While Time Warner might rule most of Manhattan, customers in the surrounding areas have more choices when it comes to cable, phone, and Internet services. Cablevision, they of the Optimum package, are one of the most prominent. In their furthering effort to keep subscribers from switching to new services like Verizon FiOS, the company has doubled the size of its Wi-Fi network in Long Island, Connecticut, and Westchester and Dutchess counties. This will come as a no-extra-cost add-on to their Optimum Online customers.
In an era where municipal Wi-Fi projects are being shot down what seems daily, Cablevision’s strategy seems sound. We’re an increasingly mobile workforce, and people need a connection to the Internet. If municipalities can’t get it done, perhaps private companies can. The only drawback, of course, is the requirement of being a subscriber to that particular company, in this case Cablevision.
You can check out Optimum’s Wi-Fi coverage here.
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