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Re: New cox cable managed network

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From: Andrew Wees
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 07:05
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When will Omaha Nebraska kit the conversion kits and will it work with
windows xp?
"Lloyd Wayne Reece" <Lloyd@reece.net> wrote in message
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> You will have to install the software to register your computer with the
new
> Cox.net service but their is nothing saying you can't uninstall it after
you
> have registered!  I have seen the Cox.Net cd and it includes a "healing
agent"
> that can put your network settings back to right if they get trashed with
just a
> couple of mouse clicks!  The Cox.net CD does not contain a browser having
> learned the lesson from @home that an emasculated version of IE is worse
than
> anything!!!  The Cox.net CD will alter IE in on small detail.  It will put
the
> COX logo in the right hand corner where you see the IE logo now!!
Microsoft has
> long allowed and encouraged companies to put their "branding" on the
products!
>
> Lloyd
> Cox Tech Support
>
> Mr_Smyth wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know here if I will have to install their software when it
comes
> > out to keep my service up and running? The original @home software had a
> > program
> > called tioga that kept reporting (something) to an outside
> > source. The browser they supplied was hokey also.
>
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