Neal, You are THE MAN!! Hopefully, I won't need the help but if I do I'll get in touch with ya and I'll make sure to have pizza delivered! I live around the Greenwell Springs/Pride area and have actually had very good service since I've been here....about a year. I did have a new cable run from my house to the box in the yard and ever since then its been smooth sailing. Thanks again, Cleve
On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 12:13, Neal Stuntz wrote: > Cleve, > If you buy the modem FROM COX, they will honor the warranty, and if > you have an issue with the modem, they will swap it out. Also, if your > having issues with your modem, just email me, and i'll try and run out > there sometime, and i'll make sure your wiring is good. A lot of techs > just get the modem online and leave. They don't look into packet loss, > slow connection, etc.. all of which are 99% of the time wire issues in > the house. > > Let me know, > > Neal > > > Cleve Allison wrote: > > >Very good advice....I'll be here a while so I think I'll buy the modem. > >Cleve > > > > > > > >On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 11:48, Brad Bendily wrote: > > > > > >>My suggestion for buying or not buying the cable modem is this: > >> > >>1. If you are going to be in your same > >>location for more than 1 year, then buy the modem. > >>They cost around $100. If you rent then after 10 months at $10 > >>a month for the cable modem rental then you'll have paid for the > >>purchase. The down side here is that if your modem breaks > >>you don't get a new one for free. Whereas if you're renting then > >>you'll get the new modem for free. My Toshiba PCX2200 I found > >>out has a 5 year warranty. But how many hoops will you have to > >>jump through to find out that the modem is bad and try to get > >>Toshiba to replace it??? or any company for that matter. > >>If you aren't renting the modem then Cox may blame any problems > >>on the modem and claim they can't help you. > >> > >>2. If you might move locations in 6 months or you thing that > >>in 6 months you might try DSL then it may be best to just keep > >>renting your cable modem. And with the rental you get Cox's > >>full support of the modem and a "theoretical" replacement anytime > >>policy. (That's my theory.) > >> > >> > >>If you buy the modem then you do have the possibility to sell the > >>modem on eBay at some later time. > >> > >>I had cable service when it was [EMAIL PROTECTED] I didn't buy the modem > >>then, but I had service for about 1.5 years. Then i moved and had > >>to get new service. It was cheaper to get "new" service rather > >>than "move" the old service. Which to me doesn't make since. I had > >>to pay $5 or something to keep my existing email accounts in tact. > >>That doesn't make since to me. It's just laziness on Cox's part. > >>I manage a network, I know what it takes to keep an account in tact. > >> > >>I decided to buy the modem this time around. I save $10 a month, and > >>hopefully I'll be here more than 1 year. It should pay off then. > >>When I'm done with the cable modem then hopefully I can sell it on > >>eBay without much loss. > >> > >>Plus I qualify for the GeauxBox. It's a collaboration Cox is doing > >>with LSU. Basically you get a $10 a month discount on internet > >>cable service. It's a good deal. > >> > >> > >> > >>That's my 2 cents. > >> > >>-- > >>Brad Bendily - CNA > >> > >>On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Cleve Allison wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Brad, I'm not sure if they will swap it out or not. But I'm thinking > >>>about buying one possibly. > >>>Cleve > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>General mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > >
