[iO] Still no CNN Headline News in HD
In my NYC office, we just put in Time Warner Cable. Am I correct in noting that my Optimum TV service at home doesn't include CNN Headline News in HD?
View Article[OOL] Internet Issues
Working fine for 4 months, started having connectivity issues and contacted Optimum. There are a lot more issues at night compared to the day. Logged into modem and found this: 12/22/2014 20:54...
View ArticleTypical Promotional Plan Length?
Anyone know the normal length of a promotional rate plan? I've been on a promotional triple play rate since I signed up for Optimum back in January 2011. I had thought when I signed up it was a two...
View Articlechannel realignment
any chance that optimum will realign the channels? I can't stand that none of them are grouped together.
View ArticleOutage
Anyone else not on the Raritan system experiencing an outage? Cablevision was great to email me at 2:25 am that I was down. At the time it was just Internet (and of course OV) but it spread to TV as...
View Article[OOL] North Jersey Slowdowns / Signals?
Hi, Was wondering if anyone is seeing slowdowns in North Jersey (Butler area). Over the last 2 days my speeds have been shaky. I first noticed some odd stuff during some wifi tests. Then I removed my...
View Article[iO] 3D Yule Log
If anyone cares, Cablevision has a 3D Yule log on channel 500 under "Specials" as well as HD Yule logs and a snow man. 3D TV/glasses necessary for the 3D version.
View Article[OOL] Slow Speeds / Bad Cable Signal
I've noticed lately I've had some intermittent trouble playing YouTube and Netflix on my TV, it would drop down to low quality once in a while and then resume. Doing a speed test (from a wired...
View Article[help] Optimum app and Nexus 9
Anyone know why the app wouldn't work on the Nexus 9? I figured it was a Lollipop thing, but it works flawlessly on a Nexus 6.
View Article[OOL] bring your own modem?
just reviving this question as i havent seen any activity on this for a few years... now with the monthly rental fees etc -- if i bought a docsis3 odem or had one and wanted to sign up for service do...
View ArticleLegacy boost Optimum Wifi Device limit?
I had boost in 2013 when they automatically upgraded all the legacy boost and boost plus customers to Ultra 101. I get those speeds on my home connection, but when I go to the Optimum Wifi Device...
View ArticleThe Upside Of Outages
Credit as a result of a 2 hour outage a few weeks ago. There was a link right on the page informing about the outage. This basically pays for the majority of this year's rate increase for me.
View Article8300HD End-of-life - is there a local successor?
So my mother & father have 4 (!) 8300HD boxes in their house, most recently we exchanged one that was defective in December (they seem to go once every 6 months to 3 years). They don't want...
View ArticleStarz/Encore Play not working with Gold tier ?
thought that these would be included with the Gold tier service with Cabelvision. attempting to log into either of these (computer/xbox) produces error "we show you are not authorized for this...
View Article[iO] CableCARD seems to be kinda crappy now. Alternatives?
I don't know if it's just me or not (located in Nassau County), but I feel like I'm getting less and less with my CableCard and my Hauppauge DCR-2650. I'm running WMC, and also using XBMC to watch TV...
View Article[Optimum Voice] *66 *69 NEVER WORKS, It's not the area restrictions!
Optimum tech support could not get it to work on one of it's own lines!!!! The CLASS feature set is implemented in such a restrictive way, the only way it seems to work is if the called party has hung...
View Article[OOL] December 2014 SamKnows
Not a bad month! All of the issues I was having last month have cleared up!
View ArticleDowngraded to OOL Basic Help!
"We've received your request to change your Optimum Online Ultra 101 service. You'll now receive the Basic Optimum Online service." I was on the promotional $15 rate and now its gone. I live in a...
View Articlewhat happens when boxes reboot automatically
I was curious as to why the boxes will reboot automatically, usually overnight in the wee hours of the morning. Are there some kind of updates? I notice occasionally, when I get up in the morning, the...
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