Of course to receive ESPN 3D you have to either have the HD "Ultimate" tier or pay an additional $9.99/month?!?!? What a joke! D* offers it for no additional fee.

Has anyone ever noticed this? Not sure if this problem is indicative of the latest Moto 7232 box, but when you start playback of a recorded show, if you should hit stop during playback it'll revert back to that same root channel being recorded, even if you had been on a totally different channel when you hit play. This means it can essentially give you a spoiler, should you start watching it b4 it completes the recording.

Of course to receive ESPN 3D you have to either have the HD "Ultimate" tier or pay an additional $9.99/month?!?!? What a joke! D* offers it for no additional fee.

If they don't charge for it, then D* spreads the cost of the channel out for all customers to pay for it. While I think this is a good thing for Verizon to carry, I personally don't think everyone should have to pay for a channel that only a few have any use for. Maybe as more people are using 3D, they can include 3D channels with more packages. Remember that sports channels are are never "free", and just about always come at a substantial cost.

If they don't charge for it, then D* spreads the cost of the channel out for all customers to pay for it. While I think this is a good thing for Verizon to carry, I personally don't think everyone should have to pay for a channel that only a few have any use for. Maybe as more people are using 3D, they can include 3D channels with more packages. Remember that sports channels are are never "free", and just about always come at a substantial cost.

Very true, good post. Regardless of how a multichannel provider packages their channels, a customer needs to look at the total cost of the channels they view rather than paying a huge sum and thinking that channels are "free". ESPN charges cable companies something like $6 per month per customer compared to channels like VH1 in the 20cent range.

BETHD live in mass

Has anyone ever noticed this? Not sure if this problem is indicative of the latest Moto 7232 box, but when you start playback of a recorded show, if you should hit stop during playback it'll revert back to that same root channel being recorded, even if you had been on a totally different channel when you hit play. This means it can essentially give you a spoiler, should you start watching it b4 it completes the recording.

I've got the 7216 and it does the same thing.

If they don't charge for it, then D* spreads the cost of the channel out for all customers to pay for it. While I think this is a good thing for Verizon to carry, I personally don't think everyone should have to pay for a channel that only a few have any use for. Maybe as more people are using 3D, they can include 3D channels with more packages. Remember that sports channels are are never "free", and just about always come at a substantial cost.

It's no different than any other channel. many people don't have use for other channels, yet they have no choice but to pay for it since it's included in their package. This is how I feel about all the ESPN channels. If I had my way I would strip all the ESPN channels out of my package and save all that money since they are very expensive per subscriber. But that's not the way things are. The same goes for those .TV channels too and several others.

But I'll certainly get more use from BET-HD than any of the ESPN or .TV channels.

Huh? What are you referring to?

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I've got the 7216 and it does the same thing.

Yeah, my 6416 did the same before I swapped it out. It's an issue with 1.8, not an issue of the hardware.

BETHD live in mass

Yep. Noticed tonight at I came home from the gym. Now I need E! HD.

If I had my way I would strip all the ESPN channels out of my package and save all that money since they are very expensive per subscriber. But that's not the way things are. The same goes for those .TV channels too and several others.

But I'll certainly get more use from BET-HD than any of the ESPN or .TV channels.
I'm with you on this one. In 17 years of subscribing to cable and now 2 months of FIOS I don't think I've ever once tuned to any of the ESPN channels. That's a lot of money I've paid to them for something I don't use!

I'm with you on this one. In 17 years of subscribing to cable and now 2 months of FIOS I don't think I've ever once tuned to any of the ESPN channels. That's a lot of money I've paid to them for something I don't use!

17 years and you haven't watched a football game or baseball game on ESPN? How unAmerican! :D

Everybody has channels that they never watch or use. I wouldn't go without ESPN but I could name a few that I could care less about too. Can't make everyone happy, but at least in my area, FiOS is beating out the competition in either offerings, picture quality, or both.

Breaking news for you fox soccer HD fans...cant do details yet... but be happy.

While some here are complaining about this or that channel, I saw a Verizon FiOS banner ad for a free MR-DVR for life. That's a $20 a month option only available to new customers. :( :mad: :rolleyes:

Are you sure it's not just the $5 option of MR-DVR over the regular DVR for life?

Are you sure it's not just the $5 option of MR-DVR over the regular DVR for life?

