I will break this review up into 2 parts - first, Cablevision as a company and then I will be reviewing this specific "store" (as Cablevision calls them). As a company, I kind of have mixed feelings about Cablevision. Sometimes my internet goes in and out, sometimes I can't watch anything "On Demand" for whatever reason, but for the most part, they are pretty consistent with the service. Unfortunately for me (where I live), I can only use Cablevision. I absolutely hate the fact that Cablevision does not carry the NFL Network and you can not get the NFL Sunday ticket. I would gladly pay extra for both of those services but no dice. Then, there was also the time when Cablevision and Fox were in a dispute and I had to go without Fox right in the middle of the NFL season. I won't put the blame on either side because I don't know the specifics, but I do know that, I, the customer was the one who suffered. That stunk - whatever...but, I do think they are a pretty good company. I needed to exchange my cable box because I had one for about 4 years and it just wasn't working properly. I was told that I can just take it to one of the stores instead of waiting for it to be shipped to me. My wife and I took a drive up to this particular location on a Saturday and the experience was honestly great. For some reason, I kind of thought it was going to be like going to the DMV but it was actually a nice, pleasant experience. The woman who helped us out (don't know her name) couldn't have been friendlier and more helpful. We even were able to adjust some services around to our benefit. I was very impressed with how well the trip went. And, it was incredibly easy to trade our box. If you are a Cablevision customer and ever need to go to one of their stores, I would definitely recommend this location. They were helpful, efficient and friendly - not much more that you can ask for. read more

Went to this store location to make a change in service. The representative was not knowledgeable of their products or services. Tried to do their jedi-salesman tactics so I won't reduce my monthly equipment rental cost. They even tried having the manager explain it, but I stood my ground and forced their hand to make the change to my account. So if you are going into this store location, be aware they must be working on commission and will try to upcharge you at all costs. I wish my community had competition and not let Optimum be the sole company providing internet service. read more

Go out of business. Its the worst. They keep raising rates with no notification. Not going with there cell service cause not putting all my eggs in one basket. read more

They won't sell a phone unless is financed. What a rip off! They won't solve a problem on your phone, instead they send you home and call Optimum. Why are they open anyway? Just to do what they feel like doing. I would give them 0 stars if I could! read more

The rating would be ZERO if that was an option. Optimum is a rip-off. The price increases every year by at least 10% and customer services does not give a sh&t about working with customers to keep the price reasonable. Use another company for internet and a streaming service. DO NOT USE OPTIMUM. They do not appreciate their customers. If you DO use them, take advantage of the introductory rate and SWITCH when the rate goes up. Trust me, it will. In addition, their email is primitive. Furthermore - and most importantly - in order to "get the best rates" you have to maintain an account with phone, internet, and TV. My rate - for two boxes, NO HBO or Stars, basic channels, and multi-room DVR just went up to $258 per month!!!! That's for only 300 speed. The offers are - of course - better for new customers because - I repeat - they DO NOT CARE about their current customers. read more

Cablevision Optimum Online is By Far The Worst Choice that you could possibly have as a local cable and internet provider. Zero technical support, Zero customer support, and your product SUCKS!! You charge me for every box in the house plus a modem plus your monthly subscription fee and for what? Nothing Ever Works!! This past weekend I had no TV for the NFL Playoffs, simultaneously I "Lost" my Internet, both of which you provide. First your customer service tells me that an Optimum Technician is working nearby on a line. Now 2 days later you're telling me that the problem must lie somewhere inside the home. !What! Whenever I call to find out why my digital TV looks like Shit or I have No Internet, you tell me that you'll send out a Tech out for $80 bucks. Everything with you is Money, Money, Money!! And again, your product is Garbage. I am Calling your Competitor and getting rid of you F'n half ass'd digital pirates! read more

Optimum - This was my digital feed for the NFL Playoffs - Television Service Providers Near Me - Ledgewood, New Jersey

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On August 6, 2024, I submitted a review of Optimum of Ledgewood. It was responded to by Altice U., business owner, with a request that I send an e-mail to BrandReview@Optimum.com providing my address and phone numbers which I did immediately provide. To date I have received no reply. They just post a token response as a public relations tactic with no intension of solving any issue. Since they are a monopoly in this area, they feel they don't need customer satisfaction. read more

Will increase prices over time with the least amount of notice are why. Crazy how basic package of ABC, NBC, CBS; no TNT, Tru, ESPN, any Movie channel plus basic internet was almost $300 read more

