text: Yes Yet another plea searching for alternatives to CoxnnIn a lot of ways we have liked their service and offerings Technically there are few issuesnnThe issues come with cost Our Internet bill is now up to a month which seems exorbitant nnThen there is the phone service Once again technically crystal clear calls and great service Here is the problem we left Embarq for Cox specifically because of the outrageous rates we were getting from Embarq We were attracted to Cox because of the offer of a flat rate Yet even this flat rate has been jumping to the point now that we are wondering what we left Embarq for especially since Embarq now claims to be offering a flat ratennSo I am looking for alternatives especially on the Internet front though that seems the toughest nnFor TV looked into Dish and DirectTV but not nuts about having to pay the huge up front for the equipment nnSo are we stuck with the Cox monopoly