16/2 bonding
There's 16/2 bonding now in Chicago. For those in problematic or congested areas. This is their bandaid fix.
View Article[Other] Costs
It is sometimes helpful to see what other people are paying for comparison. This account has been active for 30 years as TV, and as "triple play" for about 12 years. I live in Lehigh Valley. I have...
View Article[Equipment] PACE SI1305 IP STICK CLIENT
http://www.arris.com/products/pace-si1305-ip-stick-client/ http://www.arris.com/products/pace-mi3-ip-client/ It sure would be nice if RCN offered an option with the IP Stick client, as an alternative...
View ArticleSB6141 and dropping connection
I recently became an RCN customer with and I love the download speeds. Problem is my service cuts out once every few days and it isnt restored until I restart my refurbished SB6141. There are some...
View ArticleOutage in NYC
I just had a complete loss of services Internet and TV in NYC. Outage started at about 12:00 noon.
View Article[APP] Take Recorded Shows Anywhere with TiVo on Amazon Fire TV
RCN upgraded me to a T6 , but CS told me that this app does not work on RCN TiVos. Is that true?
View ArticleHow long till I'm able to get new customer pricing?
Does anyone know how long after canceling my RCN service does it take before I can sign up and get "new customer" pricing? Thanks!
View Article[Equipment] Why two modems? (CM820 AND TM822)
I had an TM822 telephony modem and the technician installed an additional CM820. Now they are side by side, with the TM822 still handling the telephone and the CM820 handling the router. I have 50 Mbps...
View Article[TiVo] Bad Pixelating on HD channels / Less than 70% Signal Strength
I've noticed a large increase in pixelation on my HD channels using RCN's lehigh valley service and a TiVo Premier. Signal strength is between 55-68% according to the built in tuner. Mostly seeing it...
View Article[Connectivity] Complete Triple Play System Outage
Hello, Around 6:10PM EST today all three services went down here in Boston, MA. I called in and they told me its a wider outage that's been ongoing since around noon. If that's the case why did my...
View ArticleRCN has been SOLD
Source: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/rcn_bought_by_private_equity_f.html#incart_river_home This stinks. I know the purchasing company says they're about quality, but that...
View ArticleChicago outage 8/11 - ongoing
This outage started on Thu 8/11 and acknowledged here https://twitter.com/RCNconnects/status/763895322544214017 and https://twitter.com/RCNconnects/status/764121797092478977 RCN stated that they...
View ArticleI'm Ready To Jump Ship
Welp, after ten-plus years of loyalty to RCN for CATV and internet I'm ready to jump ship for Verizon fios. Ultimately, the annual creeping up of my monthly bill has put me in line with comparable...
View ArticleIntermittent Signficant Packet Loss
Over the past 9 months or so I keep on having periods of high packet loss, such that I cannot use my voip phone at all. I've had a technician to the house 3 times and there are no problems in the house...
View Article[Connectivity] Is RCN intercepting SSL traffic for advertising?
I use lastpass for passwords and I've just noticed that my browser extensions cannot connect to the site. When I try to login through their website I get this error on Firefox: "This site uses HTTP...
View Article[CATV] TWC Local Forecast HD
Local forecast computer is down... Weather Channel HD for Lehigh Valley PA
View Article16/2 bonding
There's 16/2 bonding now in Chicago. For those in problematic or congested areas. This is their bandaid fix.
View Article[Equipment] Arris DG6170 Bridge Mode
A family member recently upgraded to the RCN 155Mbps speed and was told that they had to upgrade to the Arris DG1670 modem/router combo. He had a Cisco DPC3010 modem, provided by RCN, which was capable...
View Article[Speed] Speed Issue Framingham MA
Currently pulling 97Kbps. Been this way for a few hours. Power cycling and the standard tricks haven't made anything better.
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