[CATV] Lehigh Valley YES network
ok... not that I'm complaining - but the YES network is broadcasting Yankee games, Net games - stuff that is normally blacked out in our area... did something change and we're no longer under the...
View Article[Equipment] Why is RCN requiring me to rent a modem?
So I was looking at RCN's new bundle of 110mbit internet and basic cable for 49.99. It requires me to use a RCN modem for 10/month with no option of using my own SB6183 modem. I get the message...
View Article[Other] Fox Sports Go
I just noticed that Fox Sports Go added support for a ton of new cable providers. Is RCN coming soon too?
View Article[VOD] FilipinoOnDemand (powered by TFC) offerings are all 5 years old?
I recently subscribed to the "Mabuhay Pack" which include all of the filipino channels. My mother and I were excited to see the offerings on FilipinoOnDemand. unfortunately, all of the shows are from...
View Article[Speed] RCN internet extremely unreliable
This is a pingtest I have done recently. Supposedly, RCN was doing "maintenance" last night. Seems to have done the complete opposite. We have the 155/15 package. It has been pretty bad ever since we...
View ArticleInternet Drops around 10 am consistently
Hoping someone can help, I've noticed that every few days around 10 am, my internet will drop, requiring a restart of the modem, a Motorola SB6141. Every time it happens, this appears in the error log:...
View ArticleThinking of switching to rcn, Question about modem signal??
We were an rcn customer 9 years ago. I think we could switch back under new customer rates, Not Sure.. Main question is about modem signal levels.. Our docsis 1.1 modem back then ran from 0 to-7 on the...
View Article[Equipment] SB6120 firmware update?
I have been having some random speed/connectivity problems the last two or three months. The cable modem signals look OK, but I asked RCN to check them at their end, and they see some occasional...
View ArticleRCN - Are there any BYOMs for phone servce?
I have phone and internet. Are there any approved BYOM that will work with phone? Trying to figure out how I can get rid of the monthly rental fee. RCN claims that the only way I can get rid of the...
View Articlethinking about switching back to RCN
I had RCN for many years before switching to FiOS about 5 years ago when my building got wired for it...initial prices were great but slowly those prices have gone higher and higher...I always liked...
View Article[Equipment] sb6141
it seems it can't download the firmware from rcn server and tried call rcn and they say i'm on my own since i bought my own modem? Jul 29 2015 15:24:39 4-Error E106.0 SW upgrade Failed before download...
View ArticlePacket loss results in garbled Voip
The rcn speedtest site no longer shows an encoded mac, so I am at a loss as to how to provide it. My line quality test is here: http://www.dslreports.com/pingtest/nil/3373527 General tests are here,...
View Article[CATV] HBO and CINEMAX Free Preview 4/22 - 4/25/16
Hi Everyone! There's going to be a FREE HBO and Cinemax preview available to all RCN customers! All HBO and Cinemax channels will be available from Friday 4/22/16 to Monday, 4/25/16. This includes HBO...
View Article[Other] Fox Sports Go
I just noticed that Fox Sports Go added support for a ton of new cable providers. Is RCN coming soon too?
View Article[Equipment] Arris TM822
So yesterday (4/26), my 5 year old Cyberpower UPS gave out around 12:00 noon. The devices on this UPS was my Arris cable modem TM822 and my Wireless router and a printer... after a few hours, the Arris...
View Article[Equipment] Looking to purchase my own modem
Looking to purchase my own modem. Local wholesale club has the following on sale. Will this work with RCN? TP-Link TC-7610 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem? Thanks.
View Article[E-Mail] RCN blocking mail relayed via jetable.org once again?
To avoid having myself added to more and more spam/advertising lists, I sometimes use temporary email forwarding addresses provided by http://jetable.org for one-off purchases from internet commerce...
View Article[E-Mail] Not receiving email
The family has 3 RCN email accounts and neither one has forwarded or has received email since May 1st. My wife and I sent each other emails today testing and tying to figure out what is going. Not one...
View Article[Connectivity] Lehigh Valley (Easton) Internet Issues last couple days
Hi guys. Not sure what the issue was, my wired internet stopped working from 5pm on yesterday (wired still worked). After trying to fix it with some networking utilities, nothing was working. RCN was...
View Article[CATV] Local channels bad signal after last nights update
RCN ran some maintenance on cable TV last night in the Boston market. Today the local channels have a terrible signal blocky artifacts with lines going across the screen intermittently. Regular cable...
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