The banner ad said "free multi room DVR for life". I didn't click on it to see what the fine print said but the banner was pretty clear. It even had a pic of a snazzy looking 6416/7216 next to it. ;)

I found this link;

www.verizon.com/dvrfree

I found this link;

www.verizon.com/dvrfree

Offer for new Verizon FiOS TV residential customers in select areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut subscribing to a FiOS Triple Play bundle and Multi-Room DVR. Promotional rate available via $35 bill credit for first 12 months only; beginning month 13 standard rates apply. Other fees, taxes, equipment charges & terms apply. Activation fee waived via bill credit. Subject to credit approval & may require a deposit. FiOS available in select areas. Actual speeds may vary. Battery backup for standard fiber-based voice service, FiOS Digital Voice & E911 (but not other voice services) for up to 8 hours. Must sign up by 6/4/11.

Breaking news for you fox soccer HD fans...cant do details yet... but be happy.

When can you give details?? How about a hint??

When can you give details?? How about a hint??

Have your taxes done on time :)

Breaking news for you fox soccer HD fans...cant do details yet... but be happy.

Since you obviously know what's going on, do you have any news on BBC America HD or Cartoon Network HD? How about when we can expect IMG 1.9?

Have your taxes done on time :)

Thanks :-)

17 years and you haven't watched a football game or baseball game on ESPN? How unAmerican! :D
Not one!

Not saying that other people shouldn't be able to have those channels. I'd just love to be able to opt out of them to save money on my bill! It is widely known that they are by far the most expensive non-premium channels. How about a sports package? Why not a kids' package (so those who don't have kids, or whose kids have outgrown those sorts of channels could save money)? A Discovery/History/TLC type package? A music channels package (w/Palladia, Fuse, CMT, and MTV/VH1 and their multiplexes)?

Then people could really weigh the value of how much they care about certain channels versus how much they want to pay for them.

FYI, BETHD live in MD. (ch770)

Bgut-
In regards to IMG 1.9 - we're getting 1 final build next Tuesday (3/29) - if that corrects all of the remaining issues, and we don't find any new ones for the engineers - i'd look for a late April / Early May start.

Since you obviously know what's going on, do you have any news on BBC America HD or Cartoon Network HD? How about when we can expect IMG 1.9?

Nope...no idea...unless I post about it, I dont have the answers. Sorry.

Offer for new Verizon FiOS TV residential customers in select areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut subscribing to a FiOS Triple Play bundle and Multi-Room DVR. Promotional rate available via $35 bill credit for first 12 months only; beginning month 13 standard rates apply. Other fees, taxes, equipment charges & terms apply. Activation fee waived via bill credit. Subject to credit approval & may require a deposit. FiOS available in select areas. Actual speeds may vary. Battery backup for standard fiber-based voice service, FiOS Digital Voice & E911 (but not other voice services) for up to 8 hours. Must sign up by 6/4/11.

Also states:

$35/month discount for 1 year - $420 total savings!
+ A Multi-Room DVR FREE for Life!

*Free Multi-room DVR provided via $19.99/mo. bill credit (excludes applicable taxes) for as long as customer retains qualifying TV, Phone, and Internet bundle and current service address. Discontinuation of any bundle element or service to current address will cancel offer. Models may vary. Limit one promotional DVR per customer.

I wonder if there's any coincidence that Comcast is adding FSC HD in Philly on 4/12 - and now FIOS is adding shortly after?? Hmmmmm....

Press releases do wonders...

I wonder if there's any coincidence that Comcast is adding FSC HD in Philly on 4/12 - and now FIOS is adding shortly after?? Hmmmmm....

Press releases do wonders...

Now we need Goltv hd and I will be a happy man.

jeepmatt and automag928 - Thanks for the replies. In light of twitter joe's tweets that it was being "readied to ship", I was hoping that IMG 1.9 would be out earlier.

I do remember hearing that GOL TV would be in the "next 5", but since then the 5 were bumped by BET HD. I also wonder if TruTV HD was part of that 5. Joe said that the next 5 were sports, and TruTV HD was added because of basketball.
At the time, FS Southwest HD was on the list for some reason even though it's regional. Since its launch, we've seen Tru TV HD, and a date for ESPN 3D has been announced. FSC HD now has a launch date, leaving only GOL TV to make 5 channels. Of course, this is if it hasn't been bumped again.

I just really wish we were getting BBC-A HD before April 23rd so I could watch the new Doctor Who in HD.

Or Cartoon Network before 4/1 for the start of Clone Wars Season 3

Or Cartoon Network before 4/1 for the start of Clone Wars Season 3

Clone Wars season 3 ends 4/1.

Or Cartoon Network before 4/1 for the start of Clone Wars Season 3

The fact that Verizon doesn't have Cartoon Network HD is a joke. They are the only major provider not to carry this channel.

