Cox or Quest?

Digital Wokan plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 02 Oct 2001 00:55:18 -0700


Don't be too surprised.  For some reason, the recruiter who has had the
most luck getting me interviews has only been able to get 2 e-mails to
me, and every test message we've coordinated has never made it to me. 
Can't say if it's on their end or mine.

"Richard L. Proctor" wrote:
> 
> On Monday 01 October 2001 10:56 pm, you wrote:
> > Chris Cowan wrote:
> > > I'm moving to a new apartment and I have the choice between Cox or Quest
> > > for my internet access. Any opinions on which one I should go with?
> >
> > I heard that Qwest is switching all their clients over to MSN
> > as their Internet Service Provider.  They were going to delay
> > this for Mac users, but there was no mention of Linux users.
> > I may have this all wrong, but it's something to check into.
> >
> > I have been happy with Cox in Northeast Phoenix.  The ISP is
> > Excite@Home, which lost some of my email when I first started
> > with Cox about a year ago.  But I've not been aware of any
> > real problems recently.  Download speeds are very good.
> > Upload speeds are not something I'm sensitive to.
> >
> > Excite@Home appears to be going bankrupt or changing hands,
> > and we don't know what disruptions users might see when a
> > new owner (possibly AT&T) takes over.
> >
> > Play the competition and see what kind of deal you can squeeze
> > out of them.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Vic
> 
> It amazes me to read people have so much trouble with cox,  i've been with
> them now over a year and i've never experienced any trouble with them at all.
> It's been great and flawless.  My speeds are fantastic and the service has
> been great.
> 
> I also have digital telephones with cox and I did have a problem one time
> making local calls around my neighborhood and called customer service and
> told them I could not phone my dad because of this problem.  They not only
> called me back and told me what the problem was, they also called my dad and
> told them the problem was fixed and was he experiencing any problems
> contacting me,  and my dad is with quest.  Now that's customer service.
> 
> My 2 cents.