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Remember waiting until 11pm to call because the rates went down ??
For me it was later since he was in Colorado and 11 eastern did me no good because often he was still at work. We did burn up the wires at 12 or 1 though.
I just got my bill yesterday. I got basic cable (what used to be free), $62. Was $46. $15 increase. I don’t have internet. Canceling Optimum. No TV/internet for me...
By "budget" do you mean the Broadcast Basic (no cable channels, just the standard OTA ones) for $24.95/mo? That one does include News 12, according to the pop-up on the current Pricing page:
Broadcast Basic50 channels of digital music, access to Pay Per View, On Demand, interactive and enhanced TV services, plus: ABC HD Government Access Public Access Antenna TV Grit QVC HD Bounce HSN ShopHQ C-SPAN ION HD StartTV C-SPAN2 JewelryTelevision TBN CBS HD Kids Thirteen Thirteen (PBS) HD Court TV Leased Access Trinity Broadcasting Network Cozi TV HD Live Well HD UniMÁS HD CPTV Create TV Local Programming PBS HD CW HD Movies! Network WLIW All Arts DABL My9 HD WLIW World Educational Access News 12 HD WLNY HD Estrella TV News 12+ HD WMBC ExitosTV NBC HD Telemundo HD FOX HD NYC Life HD Univisión HD GetTV Optimum Channel HD
A digital cable box, high-definition (HD) digital cable box or CableCARD is needed to receive TV service. A QAM tuner may access certain channels in Broadcast Basic except in Brooklyn and Bronx. A high-definition (HD) digital cable box or CableCARD is needed to receive HD programming. All HD channels require a HD television. Not all channels available in all areas.
According to the above, it does look like you still need a box to get Broadcast Basic though, unless your smart tv has a QAM tuner which may get some(if that's what "certain channels" means.) Although if you disconnect the COAX (coming from the splitter) from your existing cable box and connect it directly to the TV, that would test whether you will get all the OTA channels listed above without a box (because it would eliminate all the "cable/non-OTA" ones.) Probably the "News 12" and "Optimum Channel" and the stuff in the heading in the above list is only there on the assumption that the customer will still have a cable box.
Thats just ridiculous. Most people from mid Suffolk and west can get most of those stations with a good ota antenna. Just pay about $100 for a good, one, then it's free
Something's wrong. I took a screen shot of the old prices/new prices graphics from the Optimum web site in January, and Broadcast Basic showed $24.99 old / "No Change" new.
I don't have a means to post images here but will transcribe:
Broadcast Basic $24.99 old; No Change
Economy (which is what I have) $49.95 old; $69.99 now
Core $59.99 old; $79.99 now
Value $64.95 old; $84.99 now
Preferred/Select $74.95 old; $94.99 now
Silver $89.95 old; $119.99 now
Premier $109.95 old; $129.99
The above are the "rack rates", i.e. what you will pay for the service tier (not including any boxes or fees or taxes) if you don't have any kind of bundle or promo going.
Monthly went up $15 (eastern suffolk). But that was achieved through an unspecified "Special Discount." TV and Internet rack rate actually went up $50. The internet price jump is nutty.
February
TV 02/08 - 03/07Optimum PreferredIncludes Broadcast Basic $94.99
02/08 - 03/07
2 Cable Box(es)(At $11.00 each with remote(s) included)$22.00
02/08 - 03/07TV Broadcast Fee$9.99 02/08 - 03/07Regional SportsNetwork Fee$10.47
02/08 - 03/07Additional OutletPremium Service Fee$1.50 Total TV$ 138.95
Internet 02/08 - 03/07Optimum Online(Incl. FREE unlimited access to Optimum WiFi) $89.99
02/08 - 03/07NetworkEnhancement Fee$3.50
Total Internet $93.49
Phone
02/08 - 03/07 Optimum Voice(Includes over 20 features, certain taxes & fees) $34.95
02/08 - 03/07 Multi-ProductDiscount Incl. $15.00 Multi-Product Savings Our thanks for being a multi-product customer-$15.00
Total Phone$19.95 Other activity 02/08 - 03/07 Special Discount-$42.50
Total other activity-$42.50
Taxes & Fees
02/08 - 03/07 State and LocalSales Tax$2.17
Taxes andOther Fees$6.81
State and LocalTax Surcharge$1.13
911 Surcharge$0.35
Federal UniversalService Fee$0.67
Total taxes & fees activity$11.13 Total amount due$221.02
January
TV
01/08 - 02/07 Optimum PreferredIncludes Broadcast Basic $74.95
01/08 - 02/072 Cable Box(es)(At $11.00 each with remote(s) included)$22.00
01/08 - 02/07TV Broadcast Fee$5.99 01/08 - 02/07Regional SportsNetwork Fee$8.97
01/08 - 02/07Additional OutletPremium Service Fee$1.50
Total TV$113.41
Internet 01/08 - 02/07 Optimum Online Incl. $5.00 Multi-Product Savings Plus FREE unlimited access to Optimum WiFi $59.95
01/08 - 02/07 Network Enhancement Fee$2.50
Total Internet $62.45
Phone
01/08 - 02/07 Optimum Voice(Includes over 20 features, certain taxes & fees) $34.95
01/08 - 02/07Multi-ProductDiscount Incl. $15.00 Multi-Product Savings Our thanks for being a multi-product customer-$15.00
Total Phone $19.95
Taxes & Fees
01/08 - 02/07State and LocalSales Tax$2.10
Taxes andOther Fees$6.44
State and LocalTax Surcharge$1.12
911 Surcharge$0.35
Federal UniversalService Fee$0.79
Total taxes & fees activity$10.80 Total amount due$206.61
If you didn’t care about News 12 or MSG (or whatever you get) you could go with a streaming provider like Hulu and ditch the boxes.
I’m no longer on LI but pay around $180 a month for Hulu + Live TV + 200 hour DVR + unlimited streams + HBO + ESPN + Disney+ and gigabit up/down speed.
It's an amazing business model isn't it. Have people pay you money to beam commercials into your house.
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