The fact that Verizon doesn't have Cartoon Network HD is a joke. They are the only major provider not to carry this channel.I'm a real big animation fan and I can't tell you how badly I want this channel- supposedly it's high up on the list (top 4 channels), but there's still no time limit as to when we'll get it.

I'm a real big animation fan and I can't tell you how badly I want this channel- supposedly it's high up on the list (top 4 channels), but there's still no time limit as to when we'll get it.

There is no rush. The channel has only been available since October of 2007!!

FiOS TV Rides Into Albany, N.Y., Suburbs

Telco Launches to 23,000 Households, Competing With Time Warner Cable

By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 3/25/2011 1:04:10 PM

Verizon is now marketing FiOS TV service to about 23,000 households in the Albany, N.Y., area touting introductory pricing of $100 for a triple-play bundle for the first 12 months and a bigger HD lineup than incumbent Time Warner Cable.

On Friday, the telco began offering FiOS TV in parts of four communities in the Albany suburbs: the towns of Bethlehem and Guilderland, and the villages of Colonie and Scotia.

Verizon expects to expand that availability to 38,000 more households in the market, with franchise agreements with city of Schenectady and the town of Colonie pending approval by the New York Public Service Commission, director of media relations John Bonomo said.

FiOS TV offers more than 535 total channels in New York, including 130 HD channels in Albany's Capital District market. The telco is not currently seeking a franchise with the City of Albany itself; Bonomo said the primary focus for Verizon is completing existing franchise commitments "rather than seeking and building in new areas and securing new franchises."

According to Verizon, the company has spent more than $1 billion in wireline network infrastructure across New York State each year since 1995. It now has 183 video franchises in the state, each with buildout commitments of five years, with the earliest franchises awarded in 2006.

"Consumers and small businesses in these communities at long last have a better choice for TV," Tracey Edwards, president and general manager for Verizon's upstate New York region, said in a statement. "We've had great success in many other parts of the state. Now it's time to bring FiOS TV to this part of northeastern New York and provide customers in the region a choice that is truly different from the cable TV company."

Asked to comment about the FiOS TV launch in the Albany area, Time Warner Cable spokeswoman Lara Pritchard said the operator "has a breadth of product and local service that differentiates us from all of our competitors." Those include YNN 24-hour news; sports programming like Siena College basketball and other NCAA Division I collegiate sporting events; Look Back and Start Over video-on-demand services; and TWC's newly launched iPad app that provides streaming of up to 32 live channels.

"We will continue to do what we've always done -- take care of our customers, regardless of who comes to town with new claims of superiority," Pritchard said.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/465786-FiOS_TV_Rides_Into_Albany_N_Y_Suburbs.php

Reminder: EPIXHD channel 895 free weekend thru monday am....some good stuff:

star trek (2009)
iron man 2
platoon
kick-ass
g.i. joe: the rise of cobra
robocop
hot tub time machine
bon jovi from meadowlands stadium
craig ferguson standup show

But not that good since the picture will be cluttered by the inevitable "You're watching a FREE PREVIEW of EPIX!" and other such crap on top of their usual snipes about their website. If I didn't get it as part of Ultimate HD I sure wouldn't pay for it.

Bgut-
In regards to IMG 1.9 - we're getting 1 final build next Tuesday (3/29) - if that corrects all of the remaining issues, and we don't find any new ones for the engineers - i'd look for a late April / Early May start.

And I'll bet June/July. ;)

And I'll bet June/July. ;)
Which year?

Good stuff? I see one: Star Trek. Hot Tub Time Machine? Really? :)

Good stuff? I see one: Star Trek. Hot Tub Time Machine? Really? :)
Hey -- I loved that movie! Seriously, give HTTM a try -- it will have you rolling on the floor. :)

Hey -- I loved that movie! Seriously, give HTTM a try -- it will have you rolling on the floor. :)
Agreed, I saw it for the first time last night and I liked it. I watched the VOD and it was letterboxed. Good movie. ;)

Epix VOD is all DD2.0 (don't ask me why) so I don't even bother with it for newer movies with 5.1 soundtracks.

I've had FiOS TV for about a week now, and I've noticed a couple of times when I tell my DVR to record a program that already started, that it somehow goes back to the beginning and records the whole show. Other times it doesn't. How does this work so I can do it predictably rather than just guessing or being surprised?

I just really wish we were getting BBC-A HD before April 23rd so I could watch the new Doctor Who in HD.

I'll keep watching them in HD from Amazon VOD until FiOS gets BBC-A in HD. I refuse to watch it in SD.

I've had FiOS TV for about a week now, and I've noticed a couple of times when I tell my DVR to record a program that already started, that it somehow goes back to the beginning and records the whole show. Other times it doesn't. How does this work so I can do it predictably rather than just guessing or being surprised?

