Multiroom DVR and CBS Sunday Night Shows
As anyone who records Mentalist or Good Wife on the east coast knows, those shows often start late due to CBS sports running late. Does the "cloud DVR" record the show (vs. the time slot), so it knows...
View ArticleEdit an existing Multiroom DVR Series Record?
If, e.g., I schedule a series to record and keep 3 episodes and later decide I want to keep 5 episodes, can I edit the existing series? Or do I have to delete it and create a new one from scratch, with...
View ArticleIf I order Sports Pak today....
...just to see the Canadians vs Lightning game tonight on the NHL Channel, can I cancel it tomorrow and pay only 60 cents?
View Article[iO] New Scientific Atlanta updates?
Had an email message the boxes were being updated over the next few days. Guess nothing happened to mine I see nothing different. Did anyone else's get updated? What have I got to look forward to or to...
View Article[OOL] fix OOL OUTAGE affecting at least NJ
OOLs DNS Servers Appear to be out. Go into your wireless router and manually manage DNS use Googles DNS Servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 Apply and you're back online (For reference googles Public DNS:...
View ArticleCan you cancel and then get the new customer promo rate?
they're raising my rates bu $30 per month, cant pay it to a company i hate. How long would you have to cancel before you could get the new customer promo?
View ArticleProblems with Multi-Room not recording programs....
.....or not saving them after recording them. I haven't checked to see which. I had this problem in the past, it stopped, and now it's worse than ever. Five shows since Sunday night are not in the...
View ArticleOptimum Outage Alerts Via Text Message Now Available
I just saw in this month's bill that you can now get outage notifications via text message. Cablevision states that they will send no more than three per week. To sign up, dial from your mobile phone...
View ArticleCooking Channel & DIY Network coming May 22
According to Newsday.... "Cablevision Systems Corp. on Tuesday said it will add the Cooking Channel and the DIY Network to its Optimum TV lineup by May 22. Both networks are owned by Knoxville, Tenn.-...
View Article[iO] Surcharge Sports Programming
We all have to pay it as far as I know, its the Surcharge of $2.98 for Sports Programming. I just don't get what we get? Are they channels?
View Article[Optimum Voice] New NY "taxes" announced
The latest bill says to expect new taxes/surcharges for OV in June. Are these increases -- "a sales tax and additional excise taxes" -- newly imposed upon Cablevision by NY politicians? Or is...
View ArticleHDTV Question
Looking for an "inexpensive" HDTV for my daughters room... 32"... What's the tradeoff between 720 & 1080 resolution in terms of what you can actually see?... Is anything broadcast in 1080 on...
View Article[iO] Amazing, men! Check 4250hd cable boxes!
This morning I noticed an enhancement on my explorer 4250 hd cable boxes. You can flip the channels really fast with the remote now! No more slow turning of the channels. My wish has been answered!...
View ArticleCable Show: Cablevision Upgrades Interactive TV Ad Platform
American Express First To Roll Campaign With MSO On ActiveVideo's Platform 4/30/2014 9:00 AM Eastern By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Cablevision Systmes is making notable improvements to...
View ArticleArris Modem and Coax Surge Protector
Is their a way to see the Arris signal to noise ratio and rx & tx power? I have an APC coax surge protector and want to see these numbers before and after I hook it up. There is still black carbon...
View ArticleWLIW HD returns May 1st
http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/6e9beec82815c42f85256a61005a47fc/85256a63004def9685257cc900609b31/$FILE/WLIW%20HD.pdf
View Article[iO] Do cable companies collect data on what we watch?
I was reading about the various ratings used to track program popularity (C+3, Live+7, etc.) These are collected by Nielson and others. That got me wondering whether Cablevision collects data on what...
View ArticleSports surcharge
So who else's sports surcharge go up from $2.98 to $4.98 this past month? I'm kinda getting tired of subsidizing the stupid Yankee fans around here. My old man only watches the Mets! /rant
View ArticleCant Reach Amazon.com
1. IE wont bring up Amazon 2. Chrome wont bring up Amazon 3. My firewall is disabled 4. Amazon.com can be resolved (72.21.194.121) 5. Tracert goes to 30 hops, the 6th hop is at xxxx.lightpath.net at...
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