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Lloyd Wayne Reece <Lloyd@reece.net>writes:

>PC Medic wrote:
>
>>"Lloyd Wayne Reece" <Lloyd@reece.net>wrote in message
>>news:3C314C9C.DEDF0FCC@reece.net...
>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>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!
>>
>>With all do respect to your position with Cox Technical Support, where
>>did you get this information? Anything that will need to be done
>>(which isn't much) can be done manually by the average user.
>
>But I was told that at some point in the next 2 months you will have to
>load the CD and register your computer with COX.

I don't use Microsoft Windows, or a Macintosh, how do I "register [my]
computer with COX" ?

Why do I need a 650MB CD-ROM to convey the information that could be
printed on a piece of paper?

>If you can accomplish that without installing the software great!!

_I_ can. As could anyone with a modicum of sense and the ability to
follow instructions.

>I am not sure you can because the software is going to send all
>the necessary info to COX directly.

What information, and where is it sent?

Why is this necessary?

I really doubt that each user receives a personalized CD-ROM. There is
another agenda here.

>Like I said before their is nothing saying you can't uninstall the
>software 5 minutes after the regestriation process has been done!

I don't use Microsoft Windows, or a Macintosh. Is this how COX intends
to prevent the use of unsupported (aka unauthorized) operating systems?

And just how much money is COX wasting on these "conversion kits"?

-- 
A COX user