If your already on te channel where te show is playing prior to start of show it will record from start. Otherwise it starts from the point where you switched to the channel.

If your already on te channel where te show is playing prior to start of show it will record from start. Otherwise it starts from the point where you switched to the channel.

Thanks. There seem to be two tuners, though, as it is possible to record two programs simultaneously. Is it possible to do this on either one? Can I switch between them? I'm new to this thing, and am used to the way it works on a E* VIP 622 where they are numbered TV1 and TV2 (although there is some confusion there, as well...).

I understand what you are asking 4HiMarks.

You can't manually swap tuners. The other tuner is always tuned to the last channel that you watched, or whatever is recording in the background. This is literally the only gripe that I have with FiOS coming from Comcast. With Comcast I could swap tuners and use the last button on each tuner to effectively track 4 channels at once if I desired (think heavy sports days). Also, I could keep the other tuner on my channel of choice with the buffer running, enabling me to jump back if I missed something.

I've had FiOS TV for about a week now, and I've noticed a couple of times when I tell my DVR to record a program that already started, that it somehow goes back to the beginning and records the whole show. Other times it doesn't. How does this work so I can do it predictably rather than just guessing or being surprised?

Also, don't forget about the 2nd tuner -- if you happened to have been watching the channel you want to record BEFORE whatever you are currently watching (and you are not currently recording anything), that will be the channel on the background tuner, and since it's in the buffer, the DVR can grab the program from the beginning (if you are lucky)

I understand what you are asking 4HiMarks.

You can't manually swap tuners. The other tuner is always tuned to the last channel that you watched, or whatever is recording in the background. This is literally the only gripe that I have with FiOS coming from Comcast. With Comcast I could swap tuners and use the last button on each tuner to effectively track 4 channels at once if I desired (think heavy sports days). Also, I could keep the other tuner on my channel of choice with the buffer running, enabling me to jump back if I missed something.

This is true of most systems. I'm surprised fios omitted this. Maybe it's one of the little treats with the forthcoming 1.9

I doubt it. The supplied remotes do not have the "Swap" button.

Hope this is the right place for this.

I've been a very long time Cablevision customer and finally decided to make the switch to Fios. It was strictly a pricing decision for me. I've always been happy with their products, services and support.

I'm in NY and I'm getting Extreme HD+15/5+Digital Voice.

As far as install, what should I look out for? What should I expect? How much damage to my house is the installer going to need to do?

Right now, I'm having work done on my house and half the house is to the studs. Unfortunately, I was too slow to order and most of the work will be completed prior to my Fios install.

My contractor did say he can put a backboard and power outlet inside the house next to my electrical panel so that the installer can put the ONT there. There should be access to the back of the house from there, so that might work.

What are the other considerations for an inside/outside ONT install? Should I definitely push for that inside install?

I'll probably want the router on the floor above the ONT though. Hopefully, it won't be too bad to get to the router from the ONT? I think he can go out the back of the house and then right into the room with the router pretty easily.

I understand that they can either do Coax or Ethernet to the router. Is one preferable over the other?

Also, I think I might have 2 drops from Cablevision now. If that's actually the case, when the Fios installer connects to the existing Coax, I suppose that's not going to get him to all of my TVs. How will he proceed to connect to all my TVs?

I have 4 TVs. Will he make sure all those have service or is there a limit as to how many TVs he has to do?

Should I request he replace any existing splitters?

Is anything I'm asking out of the ordinary or is the type of communication/input I'm looking for with the installer fairly typical?

I know that I will only accept the new 7232 DVR and the 7100p2 STBs. Unfortunately, I understand no eStata yet (which I have on both my Cablevision boxes), but hopefully coming somewhat soon.

I also want the Actiontec MI424WR Rev F router, right?

Anything else that I should be considering as far as the install? I'm probably going to drive this guy nuts, especially with brand new drywall all over.

What about as far as in operation?

I know the DVR will be a big difference from how it works now. Anything else that might surprise me (either good or bad) with differences between Cablevision and Fios?

Thanks in advance.

I recently exchanged my dvr for the new 7232 and noticed that when I change from an SD channel to HD channel, I notice a split second green line appear, and white specks flash,now I know about handshake issues,but this never happened with my old dvr. When I exchanged the dvr I didn't take new cables that they offered me,I decided to stick with the hdmi cable from my previous box,is it possible that there is a difference between cables? Should I have taken new cables? or is the problem caused by something else? Connection problem?

