I have moved around the country for over 30 years and had many different cable providers. The very worst hands down is Cablevision! Their picture quality is terrible, inconsistent and the service is even up and down yet they do nothing to improve it. They also just changed "packages" without any notification and to keep what we'd had (which was pretty basic, the most exotic being the History Channel) we had to go up $15 a month PLUS get thier "box" installed, another $5 per set.

The USA stinks in the management (or lack of) of cable systems. What competition? Satellite? We need competition within the Cable business in all areas.. the local provider should be forced to provide competitive cable systems over thier lines, Like AT&T did and the Bell Companies. They have a local monopoly and the only cable in the ground.
So we're screwed!

CABLEVISION SUCKS!!!!
I moved and try since two weeks to get my service transfered. They made me wait two Saturdays and one Sunday already and nobody showed up! They did give me a credit on my account for my inconvinient but I still can't watch TV. Now I have to wait another two weeks till they have a new appointment available.

Apart from finding out that we were being charged for Disney on Demand when we never ordered it (we don't even have kids) they not only refused to reimburse the money or credit our account, but twice I was told that a Supervisor would return my call and they did not (given a weeks time to call back). I strongly urge you to choose whatever the other option is in your area.

GOOD SERVICE, GREAT SERVICE. I LOVE MY TRIPLE PLAY PACKAGE WITH FREE HD CHANNELS, SATELLITE YOU HAVE TO PAY.