[olug] LAN Connections

Tue Sep 17 04:15:45 UTC 2002

I wouldn't really consider cox a monopoly.

Just in the omaha-metro area alone, the alternatives are plenty:

For Phone service you can either go with qwest, or with one of the many 
mobile phone companies that have some great deals out there.

For cable TV, yes they do have a majority of control over CABLE tv, but 
there is always direct TV, and I'm not sure but doesn't qwest offer cable in 
some areas?

For internet service there is dial-up through one of the billion dial-up 
ISPs out there, or qwest DSL (cable modem in some areas), and direct-TV even 
has its own version of broadband internet.

Now without going into specifics on which product is better, it is fairly 
plain to see in my eyes that cox is very far from a monopoly.  What exactly 
scares you about having all those consumer choices?

I think it is a very neat use of technology where cox can provide all three 
of those services over the exact same physical infrastructure, and I applaud 
them for doing so.  I'm sure if there was a way for them to provide 
electricity and/or other utilities over their system, then they would 
provide those services as well.

I don't have any real opinion about cox as an ISP, other than my service 
seems to be working just fine.  They haven't interrupted service for me, but 
they haven't exactly "wow"ed me either...

>From: "Tanya Loughead" <tanyaloughead at netscape.net>
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>The problem that I have with Cox (and I do use their internet service,
>although not their cable TV service)  is that they are running, or
>attempting to run, a monopoly--- much like some other business monopoly
>which all of you in this group probably have little respect for, i.e.
>Microsoft.
>Cox tries to get the control over your TV, your computer, your local phone,
>and your long distance.  They even give "discounts"  (?!?)  when you agree
>to turn your life--opps-- I mean, all of your services over to them.  And
>it's just plain scary when any one company  has that much power over the
>choices -- or lack thereof-- of any given community.
>
>--Tanya
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jonathan Warren" <thechunk at cox.net>
>To: <olug at olug.org>
>Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 4:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [olug] LAN Connections
>
>
> > Say what you want about Cox but I think there customer service is the 
>best
>I have ever delt with.  They do have some questionalbe practices but they
>compensate with great customer service.  Nothing like running cable lines 
>on
>the ground just waiting for a mower to chew it up.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 02:12:07PM -0500, Craig Wolf wrote:
> > > I was having some of the same problems and Cox came out and said I was
> > > splitting my line too many times(twice) so they ran a new line from 
>the
> > > box to my computer.  Also, they found a frayed cable in the yard and 
>had
> > > to replace it as well.  You may want to give a look see and make sure
> > > that all of the cables in the house and out to the external box are
> > > good.
> > >
> > > Craig Wolf
> > > Linux Web Server Support
> > > Backup Supervisor
> > > Desktop/Network Specialist
> > > Support Services Center
> > > Millard Public Schools
> > > 402-894-6283
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> dkauffman at tconl.com 9/12/2002 >>>
> > > I'm having a problem keeping my connection to the cable modem up. The
> > > ethernet on-board "card " is a TLAN and it connects to a DHCP 3 com 
>(?)
> > > cable
> > > modem. It seems to go down later at night 8-11 or so. I've reset the
> > > modem
> > > and it'll be up for no more than ten minutes before the connection 
>goes
> > > dead
> > > again. I'm on Qwest Choice Online. They replaced this modem Tuesday 
>and
> > > the
> > > same thing happened again last night. Can you folks offer any
> > > suggestions as
> > > to what might be happening  and preventive meauures I could take? I'm
> > > using
> > > RH 7.2  Linux as my routing service and as far as I can tell 
>everything
> > > else
> > > seems to be working right.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Don Kauffman
> > >
> > > PS. Gated isn't running.
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