Sounds just like your typical HDMI handshake issue. If it disappears right away, I wouldn't worry about it. It shouldn't have anything to do with your cable if the picture is otherwise fine.

i would imagine this has been asked before, but apparently, my "search" skills have diminished... :o

anyone using the ir input port on the 7232?

edit: fwiw, i want to connect it directly to a urc msc-400... i can use an emitter if necessary, but was hoping to be able to hardwire...

second edit: ah, i've found some commentary now, about people trying different things unsuccessfully... has anyone BEEN successful?

Hope this is the right place for this.

I've been a very long time Cablevision customer and finally decided to make the switch to Fios. It was strictly a pricing decision for me. I've always been happy with their products, services and support.

I'm in NY and I'm getting Extreme HD+15/5+Digital Voice.

As far as install, what should I look out for? What should I expect? How much damage to my house is the installer going to need to do?

Right now, I'm having work done on my house and half the house is to the studs. Unfortunately, I was too slow to order and most of the work will be completed prior to my Fios install.

My contractor did say he can put a backboard and power outlet inside the house next to my electrical panel so that the installer can put the ONT there. There should be access to the back of the house from there, so that might work.

What are the other considerations for an inside/outside ONT install? Should I definitely push for that inside install?

I'll probably want the router on the floor above the ONT though. Hopefully, it won't be too bad to get to the router from the ONT? I think he can go out the back of the house and then right into the room with the router pretty easily.

I understand that they can either do Coax or Ethernet to the router. Is one preferable over the other?

Also, I think I might have 2 drops from Cablevision now. If that's actually the case, when the Fios installer connects to the existing Coax, I suppose that's not going to get him to all of my TVs. How will he proceed to connect to all my TVs?

I have 4 TVs. Will he make sure all those have service or is there a limit as to how many TVs he has to do?

Should I request he replace any existing splitters?

Is anything I'm asking out of the ordinary or is the type of communication/input I'm looking for with the installer fairly typical?

I know that I will only accept the new 7232 DVR and the 7100p2 STBs. Unfortunately, I understand no eStata yet (which I have on both my Cablevision boxes), but hopefully coming somewhat soon.

I also want the Actiontec MI424WR Rev F router, right?

Anything else that I should be considering as far as the install? I'm probably going to drive this guy nuts, especially with brand new drywall all over.

What about as far as in operation?

I know the DVR will be a big difference from how it works now. Anything else that might surprise me (either good or bad) with differences between Cablevision and Fios?

Thanks in advance.

Pull wires while you can!
3/4 inch hole max center of stud. Measure and take pictures of locations or pigtail the wire out to leave it exposed.

Put runs from under house to attic if you can for later use.

i would imagine this has been asked before, but apparently, my "search" skills have diminished... :o

anyone using the ir input port on the 7232?

edit: fwiw, i want to connect it directly to a urc msc-400... i can use an emitter if necessary, but was hoping to be able to hardwire...

second edit: ah, i've found some commentary now, about people trying different things unsuccessfully... has anyone BEEN successful?
i use it but had to buy a ir sensor thats plugs into the rear of the 7232. I found it here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JSDHCY

^^^

yea, those i found... unfortunately that doesn't do me any good... :(

however, it's good to know that the port is at least active... :)

Reminder:

starz/encore FREE -- tomorrow 3/31 thru 4/4.

"toy story 3" available on starz on demand on 4/4 & it reads like on demand is included.

^^^

yea, those i found... unfortunately that doesn't do me any good... :(

however, it's good to know that the port is at least active... :)
Check out the sellers actual website he has some other options if i recall.

^^^

cool, i will... thanks mate... :)

Pull wires while you can!
3/4 inch hole max center of stud. Measure and take pictures of locations or pigtail the wire out to leave it exposed.

Put runs from under house to attic if you can for later use.

Too late, but still looking for answers to the rest of my post.

Sounds just like your typical HDMI handshake issue. If it disappears right away, I wouldn't worry about it. It shouldn't have anything to do with your cable if the picture is otherwise fine.

Yep, but you can keep this from happening if you go into the setup menu and tell it to upscale your SD programming to 1080i. I can't recall the exact setting option, but can check with I get home later....

I understand that they can either do Coax or Ethernet to the router. Is one preferable over the other?
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I also want the Actiontec MI424WR Rev F router, right?

FWIW, I had Verizon run Ethernet to my own router. Afterwards I tested my setup and saw solid 25/25 performance. I think you should just go Ethernet if possible, but I don't think that coax will cost you very much latency or performance. Using MOCA involves an extra device, but it's no big deal. And it may give you future flexibility.

I chose to use my existing router, which was already running BSD. I also was happy with my existing Airport Extreme wireless, and so didn't need Verizon's device for that. In retrospect, I should have accepted Verizon's Actiontec; I could have simply kept it on the shelf for possible future use.

