Re: [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems in OptimumOnline http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20447155 en Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:23:15 EDT Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:23:15 EDT Re: [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449940 Bippy : Anytime I get the sputters or freezes. I just switch to channel 2 go back to my HD channel and it's fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449940 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:27:05 EDT Re: [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449898 Jmartz :
said by pcwiz See Profile :

Signal strength is fine.
Price of the DVR is alot more than DirectTV's DVR $10/month per unit instead of I believe $5.99 total for all 4 of my DirecTV DVRs.

I will have to call their support line.

Thanks
Cablevisions DVR is more like $17/month each when you add the DVR and box rental fee together. DirecTV only charges 5bucks for their DVR service which is applied to all the DVR's on any one account and then each DVR is treated as a box and you only pay for the mirroring/leasing fee. So if you have one DirecTV DVR, that DVR is like 9 bucks a month when you add the DVR + Lease fee together, if you have a second, third, or fourth DVR, they only cost 4.99 a month, or whatever their lease fee is these days. Cablevision needs to apply the DVR fee to the entire account and stop charging it for each DVR, that is highway robbery given the lack of advaned features.

As for HD channels, they are always a pain. I had a technician tell me the other day that having HD breakup on occasion is just something we have to get used to. He told me that even in his own house, where he knows the signals are good (why wouldn't they be good in a CV installers house?) he has issues with the HD channels from time to time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20449898 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:45:13 EDT Re: [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20447155 pcwiz : Signal strength is fine.
Price of the DVR is alot more than DirectTV's DVR $10/month per unit instead of I believe $5.99 total for all 4 of my DirecTV DVRs.

I will have to call their support line.

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20447155 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:07:02 EDT Re: [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20447101 mack1951 : Those kind of problems are usually related to signal strength. Check your splitters and make sure all connections are good. If they are then try the direct forum or a call to support. As for the DVR the SA is not as good as Tivo but the price is better.
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THE ROAD: Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20447101 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:57:45 EDT [iO] HD Channels freezing and other problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20446843 pcwiz : Channel 701 constantly sputters plays, freezes, plays freezes. I see this on other HD channels too.
Is this normal for them? Those channels that sputter are unwatchable.

Also I hate this DVR. This is my 3rd one and it stinks. 1/2 of the shows I record cannot be played back. You hit play and get a blank screen. I can work around this by playing something else then going back to the first recorded show but this is ridiculous. This DVR has been out for I don't know how long but certainly over a year and it is so very buggy.

Is this just the way it is and I need to take it or leave it?

I am not an OOL hater, in fact I love my OOL but the IO is just not very good. I never had these problems with Direct TV even over 10 years ago when I first started with them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20446843 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:16:14 EDT