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Subject: Re: I hate my Cox
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On Mon, 20 May 2024 22:25:51 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

>Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>> On 5/20/24 6:55 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> 
>>> I hate my Cox
>>> 
>>> Suddenly, after decades of DVR rental, they locked me out until I agree to
>>> this:
>>> 
>>> By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access
>>> your Cox Contour TV subscription on additional supported devices like
>>> computers and tablets, as well as the TV connected to your set-top DVR via
>>> the Cox network.  If subscribed to Contour TV DVR with cloud technology,
>>> your acceptance also confirms that when you record programs on your set-top
>>> DVR you also want to save and store them automatically in the Cox network
>>> in several formats to (1) enable you to play them back (and navigate within
>>> them) on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well
>>> as the TV connected to your set-top DVR, and (2) optimize the video and
>>> audio quality of your viewing experience during playback.
>> 
>> This development makes sense.
>> 
>> *Forcing* subscribers to switch (esp. with no incentive offered) does not.
>> 
>
>They may be planning on charging me for cloud services?

Possible but likely not. They just want to eliminate the headache of
maintaining DVRs that have hard drives. So they just have to worry
about their online storage and all the settop boxes become relatively
simple boxes.