[onewhippedpuppy]

I ***** hate Cox Cable. I have a 6-mo old Toshiba LCD TV with a built-in HD tuner. I can watch the "over the air" HD programming, which in my area is the major networks. Cox markets that they offer "free HDTV". Of course, in order to receive this "free" service, you have to rent a decoder box for $9.99/mo. Free = $9.99?! This is NOT a tuner, it is a decoder. Cox encrypts their HD channels, the box simply descrables them. So the channels are already there (free), but you have to pay to actually watch them.

When I called their service line, they initially tried to play it off like my TV required the box to view HD. I called their bluff, and they finally came out with the truth that they scramble the stations. So, is there any way I can purchase this decoder box? $9.99 a month isn't that much, but their marketing BS just chaps my ass. Paying for something free.......... My motivation? It's almost college football season.