[OOL] Arris TM802 Modem Lights
Just noticed that US light is yellow. Link flashing green. All other lights solid green. Is the US yellow indicative of a problem??
View Article[OOL] Taxes on bill for OOL and broadcast basic?
I have OOL and broadcast basic. They gave me a special when I got rid of phone. internet for $40, (plus grandfathered in ultra 101 for $15) and broadcast basic for 16.95. The first month my bill was...
View ArticleRemember 9 Channels down? Try 12.
Internet just went out at around 1AM. Came back with this. No changes in speed though. [att=1]
View ArticleOptimum Wi-Fi sucks and it's kind of a scam
Cablevision makes a big deal about the number of Wi-Fi hotspots they have. However, their Wi-Fi hotspots into two categories. One category is the WiMAX professional which is hugely effective. The...
View ArticleInside the Cablevision box
Cablevision installed this box about a decade ago when they ran a new fiber line to our development. We have underground utilities. A tech was doing work on it yesterday. I don't think this is a node....
View Article[iO] New Model Samsung Box For Cablevision
Anyone think Cablevision will offer this box, perhaps after Altice takes over? Granted, with the new FCC ruling, we might even be able to get this ourselves with the full suite of services (and then...
View Article[iO] box keeps switching to 4:3
Before I go into details, there are some of you who will just naysay me. If all you want to you is discredit what we are experiencing, please don't bother responding. Over the past week we started...
View ArticleA suddenlink customer but a good read over at stop the cap
I'm on the suddenlink part of drali's investment, But what they are doing in suddenlink area's where no competition is if on lower tiers, in suddenlink area's the lowest one is 50/5 250 caps. But in...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 Price Increases
So, I received my December bill via email and there were a few notes inside below. I'll preface by saying I have regular Optimum Online and two Samsung boxes (no DVR or additional services): Beginning...
View Article[OOL] Is upload being wonky for anyone else?
Today I noticed my upload not going over 4mbps like it's hitting a wall, it always goes 5mbps or a little over. Anyone know if there is issues in the Norwalk area?
View ArticleServer Spam Rejects
Starting about a week ago, just about every e-mail my wife or I try to send out stops with a spam detected dialog box from the server. If one clicks the box and then tries to send, the mail goes...
View Article[OOL] Upstream only 3mbits from 25?
I unwisely asked for Ultra 60, the new lowest "ultra" tier, as a free upgrade, thinking it'd have faster service than Ultra 50. Instead I got 3 megabits up rather than 25 megabits according to both...
View ArticleOptimumwifi hotspot not connecting!
My optimum was working fine for a few weeks intill it stoped working my pc is still in the same place but now it does not want to connect. The wifi has a yellow triangle
View Article[OOL] Arris TM1602 - pfSense - OOL Business
I have an OOL business account and want to avoid the new modem fee that Optimum put in place. I have 5 static IP addresses and am only using OOL; no voice or TV (and at this point will never buy any...
View Article[OOL] block websites/keywords on sagecom 5260cv
I have the sagecom 5260 router. Is theres a way to block websites and/or keywords? Better yet.... blocking them just for just one or two devices would be even better. I just looked thru the settings...
View ArticleBad install leads to electrified coax destroying TV
Anyone catch this article on The Verge? http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11705038/cablevision-coax-destroyed-tv-nearly-killed-me Basically a Verge writer got CV installed at his house and he / the...
View Article[iO] Definition of premium channels
What is optimum's definition of a premium channel? I ask this because today I downgraded my package from gold to preferred because cable rates are crazy high and while I lost pretty much all of the...
View ArticleNew change to service call fees...
So, I'm due for my quarterly bout of packet loss, and I called customer service who scheduled (yet another) truck roll for me. Previously, Optimum charged you $60 for a service call that wasn't their...
View Article[OOL] Stay with OOL or switch (back) to FiOS?
So in mid-July my 2 year promotion will run out and my bill will most likely double. I've not had any real issues with Optimum or their service but all the reports of the merger and the bad history of...
View Article[OOL] Service call fee scam
Cue back a month: my internet is going down all the time, major packet loss and slow speeds. I call Optimum and they tell them they have to set up an appointment. They state i may have to pay fee if...
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