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pjduffey
New Contributor
10 days ago

Keep @cox.net email address when cancelling internet service

I'm having a hard time finding info on whether or not I would lose access to my Cox.net email address if I cancelled my Cox service. This article says I would lose it, but it's a third party site, s...
  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    10 days ago

    As per here;

    Access to the cox.net email address if I choose to discontinue services with Cox

    After the move to Yahoo Mail is complete, and you accept their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, your cox.net email address will be supported by Yahoo and will be accessible to you even if you choose to discontinue service with Cox.

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WiderMouthOpen
Esteemed Contributor II

Happy to help. You may want to switch email providers anyway. Not only is Yahoo notorious for bad security(part of one of biggest hacks of all time), but their whole business model is to make money off showing you ads and collecting your user data in your email. That is why they charge you to forward your email and make using a email client difficult. Their anti spam is horrible too. You would be much better off with Gmail, Proton, or Icloud(Apple) email. Don't just take my word for it though. Search online about what is said about Yahoo.

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Darkatt
Honored Contributor
6 days ago

I am using an email client, it was horrible to setup, but, no ads!

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    CurtB
    Honored Contributor
    6 days ago

    I use Yahoo Mail with uBlock Origin and don't have any ads either.  It's no longer supported on Chrome, but it blocks all ads on MS Edge.  It has to be disabled on watchtv.cox.com but that's the only website I've found that it prevented from functioning.  That website doesn't have third party ads anyway.

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      WiderMouthOpen
      Esteemed Contributor II
      3 days ago

      I was thinking of setting up a Pi-hole to block ads on my network. Just bought a Pi 500 for Xmas that has got me interested in the platform. Anyone here have any experience?