Cablenet
| company: | Cablenet |
|---|---|
| website: | www.cablenet.com.cy |
| support email: | info@cablenet.com.cy |
| support phone: | 130 |
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Cablenet is the only Cable TV and Cable Internet carrier in Cyprus. Currently the coverage is limited only to several urban areas. The difference between Cable Internet and ADSL is that unlike ADSL (I-choice, Primetel) that connect you to the internet via the telephone line that is already installed in your home, you connect to Cablenet with a separate coaxial cable that is installed to your home once you purchase the service. Therefore, connecting to the Internet through Cablenet is independent of your telephone carrier. Cablenet also offers an ADSL product which is available at more locations.
Cablenet coverage
Cablenet has a limited coverage. You can find out whether your area is covered by Cablenet by entering your postal code in this form.
Cablenet TV channels
All packages of Cablenet include a number of Cypriot and International satellite television channels. A unique characteristic of Cablenet is that for no additional cost you can watch three different television channels from three different television sets around your home at the same time. If you would like a Cable TV without the Internet you can take the cable/view+ package for €17.90 per month.
Cablenet Internet connectivity
Cablenet has several surf+view (internet + TV) packages as well as talk+surf+view (telephony + Internet + TV) packages. All of the packages below include Internet connectivity as well as several Cypriot and Satellite Analog TV channels. The "Family" and nitro HD+ packages come with both Analog and Digitat TV Channels while the nitro HD+ package offers HD TV channels. All Cablenet prices on this page include VAT.
| Package Name | Downstream | Upstream | Telephony | Deposit | Monthly Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| surf+view 2M | 2Mbps | 512kbps | no | €40 | €20.90 |
| surf+view 6M | 6Mbps | 1Mbps | no | €40 | €27.90 |
| surf+view 20M | 20Mbps | 2Mbps | no | €40 | €40.90 |
| surf+view 50M | 50Mbps | 4Mbps | no | €40 | €71.90 |
| talk+surf+view 2M | 2Mbps | 512kbps | yes | €40 | €23.90 |
| talk+surf+view 6M | 6Mbps | 1Mbps | yes | €40 | €30.90 |
| talk+surf+view 20M | 20Mbps | 2Mbps | yes | €40 | €43.90 |
| talk+surf+view 50M | 50Mbps | 4Mbps | yes | €40 | €74.90 |
| cable/nitro HD+ 100Μ | 100Mbps | 8Mbps | yes | €40 | €99.90 |
| family+ 30M | 30Mbps | 3Mbps | yes | €40 | €51.90 |
ADSL Double Play
Cablenet now also offers Internet and telephony services through ADSL2. The ADSL packages do not include TV.
| Package Name | Downstream | Upstream | Telephony | Deposit | Monthly Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adsl/talk+surf 10M | 10Mbps | 768kbps | yes | €40 | €34.90 |
Pros and Cons of Cablenet
Pros:
- High Speeds
- Watch three different TV channels at the same time
Cons:
- Limited coverage
- No advanced digital TV options such as video on demand
CABLENET USER REVIEWS
If you have tried the broadband services of Cablenet please write a review about your positive and/or negative experiences.
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reviewer: efrem
august 20 2008 11:23am
re paidia ti eksoplismo dinei i cablenet ? valte kanena link / foto. einai wireless o router tous?
reviewer: georget
august 20 2008 11:54am
Re file ma valoun sou Cablenet tziai en evales akoma? Tziai karteras thn Cyta?
Gia plirofories:
www.cablenet.com.cy
reviewer: efrem
august 21 2008 10:44am
tha valw Cablenet apla eipan mou ma tous parw xarti pou ton diaxeiristi tis polikatikias gia na kanoune engkatastasi. kai perimenw na piasw ta xartia.
sto site tous den exei kamia pliroforia gia ton eksoplismo pou dinoune. ti router einai kserw gw posa ethernet exei klp...
reviewer: subfire91
august 23 2008 05:41am
purchased talk/surf/view with 4mb down/ 512 k up. Downloading with 500KB/s uploading with 70KB/s. the telephone line is via cable other than pstn... much clearer than cytas pstn service.
To the guy that asked for equipment: they give you a cable modem and with 30 euros i think you can buy a wireless router(if u dont have yout own)
reviewer: efrem
august 27 2008 10:29am
yeah, i have a Linksys wireless router for my network. How the cable modem is connected to the TV set? a user posted in the forum that is connected with HDMI, however the cable modem doesn't have HDMI output.
reviewer: efrem
september 28 2008 08:10am
when they will make my connection i would do a video review on cablenet.
HD is extra, you pay 100 euros more, 50 for the HD decoder (which money you get back if you stopped the service) and 50 for the fee (deposit basically).
They currently offer only 2-3 HD channels, which i bet they consume you precious bandwidth, and is only free by December (and then you must pay premium fee) after all if that are applied to the equation I conclude the they do not worth it for the premium price, then DONT WATCH HD, DOWNLOAD HD AND THEN WATCH THEM!
I'll be back with some vids on cablenet by the end of the week.
reviewer: georget
september 28 2008 05:14pm
Egw eimai apogoitevmenos me thn Cablenet, eipan mou oti se ena xrono ena ertoun Lakatamia 
reviewer: surfer
september 29 2008 04:58am
I'll be back with some vids on cablenet by the end of the week.
HD channels (or any other channels on cable) do not consume any bandwidth from your data or telephony service, since TV services are using a different part of the spectrum than data or telephony services. This is the main difference from DSL, and this is the very reason that with cable you have the ability to view as many channels as you want (including HD) simultaneously using a single connection...Welcome to the world of cable!
reviewer: efrem
september 30 2008 01:11pm
by the end of the week i will make a video review on cablenet , so you can see it.
reviewer: efrem
october 02 2008 08:07am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9qu8JZN_I
the vid i make, brief but clear