Cox Wireless to offer two Android devices: HTC Hero and Desire

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged Android, Cox Wireless, HTC Desire, HTC Hero

Cox is becoming the first U.S. Cable company to offer mobile phone service, beginning in three initial markets: Orange County, California; Omaha, Nebraska; and Hampton Roads, Virginia. They will be offering a slew of devices, including two Android offerings in the HTC Desire and HTC Hero.

The Desire will run $69.99 with a two year agreement, and the Hero will run $49.99 also with a two year agreement. Unlimited data will run you a fairly standard $30 a month, or you can opt for a pay as you go option for $0.01 / KB. As a former Cox customer I can attest that their Cable/Internet service is pretty decent, but I can not speak for their wireless offering. I really do not know how Cox will fare against the big boys, but the more power to them I say.

[via Bloomburg, Cox]

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Comments

Murph

A bit more than two from what I hear.
SirWally

“Cox is becoming the first U.S. Cable company to offer mobile phone service…”

Umm, no they aren’t. They may be the first large cable company in the Lower 48 to offer mobile phone service, but GCI (in Alaska) has offered cable/phone/mobile/internet for many years.
David

i have the hero its pretty good when i first got it it would drop calls but no longer does it do that but there are some apps om other phones that dont show up on mine(angry Birds)
Dave

[SNIPPED FROM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivot_WirelessPivot Wireless was a cell phone service, created by a joint venture between Sprint and multiple cable companies[1].
Using Pivot, customers were able to access their cable TV guide, email service and watch many national channels using the cell phone. Calls made from a Pivot phone to the home phone were free and both phones share a voicemail service.
Pivot offered and supported the following phones: LG Muziq (LX-570), LG Fusic (LX-550), Samsung M510, Sanyo SCP8500 (Katana DLX), Palm Treo 755P, Motorola RAZR, Sanyo 6650 (Katana II), Motorola KRZR, Samsung M300.
Pivot was dropped later by many companies as cable companies complained it was too cumbersome operationally.
Aide Paylor

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