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To: Ken Adams who wrote (110273)	7/24/2024 1:21:51 PM
From: Garlic Breath	of 110423

Before you do the change up read the Cox website about activating your own modem.

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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (110274)	7/24/2024 2:50:34 PM
From: Ken Adams	1 Recommendation of 110423

Thanks! That's the plan. I made note of MAC information that may be something additional in making this work. I'm sure Cox will only be minimally cooperative, since I'm killing their monthly rental.

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To: Garlic Breath who wrote (110275)	7/24/2024 2:51:59 PM
From: Ken Adams	of 110423

Thank you. Good point. Hoping Cox will not try to make this difficult.

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From: miraje	7/26/2024 10:35:51 AM
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Quick question. I'm looking to buy a refurbed laptop. I can choose either Win 10 or Win 11 for an OS. Much difference? I'm a very light user with an old Win 7 laptop that's breaking down and am looking for an easy transition. Recommendations?

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To: miraje who wrote (110278)	7/26/2024 10:57:06 AM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)	of 110423

Get Windows 11, Windows 10 end of life soon. A bit of a leaning curve trying to find stuff. Some hardware may not be supported. Rare. My Bluetooth headphones are not 11 compatible.

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To: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) who wrote (110279)	7/26/2024 11:19:27 AM
From: miraje	of 110423

Thanks for your reply, Ron. I'm not a techie, so new bells and whistles mean less to me than an easy transition and shorter learning curve. I want something similar enough to what I'm currently using that I can just plug it in and go. What are the major differences (mainly interface) between 10 and 11? Thanks again for your input..

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To: miraje who wrote (110280)	7/26/2024 11:25:39 AM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)	of 110423

Go with Win 10. Its still a leaning curve going from 7 to 10. Lots of YouTube video on this.

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To: miraje who wrote (110278)	7/26/2024 11:31:22 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	of 110423

Stick with Win 10 for now and just make sure whatever you buy can run 11 when the time comes. Win 11 has not gained traction as quickly as Microsoft had hoped yet and most people are sticking with 10 for now. It still has more than twice the market share of Win 11. I'm a Mac user, but I do the same thing with macOS, I usually stay one major release version behind until the OS is more "fully baked" and most of the kinks have been worked out.

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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (110282)	7/26/2024 11:36:46 AM
From: miraje	1 Recommendation of 110423

Thanks to you and Ron. Think I will stick to Win 10 for now..

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To: miraje who wrote (110278)	7/26/2024 12:52:14 PM
From: Ken Adams	of 110423

I'm gonna keep an eye on what you end up doing about a refurbished laptop. I'm on the verge of replacing my 13 year old Toshiba. It's done everything I bot it to do. Lately, it stopped finding my router for internet connection. I've tried a few suggestions, but it just stopped a few days ago and won't go near a connection again. Like you, I don't need it for all the previous stuff anymore, it's really a kitchen table convenience along with morning coffee and cookies, reading email and headline news. Checking on the market open, etc.

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