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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
Update: searching for "Optimum Cablevision sucks" on YouTube gets A LOT of results. Please organize them by year if possible below


Here are sources that can be used for incidents:
Here are sources that can be used for incidents:
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*https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/los-angeles/profile/internet-service/optimum-communications-1216-13201147/complaints
*https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/los-angeles/profile/internet-service/optimum-communications-1216-13201147/complaints
*https://www.bbb.org/us/la/lake-charles/profile/cable-tv/optimum-0925-636
*https://www.bbb.org/us/la/lake-charles/profile/cable-tv/optimum-0925-636
2008
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlRS5EL57UY
2010
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-hXIACrkmU
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dsLkhjszg (TL;DR: poor TV quality)
2011
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnnHDGyardw (TL;DR: the technician broke the modem after install)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stTIX1R5ckM (TL;DR: lines and glitched broadcast)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1HrKUZZGc (TL;DR: false/misleading advertisement comparing Optimum 50mb/s to 15mb/s from a competitor in small text)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcARgpDfVcc (TL;DR: glitching broadcast)
2012
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq6oBkJzDuk
*https://www.youtube.com/@OptimumSucks
*https://www.youtube.com/@CablevisionSucks
**https://web.archive.org/web/20150702205252/http://www.optimumsucks.com/
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Itte-PMSME (TL;DR: cable tv glitches "all the time no matter the weather")
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow_TbVK1Td0 (TL;DR: ditto of [9Itte-PMSM], occurs on 2/3 boxes and half of channels)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzV2Ko72e6Q (TL;DR: inconsistent internet speed, more than advertised)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tLSb_HOLqk (TL;DR: frozen picture)
2013
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQfQ4e8bVQs (TL;DR: protest for 23 illegally fired technicians)
2014
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIDZjQS3ht0 (TL;DR: poor reception before and after technician arrived)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1XbJoEuTZQ (TL;DR: lack of channels for high price $122/m)
2016
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI4LbMi9K-Q
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq9wgCjGFhI (TL;DR: faulty cablebox)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDolfEszc5Q (TL;DR: false advertising on hotspots)
2017
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mXxsWsomf2w
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjMeQ45AcFA (TL;DR: customer reaction to Optimum dropping Starz)
2018
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H5ZBknTMM8E (TL;DR: glitching broadcast)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAUbbJZ8MDg (comments)
2019
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PKG1rbfbykM
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX_Aw3Vl3Y4 (TL;DR: customer overcharged for cablebox instillation due to "outage in area")
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds_mIBydA-c (TL;DR: buttons on remote "disabled" when watching on demand content)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VudqE31qyM Outage via. CBS
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zuXxk-vOlC0 (TL;DR: on hold for 1 hour)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IguZfkH0SQo (TL;DR: poor customer support)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lw3j9u5AOo (TL;DR: DVR does not appear, errors "all the time" with OBV-056 error. $188/m)
2020
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C68yORPEx8A (TL;DR: "brick mode" remote activation on cable box)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7nkroceng (TL;DR: internet outage for 2 weeks, customer support call)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ7_lPZrVBU (TL;DR: technician didn't arrive to scheduled appointment, customer support call)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCXcmYXcaQU (TL;DR: upload speed isn't as advertised)
2021
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTazfGq4zH0 (TL;DR: poor customer service)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWjgcUXSDQ (TL;DR: senator Bob Duff challenging Optimum's claim to reduce internet speeds)
2023
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwJRWicR7pU
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mSqVoqqUILc
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwJRWicR7pU (TL;DR: internet outage for days)


2025
2025