This is the Gadgetress Guide to Cox Communications in Orange County. It’s packed with links to all previous stories plus details on the company and quick contact list for customer support.
Cox Orange County is based in Rancho Santa Margarita and has retail stores throughout the county where customers can test out and purchase or lease equipment.
It is one two cable TV companies and one of six paid-TV providers in Orange County. Here at The Gadgetress, there are also guides to Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse (Dish and DirecTV coming soon, hopefully).
If you spot something that should be here or shouldn’t, please e-mail thegadgetress@ocregister.com. Thanks!
Most recent stories:
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Older stories:
- Cox getting into 3D; ESPN 3D starts in JuneMarch 30, 2010, 9:54 pm
- Cox’s mobile phone update: Can you hear me now Omaha?March 25, 2010, 3:02 pm
- What happened to Cox Cable’s mobile phone service?March 24, 2010, 2:12 pm
- National Geographic Wild starts in March, replaces Fox RealityFebruary 15, 2010, 6:59 pm
- Cox offers cheaper TV prices but not all users qualifyFebruary 4, 2010, 8:30 pm
- Cable TV users just want a 20% discount, says reportFebruary 2, 2010, 4:47 pm
- Cox raising cable TV, HD and Internet prices in Orange CountyJanuary 29, 2010, 9:42 pm
- Free calls to Haiti, where to watch benefit concertJanuary 23, 2010, 1:13 am
- Cox promises ‘unbelievably fair’ mobile service in MarchJanuary 14, 2010, 4:32 pm
- Cox getting EPIX movie channel in AprilJanuary 13, 2010, 7:27 pm
- Psssst: Digital cable TV is cheaper than analog cableDecember 17, 2009, 5:22 pm
- Cox Cable: No price hikes planned for 2010 yetDecember 16, 2009, 10:54 pm
- Cox picks Orange County to launch mobile phone serviceDecember 8, 2009, 8:00 pm
- Cox working on restoring Internet outageDecember 7, 2009, 8:57 pm
- Japanese TV free this week for Cox customersDecember 4, 2009, 12:43 am
- Cox’s special TiVo adapters now available in O.C.November 27, 2009, 4:10 pm
- Cox adding 15 HD channels in DecemberNovember 13, 2009, 11:18 pm
- Cox moving 100 channels to on-demand formatNovember 13, 2009, 9:28 pm
- Cox wants you to vote which O.C. high school should be on TVNovember 5, 2009, 12:57 am
- Cox to begin testing TiVo adapter this week — only in O.C.October 28, 2009, 9:31 pm
- Cox finally coming out with multi-room DVROctober 23, 2009, 10:11 am
- Cox adds more primetime shows on demandOctober 15, 2009, 2:05 pm
- Cable scores lowest in paid TV customer satisfaction surveyOctober 7, 2009, 1:00 pm
- Mormon presence in O.C. attracts cable TV’s attentionSeptember 29, 2009, 7:01 am
- It’s official: Cox to offer ESPN360 in Orange CountySeptember 26, 2009, 12:05 am
- Cox fix for TiVo users delayedSeptember 25, 2009, 7:02 pm
- Cox rolls out new On-Demand software, featuresSeptember 24, 2009, 2:02 pm
- Cox offers O.C. free peek at Versus sports channelSeptember 17, 2009, 9:28 pm
- Best home phone service? Winner isn’t a phone companySeptember 17, 2009, 4:31 pm
- Do you qualify for $6.11 phone service?September 14, 2009, 5:16 pm
- Cox says no to new NFL channel, but offers alternativesSeptember 12, 2009, 3:45 pm
- Cox O.C. will be first to test TiVo adapters from MotorolaSeptember 2, 2009, 8:23 am
- O.C. high-school sports coverage heading to Cox cableSeptember 1, 2009, 10:54 pm
- Help Cox Cable give $17,500 to the most deserving local charitiesAugust 18, 2009, 6:20 pm
- Cox delays roll out of new HD channels one weekJuly 30, 2009, 7:50 pm
- Help your favorite local charity win $10k from Cox CableJuly 7, 2009, 12:19 am
- More HD channels coming to cable TV, TiVo users impactedJuly 3, 2009, 2:58 pm
- When 750 people show up for 60 jobs…July 2, 2009, 12:45 am
- Cox Cable adding 9 HD channels in Orange CountyJuly 1, 2009, 2:21 pm
- Reminder: Cox Cable job fair is SaturdayJune 27, 2009, 7:01 am
- Need a job? Cox Cable hopes to fill 60 openingsJune 25, 2009, 7:05 am
- Is Time Warner adding TiVo to its DVR?June 23, 2009, 4:24 pm
- Cox, FiOS, DirecTV offering free HBO this weekendJune 11, 2009, 1:52 am
- Cable TV losing 1 million customers a yearMay 22, 2009, 4:29 pm
- Consumers unsatisfied with TV service, says report (duh)May 19, 2009, 5:32 pm
- Verizon dangles $150 cash cards in TV bundles battleApril 22, 2009, 6:03 pm
- TV news you may have missed…April 21, 2009, 12:14 am
- O.C.’s TV, phone companies land in top 50 for diversityMarch 24, 2009, 8:54 pm
- March Madness gets extra love from TV to iPhoneMarch 19, 2009, 7:05 am
- Cox raising cable TV, digital phone prices in O.C.January 30, 2009, 4:39 pm
- Cox Cable plans price hikes in 2009January 2, 2009, 8:39 pm
- Reminder: Digital TV transition event with FCC, Cox CableDecember 11, 2008, 12:05 am
- Cox bumps up Internet speed for ‘premier’ users in O.C.December 3, 2008, 11:55 pm
- Feds to look closely at cable TV firms pricing, channel changesNovember 5, 2008, 3:48 am
- Cox Cable adding… mobile phone service?October 27, 2008, 8:28 pm
- How to get cheaper cable TV in O.C., part 2October 22, 2008, 4:45 pm
- Time Warner Cable plans more channels in O.C. despite finesOctober 17, 2008, 11:30 am
- Cox wants to give back to O.C.’s women-owned businessesOctober 15, 2008, 2:03 pm
- Cox adds two Hindi-language channels in O.C.October 8, 2008, 7:10 am
- What TV service has most satisfied customers? (Hint: Not cable)October 1, 2008, 9:12 pm
- U-Verse customers get free upgrade to sharable DVRSeptember 23, 2008, 2:27 pm
- Cox customers can watch Obama-McCain forum over and overAugust 25, 2008, 7:14 pm
- Californians not so speedy when it comes to InternetAugust 12, 2008, 3:31 pm
- UPDATE: Watch the Olympics in HDAugust 8, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Cox adds more HD channels for freeJuly 4, 2008, 12:10 am
- Behind the TV servicesMay 8, 2007, 3:51 pm
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