When we got cable internet they had rentals.

Post #232,650 by Another Scott 11/6/05 6:08:46 PM Reply	When we got cable internet they had rentals. We got cable internet when we got digital cable so that we could get the baseball package (rabid Red Sox fan in the house ;-). They weren't giving the modems away - it was a $5/mo or so rental, so I just bought the SB5100 from NewEgg (it was about $58 at the time). I think they have deals now where they'll throw in the modem if you sign up for cable TV, internet, phone service and goblin protection or something of the sort. Are you paying less than $44.95/mo? Ha! I wish! :-) It's more than twice that outside of baseball season and probably approaching 3x that during baseball season. We do get HBO though (though we almost never watch it - the KnoppMyth box should help remedy that situation IF I EVER GET IT FINISHED!!!). Cheers, Scott.
Post #232,695 by a6l6e6x 11/6/05 10:13:47 PM Reply	The $44.95/mo. is the broadband internat part only. And that is with a $10 discount for having cable TV at all. My total bill including TV is around $95/mo. Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #232,697 by Another Scott 11/6/05 10:26:17 PM Reply	Broadband is $39.95/mo for us. Which isn't too bad, but my $19/mo dialup service was much more reliable. :-( Our total bill to Cox this month is $128.84 which seems insane to me. (It doesn't include the baseball package.) But that's probably me being in old geezer mode - "I remember when a bottle of Coke was 10 cents!" :-) I guess if I can spend almost $17 on 3 hamburgers, fries and drinks tonight at Checkers, then $130 a month for cable TV and internet service isn't really that much... I hope they're treating our friend William well. Cheers, Scott.

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