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==Services==
==Services==
*'''Buckeye Digital'''—Buckeye's digital TV service that includes Video on Demand (VOD), DVR, and HD along with standard digital channels.
*'''Buckeye Digital'''—Digital TV service, including Video-on-Demand, DVR, and HD along with standard digital channels.
*'''Buckeye Access'''—Buckeye's dial-up internet service.
*'''Buckeye Access'''—Dial-up internet service.
*'''Buckeye Express'''—Buckeye's high speed broadband service. Buckeye Express comes in six different packages at, 800 Kbit/s Down 100 Kbits/s Up, 4 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 10 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 20 Mbit/s Down 1.5 Mbit/s Up, 30 Mbit/s Down 2 Mbit/s up speeds and now 50 Mbit/s Down 3 Mbit/s Up.
*'''Buckeye Express'''—High-speed broadband service, in six different speeds (800 Kbit/s Down 100 Kbits/s Up, 4 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 10 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 20 Mbit/s Down 1.5 Mbit/s Up, 30 Mbit/s Down 2 Mbit/s up speeds and 50 Mbit/s Down 3 Mbit/s Up)
*'''Buckeye Express Wireless'''—Buckeye's wireless high speed broadband hotspot service. Buckeye wireless is available at various restaurants and libraries throughout the Toledo, Ohio area. Toledo area [[Burger King]]s have recently been added as a hot spot location. The Wireless service is free to Buckeye Express subscribers but is available to non subscribers, for a nominal fee (service in Burger King is FREE to all even non-Buckeye Cable customers).
*'''Buckeye Express Wireless'''—Wireless high-speed broadband hotspot service, available at various restaurants and libraries throughout the Toledo area; access is free for subscribers and available to all others for a fee. Toledo-area [[Burger King]]s are also Buckeye hotspots, although these are free to subscribers and non-subscribers alike.
*'''Buckeye TEL'''—Buckeye's Digital Home Telephone Service. Buckeye TEL uses a hybrid VoIP.
*'''Buckeye TEL'''—Digital home telephone service, using a hybrid VoIP.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:59, 3 May 2011

Buckeye CableSystem
(a division of Block Communications)
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedToledo, Ohio
HeadquartersToledo, Ohio
Key people
Allan Block
Chairman
ProductsCable TV, Broadband Internet, Dial-Up Internet, WiFi Hotspots, Digital Voice
Websitewww.buckeyecablesystem.com

Buckeye CableSystem, formerly known as The CableSystem until the 1990s, is a cable company located in Toledo, Ohio and serves Northwest Ohio and parts of Southeast Michigan. Buckeye CableSystem is a full service cable company including TV, broadband, and home telephone services.

It is owned by Block Communications, alongside The Blade newspaper.

Buckeye CableSystem also operates the cable system in Sandusky and Erie County in North Central Ohio, which was formerly known as Erie County Cablevision.

Buckeye CableSystem also originates three cable-only channels, Toledo's CW Network affiliate WT05, a regional sports network Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN), and a 24-hour real estate channel, HomeFinder Channel 100 (available to Buckeye Digital subscribers).

Services

  • Buckeye Digital—Digital TV service, including Video-on-Demand, DVR, and HD along with standard digital channels.
  • Buckeye Access—Dial-up internet service.
  • Buckeye Express—High-speed broadband service, in six different speeds (800 Kbit/s Down 100 Kbits/s Up, 4 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 10 Mbit/s Down 1 Mbit/s Up, 20 Mbit/s Down 1.5 Mbit/s Up, 30 Mbit/s Down 2 Mbit/s up speeds and 50 Mbit/s Down 3 Mbit/s Up)
  • Buckeye Express Wireless—Wireless high-speed broadband hotspot service, available at various restaurants and libraries throughout the Toledo area; access is free for subscribers and available to all others for a fee. Toledo-area Burger Kings are also Buckeye hotspots, although these are free to subscribers and non-subscribers alike.
  • Buckeye TEL—Digital home telephone service, using a hybrid VoIP.

See also