Horrible installer
I had the a horrible installer come to my house yesterday to get my triple play setup. He came into the house and made sure the new phone number was working. Checked my internet speeds and then tried...
View ArticleIs anyone with cablecard having problems with channels 739, 752
Since two weeks ago I started having problems with channels 739, 752, 753, 762. The problem is that I get the message: "Subscription Required" on these channels. I have an InfinyTV 4 with one...
View ArticleNetgear N600
I like this router and I've had it for years, but it was recently flashed with Cablevision's managed firmware which I decidedly don't like. Assume I don't have the cash ready at hand to go buy a new...
View ArticleMinistry of Defence england for optimum wifi?
wtf? IP: 25.224.0.1 Decimal: 434110465 Hostname: 25.224.0.1 ISP: DINSA, Ministry of Defence Organization: DINSA, Ministry of Defence is listed as an active client for optimum wifi, using mac address...
View ArticleWIFi Issue With Smart Routers (Sagemcom and D-Link)
Help....I am having an issue with my D-Link router. Every few days all my wifi devices cannot connect to the internet. My hard wider devices have no issues. CV has replaced my router 3X - Netgear,...
View Article[iO] "Generic" descriptions in on screen guide
Anyone else notice this? Tonight I'm watching King of Queens. Description says, "Doug Heffernan shares a house with his wife and father in law". Flipping thru the guide I see The Cosby Show: "An...
View Article[iO] VCR hookup question
I will start off saying, yes I know barely anybody uses a VCR anymore, but I'm testing something out. I was hooking up my old VCR, to scan some tapes (looking for an old program) and everything plays...
View ArticleMoving Junction and DMARC?
So quickly: My DMARC is getting on in years, and I want to change it. The junction goes over a main road (see: county road that connects 2 state roads.) One of the main reasons is I want to have a...
View ArticlePower use of Samsung boxes
I have Scientific Atlanta set top boxes. They burn about 50 watts on or off! At current Con Ed prices, their electric use costs more than their rental! Does anyone know or has measured the power use of...
View Articlenations highest monthly bill
Cablevision sports nationÂ’s highest monthly bill http://rbr.com/cablevision-sports-nations-highest-monthly-bill/
View ArticleSamknows White Box
I am receiving one of these in the next few days. It is being shipped from the United Kingdom. I was invited by CV to participate. Not sure how I feel about it now. http://www.samknows.com/how-it-works
View Article[CATV Infrastructure] Power Supply Unit Lights?
Power's been out in my town after a extremely severe thunderstorm, I just took a drive out a few minutes ago to see what interesting things I saw, as well as to see my area in the pitch black (I...
View Articleool install hours
ool install hours seems to be only 9-5. i'm moving to a new apt and the only time slots ool is offering is 9-5. the first time slots for weekend is october. nothing open 5-8pm. anyone else have this...
View Articletrying to print crossword puzzle
Why can't I print the Sunday puzzle. I always do this for the Sunday puzzle, but suddenly now I cannot. Anyone have an answer?
View ArticleSamKNows configuration question...
I recently installed a SamKnows (tp-link) box in my home. The place is a geek wonderland with CAT6 homeruns to every dataport. There are 23 active dataports. I followed the suggested installation...
View Article[OOL] Outage in New Brunswick, NJ?
Is anyone else experiencing an internet outage in central NJ? I've got a green link light but the upstream / downstream lights are blinking orange over and over. It's an Arris modem.
View ArticleSamKnows packet loss
What do other people using SamKnows on Optimum see for UDP packet loss? I've always measured a low amount of packet loss on my Optimum connection using Smokeping both running inside of my home testing...
View Article[iO] Netflix with Optimum TV?
This might be a dumb question but here goes... Can I subscribe to Netflix and get it using my Optimum set top box? Or do I need something else such as a DVD player or game box with a built-in Netflix...
View Article[OOL] TiVo unable to connect to service
Any TiVo owners out there unable to connect to either tivo.com via the web or fail the network connection via the TiVo? Oddly enough I am able to get to http://status.tivo.com/ but not the regular TiVo...
View Article[OOL] Reporting peering partners path slowdown
Hi all, I tried through Optimum Customer Service reporting slowdown on upload through Lightpath.net peering to Cogentco.com and Level3 handoff. The person did not investigate beyond my connection even...
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