Cablevision Optimum Online (CT/NY)

Pros: fast when it works
Cons: LOTS of downtime, packet loose, horrible support

Ok here goes.. I had @Home for 2 years, it was running through Optimum Onlines cables. I got download speeds of about 1.2 megaBYTES per second... INSANE to say the least. Unfortunatelly, Optimum Online stopped supporting the service, and strictly...

Pros: Optimum possesses unparalleled speed, and it doesn't tie up your phone line.
Cons: Optimum has an awkward interface and an atrocious e-mail service. Customer support is a travesty!

Optimum Online does provide blazing speed, but it comes at a price.

The majority of Optimum's problems focus around its e-mail inbox. Sometimes, it's a crucible just trying to access your messages. Often, you'll type in your username and...

Pros: Speed
Cons: Too expensive, not portable

I was very happy with Optimum Online when I first installed it three years ago. It was extremely fast, and a great value at $29.99. The performance has decreased since then as more users have signed up. Despite that, the performance is still far superior...

Pros: Lightning fast internet service
Cons: Charles Dolan

Living on Long Island for as long as I have, you get very tired of giving Charles Dolan money, but Cablevision has hit a home run with Optimum Online. Its great to be hooked up to the internet 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The internet was always a...

Pros: NEVER HAVE TO WAIT TO GET ONLINE
Cons: Sucks when cable goes down

2 years ago I was eating dinner when a lady called and asked for miguel. This lady was a rep from optimum online, she wanted to tell me about this new service which had just gotten started and was in my area. At first i didn't want to have no part of...

Pros: no busy signals or disconnects
Cons: doesn't support outlook or provide free web space

Optonline high-speed Internet access an inexpensive way to enjoy high-speed cable in the New York metro area. It is available from cablevision of Westbury long island. It has its perks and its flaws. In this article I will discuss both. Having...

Pros: FAST FAST FAST You can get so much for your computer
Cons: ABSOLUTELY NONE

Let me tell you one thing : Once you go cable you never go back. After having optimum online for a month I am willing to pay 60 dollars a month for it. It is the greatest thing when it comes to computer.

One of the best things about the...

Pros: Extremely fast, sign on once
Cons: None that I can think of

last summer I finally decided to do away with the old modem and upgrade to a cable modem. I will tell you that this is the best decision that I have made. I run a small business from my home and without my cable modem I could not send and receive files...

Pros: speed speed speed
Cons: speed will vary depnding on the # of other users on the circuit

Well a good friend of mine has the Optimum Cable Modem service and I have used it many many times. I cant wait for it to become available in upper Westchester County where I live! It is at least 3-5 times faster than my 640k ADSL service. But here is...

Pros: Fast, reliable connection, good cust. service
Cons: none

Optimum online is an excellent cable service. As a current user of Roadrunner, I only now appreciate the speed, reliability and high level of customer service that Optimum online provided.

There is a noticeable difference in the speed of the...

Pros: None.
Cons: Unreliable, high service fees for problems they cause, slower than dail-up uploads.

My first experience with Cablevision was their Optimum@home package, part of the @home network. This went well, and then they decided to launch their own service: fine and dandy, I liked this since as people switched to Optimum Online I would recieve nea ...

Pros: Cheaper than most 56k services that make you pay. Faster. Easier.
Cons: More expensive than free.

Cable is the only way to go if your going to pay for internet access. With services like www.freewwweb.com and www.netzero.com offering phone internet for free why choose aol? Aol is $22 a month plus say on the best side a phone bill for $20 a...

Pros: Fast, fast, fast
Cons: May have to run cable

Getting connected to the internet was never easier. I knew I wanted to connect via Cable as opposed to the traditional phone line method since I knew it would be quicker. I never have a problem getting online. Going from page to page is so instant. I...

Pros: Fast, reliable, cable Internet service.
Cons: Poor customer service, harassing sales calls, unable to bundle cable TV and Internet bills.

I have been a subscriber for 4 years of both their Cable TV and Cable Internet Service.

Customer service is terrible, they are unable to act on a request until multiple calls are placed.

Unable to bundle billing for Cable TV and...

Pros: Download speed, latency, consistency (see review)
Cons: Upload speed, area dependency, customer service, troubleshooting

Inernet cable service as provided by Optimum Online can be perceived in many lights - to some, its s ...