Comments on: Cablevision Breaks the Speed Barrier and More http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/ All your digital media goodness. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: znyguy http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87689 znyguy Fri, 01 May 2009 16:06:45 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87689 Big deal. http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/614/SomeThoughtsonCablevisions101MbpsSpeed.aspx I left Cablevision a long time ago for FiOS and have never looked back. The speeds are consistent, the TV picture is better, I have more channels, and I have not ever noticed a problem with the phone. Where was Cablevision 5 years ago when FiOS wasn't around. How come my cable bill alone was over $200 yet all of a sudden they can offer a Triple Play for less than $100? They raped us all and now we are supposed to believe anything they say. Screw the Dolans! Big deal.

http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/614/SomeThoughtsonCablevisions101MbpsSpeed.aspx

I left Cablevision a long time ago for FiOS and have never looked back. The speeds are consistent, the TV picture is better, I have more channels, and I have not ever noticed a problem with the phone.

Where was Cablevision 5 years ago when FiOS wasn’t around. How come my cable bill alone was over $200 yet all of a sudden they can offer a Triple Play for less than $100? They raped us all and now we are supposed to believe anything they say.

Screw the Dolans!

]]> By: Ken http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87677 Ken Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:42:25 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87677 don't count on it. i recently (this year) dropped cablevision for fios, what a difference. cablevision was consistently slow, the only times i got top speeds were very late (read: 12am-7am). with fios i max my connection everyday all day. fios plans to roll out 100Mb+ and is already testing those speeds with employee's. i live in new york, westchester county and we'll be getting the 100Mbit cablevision, but i'm not switching back for anything. this is a marketing ploy and i doubt anyone will ever see those speeds in real life situations from cablevision. oh, and btw, cablevision throttles. i ran many tests to prove it and also got a csr to admit it to me. i'll take stability and freedom of download over random bursts of speed, my fios is 20down/20up. don’t count on it. i recently (this year) dropped cablevision for fios, what a difference. cablevision was consistently slow, the only times i got top speeds were very late (read: 12am-7am). with fios i max my connection everyday all day. fios plans to roll out 100Mb+ and is already testing those speeds with employee’s. i live in new york, westchester county and we’ll be getting the 100Mbit cablevision, but i’m not switching back for anything. this is a marketing ploy and i doubt anyone will ever see those speeds in real life situations from cablevision.

oh, and btw, cablevision throttles. i ran many tests to prove it and also got a csr to admit it to me.

i’ll take stability and freedom of download over random bursts of speed, my fios is 20down/20up.

]]> By: qbus http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87674 qbus Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:25:17 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87674 I am current have cablevision (norwalk, ct office) and the service has been quite stable the last few years. when they where first signing up lots of people they had problems of low bandwidth but i get a solid 10/1 now. Also the wifi is nice and seems to be anywhere they have done a business install. I am current have cablevision (norwalk, ct office) and the service has been quite stable the last few years. when they where first signing up lots of people they had problems of low bandwidth but i get a solid 10/1 now.

Also the wifi is nice and seems to be anywhere they have done a business install.

]]> By: freakqnc http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87672 freakqnc Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:04:17 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87672 Ivan, about the 50Mbps on peak hours... if one pays for 100Mbps that has to be the connection speed at all times or CV could expect a class action suit, from deceiving advertisement to fraud... that's unless the fine print to which a user agrees upon subscription states that speeds are not guaranteed and can fall below XMbps. So a piece od advice to everyone: do not sign up blinded by the luring huge speed. Read the Terms of Service thoroughly to avoid nasty surprises. Realistically it's probably not going to be that fast but even if you shave off a 20% loss of speed due to high traffic or such you'll still have plenty for an affordable price! Most importantly (at this time) you're already lucky if you live in an area that can get that service! Cablevision will not work for me because in "the land of the free" if an area "belongs" to a cable company, it can't be served by another... I thought that the concept of splitting the city areas by "families" only applied to the Mafia! Apparently not! In my area not only there is no FIOS availability, plus doesn't belong to Cablevision... so I am out of luck! BTW FIOS is a Joke they haven't deployed squat in NYC or Brooklyn, nor they will tell you when it's planned for your area to get FIOS service. Congrats to those who can get the new service... when you do start blogging on its quality! Ivan, about the 50Mbps on peak hours… if one pays for 100Mbps that has to be the connection speed at all times or CV could expect a class action suit, from deceiving advertisement to fraud… that’s unless the fine print to which a user agrees upon subscription states that speeds are not guaranteed and can fall below XMbps. So a piece od advice to everyone: do not sign up blinded by the luring huge speed. Read the Terms of Service thoroughly to avoid nasty surprises.

Realistically it’s probably not going to be that fast but even if you shave off a 20% loss of speed due to high traffic or such you’ll still have plenty for an affordable price! Most importantly (at this time) you’re already lucky if you live in an area that can get that service!

Cablevision will not work for me because in “the land of the free” if an area “belongs” to a cable company, it can’t be served by another… I thought that the concept of splitting the city areas by “families” only applied to the Mafia! Apparently not!
In my area not only there is no FIOS availability, plus doesn’t belong to Cablevision… so I am out of luck! BTW FIOS is a Joke they haven’t deployed squat in NYC or Brooklyn, nor they will tell you when it’s planned for your area to get FIOS service.

Congrats to those who can get the new service… when you do start blogging on its quality!

]]> By: Mari Silbey http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87670 Mari Silbey Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:21:32 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87670 Ivan Y- I'd take 50 Mbps in peak hours. But you're right, it's about peak delivery to individual modems. DOCSIS 3 by itself doesn't do anything to increase overall capacity. Ivan Y- I’d take 50 Mbps in peak hours. But you’re right, it’s about peak delivery to individual modems. DOCSIS 3 by itself doesn’t do anything to increase overall capacity.

]]> By: mike http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87668 mike Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:09:09 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87668 Great services looking for great connectivity Great services looking for great connectivity

]]> By: Ivan Y http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87663 Ivan Y Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:16:45 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87663 Due to inherent limitations of cable technology, I wonder what's the true speed going to be though. 50 Mbps during peak hours? Due to inherent limitations of cable technology, I wonder what’s the true speed going to be though. 50 Mbps during peak hours?

]]> By: ez http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-04/cablevision-breaks-the-speed-barrier-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-87661 ez Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:47:23 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=9167#comment-87661 I think that's awesome, I will get it as soon as it comes out. I pay $50 for 15 Mps. I think it's a good deal. I think that’s awesome, I will get it as soon as it comes out. I pay $50 for 15 Mps. I think it’s a good deal.

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