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Re: New cox cable managed network

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From: Paul Hine paul.nospamuop2
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 19:21
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In <3C3503C6.3A877493@reece.net>, Lloyd Wayne Reece <Lloyd@reece.net> writes:

>>
>> Lloyd Wayne Reece <Lloyd@reece.net> wrote in
>> news:3C314C9C.DEDF0FCC@reece.net:
>>
>> > 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.
>> >
>

Haven't registered yet but swung the 
newsreader over to <<news.west.cox.net>>

Speed today isn't quite what we had 
with @home but it's all coming from 
one server right now.  Things look 
like they are going to go well -- even
for us folks who use off beat systems.

Paul Hine
posted with NR/2 v2.0
<< paul.nospamuop2@homenospam.com >>
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From: "Paul Hine" paul.nospamuop2@homenospam.com
Subject: Re: New cox cable managed network
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