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERIVCE. i don't recommend. They take over 30 minutes to answer you on chat and then take forever to answer you. Guess you don't want my money to pay my bill Can't wait to move to get a different provider read more

I think most Cable subscribers have a love/hate relationship with their providers. Regardless, I'm judging this Cablevision outlet strictly on one visit. I needed to get a new cable box. This location is right off of Route 10 and has parking. I was in and out in 5 minutes, and the new cable box works fine. They had Covid safety protocols in place. So, once again just evaluating on this location and this visit alone, it was fine. read more

Customer service was great. Waiting time for service representative was long. Then checking the system took a long time but they fixed my issue read more

the worst of the worst. when they go down, they go down and stay down. i was down for a week, they kept forgetting to show up to fix my cable. finally some guy comes out to replace my modem, but he refuses to replace it. gets fired on the spot and i still have no internet. i had to go pick up a box and install it myself. i could of done that to begin with. i cannot wait for planet network to make it in my area, you suck optimum read more

This company is the worst! They literally have you by the male danglers!! You have very little choice in service for your cable and WiFi needs. So your at their mercy. On top of the extremely high prices it seems that every little storm that blows through you lose cable. I would tell you that I do not recommend them but it's not like you can use someone else. read more

Really sucky. I needed to replace my cable boxes so they sent me 2 new ones, supposedly I could self-install by calling them when I got them. Documentation that came with the boxes said all that was needed was to hook up the hires. Turn them on, and it prompts for the tech representative ID. Call them was on hold for 1 hour and 50 minutes when they finally got someone. That's something only the tech can enter, that should have been done before they sent the boxes. So can they give me the code? No. Now need to wait to send two more boxes, all stores are closed because of COVID19, and will need to figure out how to get the old boxes and the 2 they sent that are locked, back to these guys. If either of the other 2 boxes gives me this problem I'm cutting the cord or switching to FIOS. And working or not, if they charge me a second time, I'm calling the public utilities commission. All these guys like to do is raise fees. Customer service is beyond suck. read more

this is the worst cable co and unfortunately, there is not another one available. cable was out last night along with internet and phone. could not get through on the phone and when got something, it was a terrible connection. went to the location to find out it had moved. another person there also learned this then like me. finally found the new location, it's terrible! it's a store selling phones, ONE person working the desk, unlike the other place which had like 6, long lines, no chairs for the elderly, very slow and they tried to sell me cell phone service! really, you can't even supply cable and internet reliably. as soon as another cable service comes to my location, I will RUN not walk. read more

More often than not, customers don't have a choice of television, internet, and phone service providers because of the de jure monopoly created by the public service utilities commissions to prevent multiple companies from digging up your street to install their own lines. I've had several hardwired and satellite providers over the years as I've moved from home to home. Optimum (formerly, Cablevision) is the absolute worst TV/internet/phone provider (and perhaps the worst utility altogether) that I've had to use -- which says a lot coming from someone who had to live with Time Warner Cable for several years while living in New York City. My recent experience trying to upgrade from the legacy Optimum TV/internet/phone service to the well-advertised Altice TV/internet/phone service provided by Optimum is a prime example of being forced by circumstances to work with a company that disrespects existing customers during the sales process, subcontracts the installation process to incompetent and disrespectful vendors who don't understand the technology they've been asked to install, provides woefully inadequate customer service and support via telephone with 2-3 hour-long wait times to talk to a representative who's working remotely from a restaurant or bar to deal with technical issues, and provides sub-par service by any key quantifiable measures (e.g., internet speed and outages). In any other circumstances, this business would be bankrupt, but the Cablevision has the benefit of a virtual (if not actual) monopoly over television and internet service to protect their profits. Throughout my recent experience, I tried to treat the folks at Cablevision whom I spoke to with respect and professionalism, which was never reciprocated. It is very rare that you are able to speak to someone who is genuinely helpful. On two occasions during the upgrade process, which required no less than 3 technician visits over 4 weeks, when the technician encountered a problem he couldn't solve (a previous technician had disconnected the main line from the street.. oops!), he walked out of my house, saying he was "going to get something from the truck", left my front door wide open, got in the truck, closed out the service ticket, and drove away. Eventually, I wound up solving the issue myself by reconnecting the feed from the street and, when I went to this location in Randolph to return the legacy Optimum boxes (which should have taken by the installing technician but were left behind when he fled before finishing the installation), I was called a thief and a liar by the associate who assisted me. Avoid at all costs if you can find an alternative provider. read more

