Good news, everyone! Suddenlink now has standalone TV plans, so you’re no longer forced to bundle in order to get at the provider’s 340+ live TV channels. But if you still wanna bundle, you’re totally cool. We’ve dug into Suddenlink’s new TV plans and bundles to give you updated recommendations.
| Package | Price | Channel count | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core TV | $58.00/mo. | 200+ | View plans |
| Select TV | $79.99/mo. | 225+ | View plans |
| Value TV | $99.99/mo. | 290+ | View plans |
| Premier TV | $124.99/mo. | 340+ | View plans |
* For the first 12 months.
| Package |
| Internet 200 and Select TV |
| Internet 400 and Core TV |
| Internet 400 and Select TV |
| Internet 1 Gig and Select TV |
| Internet 1 Gig and Premier TV |
|
Price* |
Channel count | Download speeds up to | Details |
| $50.00/mo. | 200+ | 200 Mbps | View plans |
| $60.00/mo. | 200+ | 400 Mbps | View plans |
| $75.00/mo. | 290+ | 400 Mbps | View plans |
| $85.00/mo. | 290+ | 1,000 Mbps | View plans |
| $105.00/mo. | 340+ | 1,000 Mbps | View plans |
* For the first 12 months.
| Package |
| Internet 200, Select TV, and Phone |
| Internet 400, Core TV, and Phone |
| Internet 400, Select TV, and Phone |
| Internet 1 Gig, Select TV, and Phone |
| Internet 1 Gig, Premier TV, and Phone |
|
Price* |
Channel count | Download speeds up to | Details |
| $60.00/mo. | 200+ | 200 Mbps | View plans |
| $70.00/mo. | 200+ | 400 Mbps | View plans |
| $85.00/mo. | 290+ | 400 Mbps | View plans |
| $95.00/mo. | 290+ | 1,000 Mbps | View plans |
| $115.00/mo. | 340+ | 1,000 Mbps | View plans |
* For the first 12 months.
Among Suddenlink package deals, this is the cheapest TV, internet, and phone bundle—but it packs a punch.
Value TV has big-name cable channels like ESPN, Disney Channel, and Food Network. While it doesn’t have every channel, it’s less likely that you’ll go, “Wait, it’s missing that one channel I like?”
But sports fans may want to upgrade to Select TV for more sports channels, and HBO® lovers should skip straight to Premier TV and not look back.
With Internet 200, your internet will be fast enough to support multiple people using the internet at once without noticeable buffering. That is, unless you’re all streaming shows and playing on your phones at the same time—then think about Internet 400.
Suddenlink doesn’t want to let its home phone capabilities go to waste, so it’s offering them cheap—think “10 bucks a month” cheap.
If you try home phone for a year and decide it’s not for you, go ahead and drop it. But we say give it a shot. Home phones help out in emergencies—and not just the finding-your-cellphone kind.
If you’re worried about going over a data cap, Internet 400 or Internet 1 Gig will be a better fit for you. Both have unlimited data.
Some companies have channel lineups that feel like they bumped up a favorite channel to the next tier just to squeeze money out of you.
Fortunately, you don’t get that with Suddenlink TV. Each of its packages hit a different note:
Check out the full Suddenlink channel lineup before you sign up, and make sure you’re getting all your favorites.
With competitive pricing and solid channel lineups, Suddenlink covers the basics of TV with ease. But the flashy extras . . . not so much.
It has the on-demand programming you’d expect, a cloud DVR with only 75 hours of HD storage, and an on-the-go app no one seems to like.
But if you’re not into all those high-tech additions anyway, Suddenlink is an excellent and affordable choice.
The Altice One combines your TV box, DVR, and streaming device all in one box. It’s even a modem and router too, but let’s focus on the TV stuff right now.
On screen, the interface looks smooth and trendy, with minimalist tabs to scroll through. Your favorite shows pop up right when you turn the TV on. That saves you from hunting down Friends as you binge-watch it for the millionth time.
Suddenlink also boasts about how you can record “15 shows at once.” Let’s be real: no one has 15 favorite shows on at the same time.
Instead, we want lots of storage so we don’t have to keep deleting shows we haven’t gotten around to watching yet.
Unfortunately, you can store only 75 hours of HD shows with Altice One. Unless you want to watch low-resolution TV like a caveperson, you’ll need to be judicious with your recordings.
And that’s not what you want to hear if you’re the type of person who records 15 shows at once.
So the Altice One isn’t a great DVR, but we like it alright as a TV box (slash modem, slash router). We’ll even give it kudos for its voice-controlled remote.
Suddenlink’s apps are a lot like its equipment: good in theory but lackluster in practice.
Supposedly you can watch your shows from your mobile device with the Altice One app or Suddenlink2GO®. The Altice One app even has access to your cloud DVR, so you can stream your recorded shows straight to your phone.
And all that would be super convenient if either app worked, but Suddenlink customers have left review after review saying they don’t. Yikes.
Yes, Suddenlink offers cable TV. There are four Suddenlink cable packages priced $58.00–$124.99 a month and offering 200–340+ channels.
Suddenlink TV plus internet service costs anywhere between $60.00 per month and $135.00 per month. Sorry, but Suddenlink doesn’t offer TV-only service at this time.
Suddenlink Local Broadcast basic cable package costs $34.99 per month and will get you around 30 channels. Really, it won’t save you much money because you’ll be paying a monthly fee for channels you can get with an over-the-air (OTA) TV antenna that costs only $30–$60.
Suddenlink’s Local Broadcast (Broadcast Basic)TM plan is $34.99 and includes your local broadcast affiliates, which are generally these channels:
That said, we don’t recommend basic cable packages because you’re paying monthly for channels you can pick up with an over-the-air (OTA) antenna, which you can buy for $30–$60.
If you want more channels than that, we recommend Suddenlink’s Value TV package ($79.99 a month, 125+ channels).
The Suddenlink Family Package is an add-on pack that includes more family-friendly and kids channels like BBC America, Disney Junior, Disney XD, FXX, HGTV, Nat Geo, Nicktoons, and more.
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