Optimum WiFi upgraded to 15Mbps
On 2011/06/14
Optimum WiFi has upgraded their metropolitan Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey Wi-Fi hotspots to cable modem speeds of 15Mbps down and 4 Mbps up. This is a great free benefit to Cablevision subscribers.
Cablevision partners with Comcast Xfinity and Time Warner Road Runner to share their Wi-Fi networks with [...]
The right set top box for you
On 2011/01/23
What’s the best set top box (STB) for you? It’s one that meets your needs and wants. It’s one you can afford, figure out how to install, how to use and provides you the content you want.
Selecting the right one(s) for you is best done by first deciding what services you want [...]
It’s a holiday season filled with TV boxes
On 2010/11/14
Cablevision recently surrendered to FOX/News Corp.’s demands for outrageous fees to rebroadcast NYC’s free over-the-air (OTA) channels 5 and 9. Cablevision subscribers lost doubly in this fight. Firstly, we will foot the bill. Cablevision is primarily a middleman here. Secondly, FOX’s success will embolden other content companies to also demand ever-increasing retransmission fees.
The glacial change from analog TV to all-digital is confusing and maddening for most people. We are whipsawed by a continuing flow of abrupt changes to our decades-old habits. All we want to do is watch television. Is that too much to ask for? Although these changes are announced long before the implementation dates, the [...]
Do you need a cable box from Cablevision?
On 2010/06/30
Beginning on June 15, 2010 many Cablevision customers were distressed to find they could no longer view TV stations on their televisions without a cable box. I have heard this from clients, friends and on several heated discussions on Facebook.
This is not true.
They now see the message below or something similar [...]
Cablevision/Optimum Online outdoes itself
On 2010/06/19
I just ran a speed test on my Internet connection and was astounded by the results. I pay for Optimum Boost which is supposed to give me about 30 Mb/s downstream and 5 Mb/s upstream. The test showed over 55 Mb/s down. WOW!
Not all large communications companies treat their customers like dirt. Cablevision bucks the industry trend.
Large telcos do not have a good image. They have earned their reputations by gouging customers, restricting competition, under-investing in plant and infrastructure, being slow to adopt new technology, providing poor customer service and overpaying their executives.
I [...]
Is your cable TV bill too high?
On 2010/04/14
It would be surprising if you answered, “No.” Except for cable company executives, we all feel that our ever-increasing cable or satellite TV bills are too high. However, even the executives understand how customers feel about these rising rates. The content producers, like Disney or Fox, are probably the major force at work causing this [...]
Using the Internet is not just about download and upload speeds. Pingtest.net determines the quality of your Internet connection.
Streaming media, voice, video communications, and online gaming require more than just raw speed. Test your connection to get your rating.
Programming your Cablevision iO DVR is now easy
On 2009/12/12
Cablevision rents Scientific-Atlanta DVRs to their Optimum iO cable TV subscribers.
These DVRs have an awful user interface (UI) that make them painful to use. Finding a program to record is usually time-consuming and frustrating. After playing with one of these for a couple of months I went back to my [...]
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