I think you should consider dslreports.com as an additional resource for your questions. There are many hackers there who live for these types of discussions. But it's all been rehashed over and over, so who can tell what advice you'll get (or not get)!

Hope this is the right place for this.

I've been a very long time Cablevision customer and finally decided to make the switch to Fios. It was strictly a pricing decision for me. I've always been happy with their products, services and support.

...

Thanks in advance.Wow, lots of questions; it sounds like you pretty much already know what you want.

Installing FiOS will involve drilling a 1-inch external hole, and a set of mounting holes for the inside equipment. If you choose an external ONT installation, the hole will be used to pull in the power cable connecting the ONT to the battery backup unit inside the house. If you choose an internal ONT installation, the hole will be used to pull in the fiber line.

If you choose an internal ONT, the ONT will be mounted directly over the hole used to pull in the fiber line. They will not run fiber inside your house, under any circumstances.

Whether you go external or internal is largely up to you. There are no performance benefits to either approach. An internal ONT is easier to access for troubleshooting purposes, it eliminates a potential point of failure (the power cable) and it shortens the install time (since it's just one unit to mount and connect, not two). But it also restricts your installation options, since it must be mounted on an outer wall, immediately adjacent to a power outlet.

If you've already got coax runs, might as well use them. There is no performance benefit to Ethernet over Coax, so you'll just be wasting the installer's time if you request Ethernet. The only real benefit Ethernet will offer is the ability to use your own router, but since you're getting TV as well, that is not an advisable approach. If you've got existing coax, use it.

The installer will make sure there is service to all boxes you have requested. So if you have 4 boxes, he'll do what it takes to make sure they all have service on the same coax network. He'll try to use as much existing coax as possible, but will also run new coax when necessary. Assuming both of your CV drops enter the house at roughly the same point, the installer will probably simply cut both cables and join them together, or mount the ONT somewhere close by and use a splitter to connect the two cables together.

Honestly, you shouldn't worry too much about the install. Unlike CV, Verizon does not use independent contractors, so your installer will know exactly what to do, and will make sure the job is done right.

As for comparing CV to FiOS... as a Cablevision emigre myself, all I can say is boy are you in for a treat! FiOS and CV aren't even in the same league.

You might have gotten used to the blocky, pixellated mess CV calls high definition. Well, soon, you'll get used to a picture so crisp and clean, going back to CV will literally make you wince at how ugly it is. If you've got a home theater system, you'll also get used to significantly upgraded audio. Also, there's things like 30 second skip, a proper favorites list, fast and responsive operation and much, much more.

FiOS... No MSG HD if that matters to you.

i use it but had to buy a ir sensor thats plugs into the rear of the 7232. I found it here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JSDHCY

I had no luck getting my MSC-400 to talk with the IR port. I tried building my own cable and doing pin swaps (mono to stereo) with no luck.

No need to buy an ir sensor. I finally just called Verizon and asked for an IR receiver. They sent one free and it show up in the mail in just a few days. Threw the receiver and an emitter into a project box and shoved it in the back of the rack out of sight.

i would imagine this has been asked before, but apparently, my "search" skills have diminished... :o

anyone using the ir input port on the 7232?

edit: fwiw, i want to connect it directly to a urc msc-400... i can use an emitter if necessary, but was hoping to be able to hardwire...

second edit: ah, i've found some commentary now, about people trying different things unsuccessfully... has anyone BEEN successful?

ccotenj,
I have been unsuccessful in hard wiring the IR port. Verizon will send you a free IR extender eye if that is what you want, there is no need to buy one on Amazon. Like you, I want the 7232 hard wired so please post back here if you are successful.
-Jakes

...No need to buy an ir sensor. I finally just called Verizon and asked for an IR receiver. They sent one free and it show up in the mail in just a few days. Threw the receiver and an emitter into a project box and shoved it in the back of the rack out of sight.

I did the same thing. I am piping the DVR's output to several TV's, and I wanted to be able to control the DVR from the three other rooms.
I bought a wired IR repeater system with an eye at each of the other three TVs. The emitter from that system is in the box with the "remote eye" from the DVR. That works great. However, plugging in the remote eye disables the eye on the front of the DVR. Not a big deal if your DVR is in a cabinet with no line-of-sight. However. mine is just under the TV, but I couldn't control it from the same room once I plugged in the remote emitter.
Rather than spend the $35 or so for an eye for the wired system for the TV that is in the same room as the DVR, I asked Verizon to send me a second eye (which they did at no cost). I used s standard headphone splitter in the jack on the back of the DVR, and put the second eye above the TV. Works great!
My wired system is made from Buffalo and Xantech components, bought from Smarthome.com. Xantech does have a wired direct-link that can connect their blocks right to the DVR, but it was $25, and I didn't think I needed to do that if I already had the emitter and a remote eye in the same box together for about $5.

