My suspicion was and still is that this was not a complete coincidence. I called up to cancel and had my monthly bill lowered to a promotional rate for the next six months.
LOL, At first I thought there was just something wrong with the box or remote. So look Mr. perfect; I cut up and then split by hand over a cord of firewood today, what did you do? The reward I got when I came back in the house was my wife being irate about having to watch C-span while she waited for some show that she enjoys to come back on. I then had to place myself between the TV and her to prevent damage to the screen from the objects she was throwing. Thank goodness I was able to wrestle the AK out of her hands.