanded basic cable in disgust because of the whole thing. That and they wouldn't let her keep the discount for having the triple-play without keeping a digital cable box she didn't want.

Expanded basic only, up $3.80 to $52.37.
Too pricey.

Mine stayed the same

inteller, what was your old bill, now new bill? What services are you getting?

Inteller probably has premiums. I have everything but premiums, DVR, internet, phone and mine went down from $160 to $120 roughly (with taxes). Due to bundle pricing, dropping the phone lowers me $1.

Am about to cancel service here, they have been messing up on the bill the last 3 months now. Then again maybe I just need to go in instead of talking to the people over the phone.

Well I finally canceled cable TV.

My bill was $81, I was going to cancel anyway but I figured eh.. might as well shoot for the moon and see if they'd accept $20 a month.  I called up Cox and was transferred to retention.  Ended up talking to some swanky gal you'd find at a bar.  She basically laughed at my proposal.  I think right off the cuff she was gonna offer me free box rental and like ~25% off.  It would have made my $81 bill ~$50.  I said no dice and ended up returning my equipment.

The nice thing is, I'm still getting Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, MLB, Discover, PBS, National Geographic, and Travel Channel, along with a few other random channels for free and most in High Def :)

I'm trying to find a list of these clear QAM channels right now, what's been offered in the past, is this 'service' going to remain and what not.

I think this is going to be happening a lot, especially in a poor economy. Cable has been creeping higher than inflation for years, and people are getting fed up.

These new digital TV signals over the airwaves may help regular broadcast channels regain market share.

Cancelled my cable the other day, too. I haven't even missed it so far. I'd rather spend my money on something I'll enjoy more, like beer.

You can get so much on the Internet these days. The new MLB.TV is freaking awesome. Way better picture quality than trying to watch a standard-def game on Cox. Now if only the MLB would do something about their ridiculous blackout areas that say Tulsa has four home teams (Rangers, Cardinals, Royals, Astros).

WOW.. 4 team blackout.. That is nuts.  The Astro's?  I never see Astro's fans, but maybe they just don't wear the gear :D.  Anyway, get rid of cable, almost everything shows up on Hulu.  Eventually cable will have to change their model to not make you pay $100 for channels you don't want.  I would rather pay $30 for less channels I do watch.  However I do see how that will make many channels go bankrupt and the selection will go down.

I can't get channel 8 AT ALL.  I don't even try any more.

Me neither. Everything but KTUL comes in fine. Hopefully the digital conversion means they'll start putting out a signal that reaches Tulsa.

I have cox and all my channels show up ok except for continual problems with the BBC channel. Half the time it has the "temporarily offline check back later thing" quarter of the time its on, the other quarter of the time its flickering and stuttering. And its one of the main channels I have cable for, that and Sci-fi lol. Anyone else have problems with that channel?

No, but I was having problems with another channel. I called them, and they did a remote reset of my box which fixed the issue.

I would recommend you call them.

I have heard this comment from many people regarding Ch 8 reception.  I get 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 crystal clear on my large den TV, and even in stormy/windy weather, Ch 8 is my best picture.  (and I use only indoor rabbit ears.)  But then, I can't get channel 8 at all on my bedroom TV, only about 40 feet away.  Go figure. 

The story I keep hearing is that Ch 8 is putting out their digital signal in low power, until the final conversion, to avoid signal interferrence with other channels.  Ch 8 digital signal is currently output over VHF channel 10, according to my converter boxes. 

Maybe the BBC channel feed is provided by Lucas.