...I want the 7232 hard wired so please post back here if you are successful.

Xantech makes a direct-wire connection between their IR connecting blocks and the Motorola DVRs.
Here is a link to it:
http://www.smarthome.com/81990/Xantech-28EXT-Emitter-External-Adapter/p.aspx

It may or may not be compatible with your IR system, but it doesn't hut to try.
Keep in mind that plugging into the IR port on the back of the DVR disables the built-in IR receiver on the front of the DVR.

Final test build of 1.9 was pushed out overnight to the beta group. Hopefully this one is the one to go national.

Cross your fingers folks!

I had no luck getting my MSC-400 to talk with the IR port. I tried building my own cable and doing pin swaps (mono to stereo) with no luck.

No need to buy an ir sensor. I finally just called Verizon and asked for an IR receiver. They sent one free and it show up in the mail in just a few days. Threw the receiver and an emitter into a project box and shoved it in the back of the rack out of sight.

thanks for chiming in... you saved me some work this weekend, as i was gonna try to construct a cable...

i think i'll use the project box method to start... what size box did you use?

ccotenj,
I have been unsuccessful in hard wiring the IR port. Verizon will send you a free IR extender eye if that is what you want, there is no need to buy one on Amazon. Like you, I want the 7232 hard wired so please post back here if you are successful.
-Jakes

will do... i'm going to try to get verizon to send me two... set one up with the project box, and then cut the other one apart and experiment..

i'm REALLY curious to know what's different about that port now... :o

Final test build of 1.9 was pushed out overnight to the beta group. Hopefully this one is the one to go national.

So if this build needs further work then it won't be the final build, will it? ;)

So if this build needs further work then it won't be the final build, will it? ;)
Final (to me) indicates that they feel that all major problems have been fixed and that the feature set is locked down. Generally it also means that unless major new problems are found, this will be the version pushed out to the general public. Start putting those orders for 1TB eSata drives now. :)

Start putting those orders for 1TB eSata drives now. :)

Does anyone have the list of "approved" esata drives, and if so, please post.

Final (to me) indicates that they feel that all major problems have been fixed and that the feature set is locked down.

Final builds don't go out for further testing. A build is declared to be the final after it has successfully passed all testing. At least that's how it works at the company I work for. ;)

Does anyone have the list of "approved" esata drives, and if so, please post.

i'd like to know as well... i'm assuming that the wd one i used with my tivo will work with the 7232.... i don't see any obvious reasons why it shouldn't...

Final test build of 1.9 was pushed out overnight to the beta group. Hopefully this one is the one to go national.

Cross your fingers folks!
In the past, have rollouts been done in "regions"? Has the order of regions been similar in the past? In other words, any guesses as to who might get this first? last?

In the past, have rollouts been done in "regions"?

They will roll out upgrades by VHO's. Typically they'll upgrade a couple of VHO's a week so it'll take about 6 weeks to complete the upgrade nationally. And also typically the VHO's in DC/Md/VA (4/9) would always be last. :mad:

The "official" announcement was made on Verizon's blog page. MASN2 HD will be added to remaining MASN areas (except Delaware) on April 4, only 12 months after everyone else launched it. http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-at-Home/MASN2-HD-Availability-Expands-on-FiOS-TV/bc-p/297001#M2180
I still don't understand why Verizon would not show MASN2 HD in Delaware, or even the Comcast Network HD in the Philadelphia region. Maybe the people at Verizon think that sports just aren't very important to people there.

On that same blog, Heather also gave the official word that Fox Soccer Channel HD is coming later this month, I'm assuming she meant April. We already knew all of this info thanks to contributors here, but it's nice to hear it from someone at Verizon. This way we know that the plans aren't likely to change.

They will roll out upgrades by VHO's. Typically they'll upgrade a couple of VHO's a week so it'll take about 6 weeks to complete the upgrade nationally. And also typically the VHO's in DC/Md/VA (4/9) would always be last. :mad:To be fair, we were not last for TruTV HD. I believe we were last for BET HD though.

We were next to last for BET HD. There was a group of 2 or 3 VHO's that got this channel on one day the very next week. Channels aren't such a big problem since Verizon launches them to everyone usually within a week. IMG updates seem to take forever, but maybe since 1.9 will have been tested by customers, the rollout won't take months like it has in the past.

