I am helping dad reclaim his TV viewing pleasure and release him from the IT ransom held by Cox Cable. The first was, of course, by default. The second took an act of God which was what got us into this in the first place.
Television, telephone, fax
Mom overtime had herself into a multi-year, every-single-channel, phone-fax-tin-foil-cap agreement with Cox. She paid extra for Wifi. (My brother got the same deal yet as a NEW customer he got it all for $5 month and they gave him free Wifi.)
I had to go to a Cox store and wave mom's death certificate in their face. Please stop. She's not watching TV from our house anymore (Lord Jesus, please scootch over and let mom watch General Hospital with you.) They canceled the contract. Then, I placed a new order for Wifi for their *high but immediately less hassle* going rate. Hmmm, no. "Your address is in our system...yada, yada, blah."
When I got home and later that night I placed an online Cox wifi order and got a great deal...I received a 6-month discount because I was referred by Jan (my dead mother).
No more 493-1908
To get a $500 monthly discount off of the Cox cable bill, mom continued the family house landline. It, like my mother, is now deceased. Anyone who grew up with Mike, me, or Julie know 493-1908. Since 1969 our phone number has been 493-1908. Nevertheless, whoever is reassigned this number will get nothing but sales calls promising great deals.
So now that daddy is released from the huge "cable bill," inexpensive communication tech horror has been unleashed upon my brother and I.
Until next time...
