Optimum, owned by Altice USA, provides cable and fiber internet service in the New York tri-state area and parts of the South. They offer competitive speeds with a focus on the Optimum Fiber product for their next-generation network.
Founded
1973
Locations served
5.6M
Headquarters
Long Island City, NY
Coverage
National
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“I went through the song and dance of having their level 1 technician come to my house and check all my hardware. Lo and behold over a week later I am still having extreme upload packet loss above 10% and latency spiking 10x to 100x normal latency.”
“Calling is just like falling into a black hole of clueless uninformed representatives. There seems to never be any news or announcements from Optimum.”
“After 2 hours with 3 different agents, I finally was told the line was canceled. But when I tried to return my equipment at the store, I was told their system was down. Oddly, their system was not down for selling stuff. This company is worse than a timeshare!”
“All I did was be direct and polite and she helped me instantly - gave me 1 gig and phone for $60 for 5 years.”
| Plan | Download | Upload | Type | Data Cap | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Optimum 300 No data caps | 300 Mbps | 20 Mbps | Cable | Unlimited | $40/mo $60/mo |
Optimum 500 No data caps | 500 Mbps | 20 Mbps | Cable | Unlimited | $60/mo $80/mo |
Optimum 1 Gig Symmetrical fiber speeds | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps | Fiber | Unlimited | $80/mo $100/mo |
$40/mo
$60/mo
Download
300 Mbps
Upload
20 Mbps
Data Cap
Unlimited
$60/mo
$80/mo
Download
500 Mbps
Upload
20 Mbps
Data Cap
Unlimited
$80/mo
$100/mo
Download
1 Gbps
Upload
1 Gbps
Data Cap
Unlimited
Available in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and select areas of Texas, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Strongest coverage in the greater New York City metro area and Long Island.
View on FCC Broadband MapUpgraded from Optimum cable to their fiber service and it's a world of difference. The cable was inconsistent and slow on uploads. The fiber is rock solid at 1 Gbps symmetrical. Just wish they hadn't taken so long to upgrade our area.
My bill went from $40 to $80 after the promotional period. That's a 100% increase! No warning email, just a higher bill. The service is fine but the pricing practices are predatory. Customer service offered me $10 off, which is insulting.