Cox Communicatons - Conversion kit?

[Grizzly]

I get my cable modem service from Cox, and I just recieved a big "tool kit" from Cox in the mail. It claims I need go through this "conversion process" to avoid a disruption in service.

Included in this process is some lame-o CD I'm supposed to install and enter some Authentication code.

Now...I personally can't stand having *any* garbage software from my ISP on my computer. So I was wondering if anyone had some insight as to what the ramifications are if I just sit here as is and ignore this. I find it hard to believe that there will actually be a disruption in my internet connection. I'm guessing that what they meant by "disruption" is a disruption in their many lame services I never use. Such as Cox.net e-mail, homepage, etc etc.

Did anyone else get this kit? And does anyone have an idea on what this really means?

[Un4given]

Grizzly, was Cox affected by the Excite shutdown? If they were, it's probably just a CD to convert the addressing/server information over to whatever Cox is using now. Most users don't know enough to be able to do it manually.

AT&T had this through their web site. They had a file you could run to do it automatically, or you could get the new server information and do it manually.

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