12:00 AM Here's a snapshot of the devices and plans Cox will feature as it bursts into the wireless game

Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor

November 19, 2010

2 Min Read
Cox Wireless: The Starting Lineup

12:00 AM -- Here's a glance at the products and packages that will grace Cox's foray into wireless. (See Cox Wireless Is Go for Launch.)

Handsets/smartphones:

  • High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) (Taiwan: 2498) Desire: Android smartphone with WiFi and HTC Sense interface.

  • Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Milestone: Android phone with WiFi, QWERTY slider keyboard, 5 megapixel camera.

  • LG Electronics Inc. (London: LGLD; Korea: 6657.KS) Axis: Android phone with slide-out keyboard, WiFi, and 3-megapixel camera.

  • HTC Hero: Android phone with WiFi and 3.2-inch touchscreen.

  • HTC Wildfire: Android phone with WiFi and "app-sharing" widget.

  • Samsung Corp. Messenger Touch: BREW-enabled phone with keypad, and 100 megabytes of storage.

  • Samsung Profile: BREW phone with QWERTY keyboard.

  • Cox U210 "On-The-Go 3G modem made by Franklin Wireless Corp.



Others in the arsenal include the Samsung Finesse, Samsung MyShot II, and the Kyocera Corp. (NYSE: KYO) Laylo and Tomo.

Plans
Table 1: Individual Monthly Rate Plans

Starter

$39.99/month for 450 minutes

Essential

$59.99/month for 800 minutes

Preferred

$69.99/month for unlimited talk

Premier

$99.99/month for unlimited talk, text, and Web

Source: Cox





Table 2: Family Plans (includes two lines)

Starter

$69.99/month for 800 minutes

Essential

$89.99/month for 1,400 minutes

Preferred

$109.99/month for 2,100 minutes

Premier

$119.99/month for unlimited talk with two lines

Source: Cox





— Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Light Reading Cable

About the Author(s)

Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Jeff Baumgartner is a Senior Editor for Light Reading and is responsible for the day-to-day news coverage and analysis of the cable and video sectors. Follow him on X and LinkedIn.

Baumgartner also served as Site Editor for Light Reading Cable from 2007-2013. In between his two stints at Light Reading, he led tech coverage for Multichannel News and was a regular contributor to Broadcasting + Cable. Baumgartner was named to the 2018 class of the Cable TV Pioneers.

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