My costs are great. I have phone and internet, (preferred hsi), for $85 a month, including all taxes. To add TV, is "Get all your favorite shows on broadcast TV, with local news, live events, and sports—all for just $50 a month with one Contour box included." so, 135 a month, phone, unlimited LD, with caller ID and voicemail, Preferred HSI, and tv for 135 a month, seems to me like a good price. A check of providers actually shows you are incorrect. For starting packages, there are only 2 providers with lower costs, but their services provided are MUCH less than what you would get with Cox. I realize you are butthurt over something, and can do nothing but denigrate Cox, their service and prices, but in all honesty, I am very satisfied. I have had top notch service for decades, my internet is fantastic, my telephone service is great. My home phone rings my cell phone as well, so I never miss a call whether I am at home or not. So while starting TV service is 50, (or 53 based on ads all over as well as on consumer reports), you do NOT need every single service there is. If you WANT to spend more, you can.