 Review by lew_b 
UPDATED: 1.6 years ago
member for 6.5 years, 1083 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Poughkeepsie,Dutchess,NY
 $94 per month
 about 5 days
 "No Contract, Office nearby."
 "Guide needs update, Triple Play push"
 "TV is fine, DVR works. Biding my time 'till FIOS turns on TV"
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Decided to hook the cable TV back up due to the fact that I'm waiting for FIOS TV to go hot in my area and didn't want a 2 year contract with D* TV (my previous TV source).
Got 'deal' on the Gold package and DVR due to the fact that I'm coming back from satellite. $94/month for the Gold, with 1 HD DVR and a second receiver.
Set up install for Fri bet 8/11 AM. Got confirm auto call the day before. Installer called ahead around 9:30 to say he was on the way. He arrived around 10 AM, not Cablevision but a contractor. He re-connected my service and installed the DVR and 2nd receiver.
As I was already 'cabled up' all he had to do was re-connect at the pole, install new ends on all the cables he could see (didn't touch the splitter in the attic) and enable the boxes. He was done in around an hour.
Details:
- I just wanted TV, rep on phone KEPT PUSHING triple play.
- New 'grounding block' just hanging in air, not attached to house (cinder block). Ground from incoming line snipped, but ground to outside spigot was re-attached. Guess I don't need to worry about ground loops 
- The on screen guide looks like it could use an update, the guide from D* TV was much better
- When tech was installing the SD box I ordered for the bedroom, I realized it didn't have enough ins and outs to feed the TV and the DVR. Went to the local office and traded it in for a HD box in about 10 mins.
I guess the best part for me is the lack of a contract, but to be honest the 'install experience' was pretty painless.
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