Monthly Archives: August 2011

Instructions On How To Reset Cable After Electricity Turned Back In Hurricane Irene

August 28, 2011
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Cox officials offered the following information on what to do after electricity is returned to turn on your cable television: “As power is restored, customers may have to reboot their modems or cable boxes. To reset, power down & unplug your device wait a few seconds & then restart.”  Cox Communications Operational Update: Tropical...

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DirectBuy Review: Think Long and Hard Before Giving DirectBuy Thousands of Dollars

August 28, 2011
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DirectBuy Review: Think Long and Hard Before Giving DirectBuy Thousands of Dollars

The North American DirectBuy discount club has hundreds of happy members in Connecticut, the U.S. and in Canada. Don’t count me or Steven Robin of West Hartford as part of its fan club. For those of you unfamiliar with the club – which has locations in Rocky Hill, Norwalk, and West Springfield, to become...

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New Capital One Card Offers More Cash Back

August 28, 2011
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Capital One launched a new credit card last week, Capital One Cash. It has an  annual bonus award offer that may give cardholders more cash that the average cashback reward cards. It offers 1% cash back on every day purchases and a 50% anniversary bonus on cash earned on purchases in the previous year....

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Mercedes-Benz Co-Brands With Amex

August 28, 2011
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Mercedes-Benz is taking customer loyalty to a new level by teaming with American Express to offer its own co-branded charge cards. The Mercedes-Benz Credit Card and Platinum Card make their debut today. The credit card–with an annual fee of $95–offers a variety of perks including 1,000 miles waived at lease-end while the Platinum Card–with...

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