Verizon here we come!
A few years ago, Verizon FiOS became available in our area. We were die-hard cable fans, complete with our digital cable TV channels, including the music channels! (LOVE THOSE!)
So...when the sales people came door to door, we told them that we were in a contract and couldn't change (we really were) and sent them on their way.
Time passed, and we needed to cut back, save our pennies, and stuff like that. So, we canceled our phone service through Cox and went with Vonage. We also downgraded our digital TV to "Basic/Expanded" and gave up the music channels (*sniff*) - not to mention Noggin, a channel that Ryan LOVED!
It hasn't been THAT bad going without, and we really had no intention to change.
But the other night as I was seeing the Verizon commercial (for the ump-teenth time) with the cable guy who's watching the FiOS guy through the window (Off topic - did you know that the guy (Matt McCarthy) who plays the cable guy is from RI? Anyhooo....) I mentally went through what we are paying now for Vonage and our Cox Cable/Internet. The result? The price we would pay for Verizon services (phone, internet, digital channels/music) would be the SAME if not just a little cheaper! AND - we're able to include a DVR in the package!
*happy dance*happy dance*
So, the decision was a no-brainer since we don't have a contract with our cable company anymore. We'll be paying the same money, for more services. Why not switch? :)
The REALLY cool thing about this is that now we will have BYU TV! No more streaming General Conference over the Internet or plopping ourselves down on someone elses couch! Also, I don't have to change email addresses because I have my own domains. But...
*Housekeeping Note*
If you are currently using Ric's cox email address - rcl1 (at) cox (dot) net - change over to ric (at) thelevetts (dot) com so that your messages don't bounce back once the switch is made!
So, there you go, Verizon here we come!
So...when the sales people came door to door, we told them that we were in a contract and couldn't change (we really were) and sent them on their way.
Time passed, and we needed to cut back, save our pennies, and stuff like that. So, we canceled our phone service through Cox and went with Vonage. We also downgraded our digital TV to "Basic/Expanded" and gave up the music channels (*sniff*) - not to mention Noggin, a channel that Ryan LOVED!
It hasn't been THAT bad going without, and we really had no intention to change.
But the other night as I was seeing the Verizon commercial (for the ump-teenth time) with the cable guy who's watching the FiOS guy through the window (Off topic - did you know that the guy (Matt McCarthy) who plays the cable guy is from RI? Anyhooo....) I mentally went through what we are paying now for Vonage and our Cox Cable/Internet. The result? The price we would pay for Verizon services (phone, internet, digital channels/music) would be the SAME if not just a little cheaper! AND - we're able to include a DVR in the package!
*happy dance*happy dance*
So, the decision was a no-brainer since we don't have a contract with our cable company anymore. We'll be paying the same money, for more services. Why not switch? :)
The REALLY cool thing about this is that now we will have BYU TV! No more streaming General Conference over the Internet or plopping ourselves down on someone elses couch! Also, I don't have to change email addresses because I have my own domains. But...
*Housekeeping Note*
If you are currently using Ric's cox email address - rcl1 (at) cox (dot) net - change over to ric (at) thelevetts (dot) com so that your messages don't bounce back once the switch is made!
So, there you go, Verizon here we come!
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