[OOL] 5GHz on OptimumWifi Outdoor Hotspots?
I am trying to find out if the outdoor OptimumWifi hotspots support 5GHz or just 2.4GHz. I have been troubleshooting a cranky iPhone 5 that I believe has a defective 2.4GHz radio. Right outside my...
View ArticleOptimum Internet Basics Modem
Hey guys, I just downgraded to internet basics and now there's a modem rental fee with my new plan. Trying to get out of paying rental fee by purchasing my own modem I know Optimum lists what modems I...
View ArticleNew Smart Router, or Old
I was having strange issues with my internet, and was advised to exchange my router. I just came back from the optimum store, and I see that they gave me this giant square sagecom 5260cv router; I had...
View Article[iO] NHL Center Ice FREE Preview
NHL Center Ice Free Preview February 13 - February 19 Channels 254-267
View ArticleMRDVR and Chicago PD now P.D.
Didn't record this weeks ep and next weeks not flagged to record either. Noticed the guide now shows it as Chicago P.D. (With periods) Setup new series and it is set to record.
View ArticleArris Modem TM822G Lights
TL;DR Power and Link lights solid green, DS blinking amber no internet; DS goes solid amber then US blinking amber, everything goes solid green shortly after, internet back on I have a linksys router...
View Article[OOL] Did CV kill off email accounts of their ex-customers?
As of yesterday my ool email login stopped working... Anybody else experience this? -- [Sig removed by Administrator: signature can not exceed 20GB]
View Article[OOL] switching to a customer owned modem is almost impossible
Got hit with the new $9.99 modem rental fee starting with my feb bill since Im a business customer. I have a spare SB6141, 8x4 D3 modem, just like the OOL owned TM822 that I was free-renting before....
View Article[OOL] Unblocking port 25 and 80
There used to be a place on OOL's web portal where you could unblock ports 25, and 80 if you were in the right tier of service. I can't find that anymore. Has anyone seen that recently? -- — C. S. Hilton
View Article[OOL] Recover Optimum Id
Is there any way to recover an old optimum id? My in-laws were on OOL until about 2013. I'm still on it. After my father-in-law canceled OOL my mother-in-law lost her skype password. That password is...
View ArticleFinally got bufferbloat to A
Took some QoS tweaking in my router, but bufferbloat is down to almost zero now.
View ArticlePixelation when using Tivo with Cablevision
I bought a Tivo in the beginning of December. I got a Roamio Pro with the six tuners. Ever since I have been having some pixelation and the sound and picture sometimes pause for a second. It happens on...
View Article[OOL] DoS Attack from xbox live gamer
Got a DoS attack tonight from someone on xbox live. (My son was playing). Now can't connect thru optimum router. Will try a hard reset I suppose or is there something else I can do? I've unplugged...
View ArticleCould News 12 be on the chopping with the Altice acquisition?
Altice seem hell bent on cutting cost/services as much as position based on their prior acquisitions.
View ArticleArris Signal Levels
I am helping out a friend of mine, and I wanted to see if someone could please tell me if the modem signal is good (attached). Thanks! -- "If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we...
View Article[OOL] Altice to bring 1 Gig to 250 Suddenlink communities
I know this spans that thin gray line between on and off topic, but with the likely sale of Cablevision to Altice, one can hope we will see the same thing. Thoughts?...
View ArticleSticker shock, $15 BOL price increase
Been a BOL user for 5 years (internet only, Ultra 50) for a small business website with servers at home (2 servers, 16gb RAM, 2tb each). It went up to $89.90 last year and just went up another $15.00....
View Article[OOL] Currently sitting on a total loss of service
Okay, so not total... Just 15%++ packet loss. See image. (For the record, my channels are hopping around. Sometimes I get one channel, sometimes three, sometimes six, etc.) Next appointment is tomorrow...
View ArticleNew Arris TM1602A modem
Hi All, I just swapped out my Arris TM822G for a TM1602A modem. My S/N ratio is a few points higher and I now have 9 downstream channels. Upstream remains at 3 channels. I got the modem at the local...
View ArticleNew TiVo HBO GO app
Anyone using a Roamio or Bolt having any luck with the new HBO Go app? When I try to log in, it tells me "you can't use HBO GO outside the US". IP2location.com is showing my assigned IP is coming from...
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