Altice Fiber discussions
https://www.optimum.com/fiber This forum is dedicated to active discussions on the Altice Fiber rollout, where Altice (French telecom company who bought Optimum) is building out a fiber to the home...
View ArticlePlanet Networks Coming to Matamoras, PA
So there's been a lot of sightings of Planet Networks in the Matamoras, PA area as of late. My friend saw them on Avenue K. I assumed they were contractors doing grunt work for Optimum, and I told him...
View ArticleLosing MSG?
Anyone get a call from Optimum regarding contract negotiations and the possibility of losing MSG channels and having to use the Gothem Sports App to watch for $49.99 a month. And due to inconvenience...
View ArticleAnother Free Speed Increase...
Just wondering if everyone is getting free internet speed increases? This summer or autumn I was bumped up from 100/35 to 500/35...now today I get a text saying my "internet speed has increased to 1Gig...
View ArticleCharles Dolan, Cable Industry Pioneer Dies at 98
Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision, launched HBO and AMC Network and later branched out into iconic New York venues and sports teams, has died. He was 98. Dolan’s...
View Article[OOL] How to keep my 35 Mbps Upload Speed?
Hi, I have been on the 200/35 plan for a while now and I recently read on this site that OOL has had some rate changes. It seems that I can pay less than the $108.00 I am paying now if I switch to the...
View ArticleStarlink is kinda amazing if you want another option
For those of you that only have optimum coax, with no fiber in sight, and have a clear view to the sky you might want to give Starlink a try. Yes it’s more money per month, but it’s nothing short of...
View Article[OOL] Change Of Network Name
I was away from my home for about a month. When I returned and tried to connect to my WiFi, it appeared my network name had changed. I called Optimum and was told it changed because I had not used my...
View ArticleGetting Fiber to the home
We recently purchased a home and plan to move in within the next 30-40 days after completing some renovations. As I've been researching internet providers in the area (we only need internet service),...
View Article[TV] Fiber Stream Device Freezes
Anyone experience a stream tv device lock up and then revert back to NEWS12 after a black screen pause taking forever to recover after a channel up or down cycle, this is less than an year old...
View ArticleModem Signal Check
Having issues with super slow upload on speediest. Called Optimum and they said all looks good... Thoughts?
View Article[help] Cable TV in 2nd Room -- Explorer 4642 HDC
Hello. I am a current Optimum customer. You provided us a cable TV box -- Cisco/Scientific Atlantic Explorer 4642 HDC -- which is delivering cable TV OK. Wanted to add cable TV in another room, so i...
View ArticleNexstar
Just saw a ticker on NewsNation about being dropped by Optimum. Wonder if that will include channel 11?
View ArticleInsight into Retention Process
This may or may not already be known, but I thought I'd share a little information I learned. Yesterday I called retention as my yearly promo was up at the end of the month. I've had 1 Gig coax at...
View ArticleHistory of Cablevision/Optimum Internet Services?
I tried doing a search, but couldn’t find much online. All I remember was one day in 1999 my family caved in to Cable Internet. I visited the Wiz, got a 3com US Robotics modem, 10 megabit port, hooked...
View ArticleIPv6 appearing?
Woke up this morning, found an IPv6 address on my WAN on my pfSense that's on the riverhead headend, looks like the day that I was sure was never coming has come. There seems to have been a blip around...
View ArticleSamKnows Whitebox ending January 30
some Optimum Online members here are actively using SamKnows: https://mailchi.mp/a8c391f56812/samknows-volunteer-whiteboxes-ending-8th-may-12742986quote:Your SamKnows Whitebox will be disabled...that...
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