Ever since Cablevision was bought by Altice the quality of service has gone to zero. The agents are rude and tech support is really slow and useless. Verizon FiOS is the way to go. Stay away from Cablevision read more

Optimum replaced our local carrier. Now I pay for internet that I barely receive. Its down every few days all day. They cannot seem to fix the problem! Don't throw your money away! read more

I have been a loyal customer for over 20 years. I called in September to lower my service due to no income. I lowered it because I knew in October I wouldn't be able to afford it. Person (did not get name) told me it would now only be $84 instead of $194 so my bill comes and it's NOT LOWERED!! Somehow there's no record of that call which is bs because I know they make a typed record of every call on your account. Optimum can go scratch because I'm canceling my service. Oh and when I asked for a super, no one there. BULL!!!! Horrible service. Absolutely horrible! Losing another customer Optimum read more

I have had the absolute worst experience with the company after being a Custer most my life. From long wait times to upgrades that never get processed billing changes that never get processed - issues with service and then having to constantly call and waste hours to start back at square one. Each time I try to cancel my service I get talked in to something else that winds up being a disaster. I can't wait to cut this cord. read more

Good Luck getting YouTube, another recent untested Software update, tired of reporting issues and Customers pay for Poor Service.

Can I give negative stars? I sat all day at my house for my appointment. No one said they would call first. They only said a technician would be there between 2-5. My phone was charging in the kitchen as I painted and cleaned... they called at 4:45.... and decided to not show up!!!!! When I called at 6:36 they said someone would call in 30 minutes. NO CALL!!! Then Monday.... today.... I call (no, they never followed up).... and the next available is NEXT Saturday!!!!!??? What customer service?????? I've avoided Dish all this time.... not anymore!!! They continue to get worse and worse.... read more

Randolph store in nj to return equipment. Young Hispanic male helped us very rude I insisted on a reciept for return which he said he couldnt give us. Got supervisor he wasn't much better. Sylvia the other rep helped us pulled up copy I told the guy see he then said to us shut the" fuck up "and ran to the back. Told supervisor to fire him. I reported this to optimum read more

Traded out a cable box that stopped working. Easy in easy swap. Wanted to change my cable plan since the cost is excessive. Sorry need to call the 800 number we don't handle that here. It's a retail store like Verizon wireless. Why can't they make life a little easier and just help so I don't have to wait on hold for an hour to change my plan? Sorry but this shouldn't be this difficult read more

Optimum - had a no internet service scheduled for 2-5pm. No one called or showed up. called at 5pm told to wait for a call when on the way. Called at 6:10 and had no info. 6:25pm Received a call from optimum saying in Madison and will be there within an hour. I called optimum at 7:45pm and asked for a manager. Was told I would receive a call within 30 mins from a manager. Did not get a call from a manager. 8:25pm got a call from technician said on his way 20 mins. He called an hour later saying he had arrived but i had left after 40 minutes. read more

I would give them 0 stars if I could. Called about promotion something like $60 a month for life. SCAM. Sure $60 then another $60 in a fees. How is it even legal to advertise something like that?? Also had a problem with box, not getting channels we were supposed called 3 times to try and correct then they said they would send out a technician. Get a call the following day and they had me go thru the whole rebooting and troubleshooting process again. Wasting another 29 minutes of my life. Waiting for tech to come in few days. read more

I despise this company, and due to the lack of FIOS here, am stuck with it. Unethical to the max. I called months ago to go over the bill, was assured I already had the value choice. Just checked my bill.....200 per month for the triple play? Guess what? I'm NOT signed up for value, but the next level......10. Bucks more. This is always how they operate, then when you call, they know nothing.....no notes will be there, etc. They do NOTHING for long time customers, only constant promotions for new ones. Ugh. Another call now to them while they play stupid. read more

Cablevision is the worst cable/internet service provider. When you call customer service to ask a question, you go multiple prompts before you can talk to someone. You finally talk to someone and there is so much noise in the background it is difficult to hear the representative's answer. Then you ask a question that the representative, Christopher, in our case, he hangs up on you. I called back and spoke to a nice lady that actually helped me. Hopefully my bill will show the accurate amount. read more

A rating of one star is being generous. I wish negative stars were an option. They can't help when you need them and when you do not need them they send help and tell you that they will charge for such help. To be clear this review is directed at the people on the phone that we spoke with, as well as the organization and not any specific office. read more

