Wow. Visiting Mom (who's 80) and I can't believe what I'm seeing. She had problems with her Suddenlink service, so finally she got the service guys out and they replaced her cable box. The new one is a Tivo integrated unit, and the guide says "to be announced" on every channel! The date shown is 9/3. I unplugged everything and plugged it back in and the box wanted to connect to the server. There is no wireless option. It wants an ethernet connection or coax. It says if you use coax, it must be connected to the router and the cable box. Well, the router and the cable box ARE both connected to coax, but not in series. This is how the Suddenlink techs hooked it up, mind you. I'm thinking it must have been late August back when they connected the box and it hasn't sync'ed with Suddenlink since.
I don't have time to call them and wait on hold tomorrow (if their service dept is even open on weekends) before the game, and we're leaving early Sunday. Mom is so frustrated with the NUMEROUS hour+ phone calls she already endured to get to THIS point, I hate to break it to her she needs to have another one (at least).
What are the alternatives to Suddenlink here in College Station? Mom lives in Foxfire (Rock Prairie and Hwy 6 area) if that matters. I'd like to switch her to a non-jacked-up provider (or less jacked-up, if that's the best one can do here...)