[Electronics-Talk] accessible TV

[Christopher Chaltain]

I'm not sure about Optimum, but Altice acquired Suddenlink a few years 
ago, and they just rebranded themselves to Altice at the end of last 
year. At the beginning of the year, everything I got from Suddenlink 
started adding Altice to the name of the company.


Actually according to Wikipedia, Altice acquired Optimum in 2016. Looks 
like Optimum was part of Cablevision, so you're probably also starting 
to see the results of the rebranding.


On 6/12/19 6:28 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> The only thing I ever heard was that it was the name of the new box 
> you can talk to, and don't need wiring, or anything.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
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> Pam, Does altice own the company?  I think that's what I read from the
> newspaper, but sometimes these things could be confusing.
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>> The company is still Optimum Cablevision, but the cable box is called 
>> Altese 1.  Pam.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
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>> Hi Arlene.
>> My cable company keeps changing its name (and I'm sure it's not to 
>> protect
>> the innocent.)  It was Cablevision, then Optimum, and now it's 
>> Altice1.  I
>> think Spectrum had a talking cable box long before Optimum did, too.
>> Tracy
>>
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>> Behalf Of Arlene via Electronics-Talk
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>> Which tv service is that, Tracy? That sounds really great.
>>
>> Arlene
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione via 
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>>> FWIW, we don't have an accessible TV, but our cable provider created
>>> accessibility software for their system that speaks everything I 
>>> need to
>>> know, except for error messages that might come on before the software
>>> becomes active.  The cable guy set it all up, and gave us a remote to
>>> access all the features.  I really like it.  It's by far the most
>>> accessible TV experience I've ever had.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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