This is the WORST company I've ever dealt with. I had an appt scheduled for a tech to come remove a downed cable wire in front of my home today. took off all day from work, and the tech never showed. They refused to give me a credit, so now i'm calling the BBB in the morning. Over this TRASH company. Use VERIZON! read more

It deserves no stars but that isn't an option. So I have had enough. I consider myself a patient person but Optimum has completely destroyed my patience. We have had internet with them for about a year because fios wasn't available here. In that year we have had numerous problems with our connectivity and being charged for services not rendered. In addition, we had auto pay but this past month we were charged a late fee. The first person I talked to "took care of it" but then I got charged anyway. I called again and they couldn't tell me why it happened and promised a refund that I haven't seen. Now I have no internet at all. I work from home and it's important. When I tell them there is an issue they tell me to wait a few days for someone to come out. Tell me Optimum, are you going to pay my salary? Stay away grin this company!! read more

I don't even want to give them Estar. Have been customers for 25 years, went to drop off equipment and the representative was at truly sad awful person. She should not be a customer representative. She doesn't have the right to speak to people. read more

worst company to deal with. I returned my equipment 3 months ago and now suddenly they are charging me $100 for it. But these are the same people who won't even let you cancel your service without returning the equipment. What a rip off. Terrible company, terrible customer service. read more

Cablevision is way overpriced , and they don't care !!! For what their charging , I mean so much for cable box !!They should include it in their monthly fee!!! They know you don't have too many places to go and they got you by b#%s. read more

I recently received a notice from Cablevision that my service was being compromised: 14 movie channels had been removed. But, I wasn't to worry because Optimum was going to replace those 14 movie channels with something "wonderful". When you buy a product such as "Cablevision", you do it based on what they offer. You make extra payments for "premium" channels, such as the ones that were removed. Does Cablevision intend to reduce the bill for the reduced service? read more

Customer Relations is not customized for Senior Citizens that have been a customer for over a decade. I had cable boxes that I knew were outdated and needed to be in-person exchanged at the local Cablevision Center in Randolph. I went though a myriad of unnecessary prompts that wanted me to reboot my cable box when I knew this was not the problem. I simply wanted to make an appointment to the Randolph center for a in-person visit. The AI phone voice assistant kept me in in a perpetual loop and then disconnected my call after stating I needed to go online for further help. It also asked me for my access code that I did not know and my online profile did not list. After 4 calls to various phone numbers I had to learn to fake the system and said I had an appointment. I got a human voice that was not local but could assist me with my local problem. She said she could give me my access code if read off the serial number on back of the cable box which was in a point size type of approx 4. I had to use a magnifying glass to read off the number. She agreed with me that my cable box was outdated and rebooting the system would not fix my problem. Finally got an acknowledgement to go to the local center to physically bring in my problem for resolution. Wish IT companies were more respectful to the special needs that seniors have that don't know the language of this internet prompt jargon and bring back familiar English that worked in past in getting help. read more

I wish I could give them 0 stars. Terrible customer service! I reported an outage and they accused me of being past due. The rep never properly reported it and now they won't give me a credit. They're claiming there was no outage in my area even though there were trucks nearby working on an issue. Can they not even keep track of where their trucks are dispatched to? I really wish there was another service in this area because they are the WORST!! read more

Absolute trash, and a perfect example of the abuse that results from geographic monopolies. The price starts high and then skyrockets, the internet drops, the cable channels blink out, the phone service is antiquated and choppy. Have a problem? Feel free to call their support line, they'll gladly leave you on hold for an hour then tell you to sit and spin. Maybe you can fix your box and router yourself, if not then you're just SOL. I'll say it again, absolute trash. Their product is trash, their people are trash, their company is trash, their values are trash. read more

I usually never write a review. This company should not have a business. I scheduled a appointment to fix my cable . I waited all afternoon for the tech to come. The tech showed up my brother and I explained the problem. The tech said he was going to get his ladder. He said its probably a loose wire. The tech got in his truck and took off. Did not try to fix anything. Thus is the second time this tech came to my home and did the same thing back in Aug. This guy should not have a job. I dont even know his name. He never talk us. Very unprofessional. Optium pays people who dont work. I never heard of someone coming to your house and walking away without doing any work. Shame on you. read more

Worst cable company!! There's a pandemic & no internet!! No work, no school! Do they think before "upgrading"? Wish we had a choice!!