IMG updates seem to take forever, but maybe since 1.9 will have been tested by customers, the rollout won't take months like it has in the past.

Another typical case with IMG updates, after the rollout to the first VHO they discover their new IMG is riddled with bugs and halt the rollout until the problems are fixed at which time they resume the rollout.

VHO4 got FSC-HD, channel 584, last night.

As a warning to everyone that "upgraded" their DVR throught the e-mail!!

I upgraded one of my DVR's to the 7232 and was charged twice for the "upgrade fee" shown below.

Change in Service and Partial Month
STB Upgrade FeeFeb 28 39.99
STB Upgrade FeeMar 7 39.99
Total Change in Service and Partial Month $79.98

So far have spent more than 2 hours on the phone to get corrected - on hold again!! My mother is having the same issue.

Sometimes I wonder if FIOS is worth all the billing hassles and time spent on the phone with them.:mad:

Posted in the "Verizon FIOS Motorola 7232" forum as well.

I hate Verizon customer service. They have a good product, but honestly their backend systems must be the worst. I get the runaround all the time when I call them. They can never find my account, even when I give them the account number. The also moved my online account to a new user name without ever telling me! That took hours on the phone to figure out why I couldn't log in anymore and pay my bill online. Worst ever. I blame Accenture partly, who did their IT.

isyoox - I always have issues witt the account number too - sometimes they want the zero's at the beginning and sometimes they don't. This was a huge issue when I did the "refer a friend".

And when they changed the online accounts it was a huge mess, first, they didn't take the recurring payment, then they charged me a late fee, finally got that worked and they charged me twice. This took 4 calls and approximately 11 hours of my time - frustrating!!

Still working on the double charge for the upgrade fee - nearly 3 hours

VHO4 got FSC-HD, channel 584, last night.Good to see our b****ing finally paid off, aye? Or did I just get 4/1 pranked?

Good to see our b****ing finally paid off, aye? Or did I just get 4/1 pranked?

The latter, I'm afraid. ;)

As a warning to everyone that "upgraded" their DVR throught the e-mail!!

I upgraded one of my DVR's to the 7232 and was charged twice for the "upgrade fee" shown below.

Change in Service and Partial Month
STB Upgrade FeeFeb 28 39.99
STB Upgrade FeeMar 7 39.99
Total Change in Service and Partial Month $79.98

So far have spent more than 2 hours on the phone to get corrected - on hold again!! My mother is having the same issue.

Same thing for me! And I thought it was just me.

The latter, I'm afraid. ;)

Yes, I see now on DSL Reports that the rollout is scheduled for the week of 4/11. But it does appear that VHO4 will be first in line for once.

Was having a problem with pixellation on HD VOD so I had a tech over today and now it's worse! Pixellation and my 35/35 connection is crawling. You'd think things would be better when they leave... Oh well, now I have to wait all day tomorrow for another tech visit (8-5pm window).

Isn't this the same company with the millions in over charged cell phone bills?

As a warning to everyone that "upgraded" their DVR throught the e-mail!!

I upgraded one of my DVR's to the 7232 and was charged twice for the "upgrade fee" shown below.

Change in Service and Partial Month
STB Upgrade FeeFeb 28 39.99
STB Upgrade FeeMar 7 39.99
Total Change in Service and Partial Month $79.98

So far have spent more than 2 hours on the phone to get corrected - on hold again!! My mother is having the same issue.

Sometimes I wonder if FIOS is worth all the billing hassles and time spent on the phone with them.:mad:

Posted in the "Verizon FIOS Motorola 7232" forum as well.

I got this on my bill yesterday as well. I got on to their live chat and explained the situation, and they are crediting me the difference on next month's bill. And since it was through live chat, I have it in writing (and a voucher number besides.) Took all of about 20 minutes to get it resolved.

Edit: I checked my bill online this morning, and an adjustment credit has been posted to my account for the disputed amount. Problem = solved. Me = happy.

We already knew all of this info thanks to contributors here, but it's nice to hear it from someone at Verizon. This way we know that the plans aren't likely to change.


Maybe you already are hearing from someone at Verizon ;)

The "official" announcement was made on Verizon's blog page. MASN2 HD will be added to remaining MASN areas (except Delaware) on April 4, only 12 months after everyone else launched it. http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-at-Home/MASN2-HD-Availability-Expands-on-FiOS-TV/bc-p/297001#M2180
I still don't understand why Verizon would not show MASN2 HD in Delaware, or even the Comcast Network HD in the Philadelphia region. Maybe the people at Verizon think that sports just aren't very important to people there.

I am EXTREMELY pissed off about this. I should not have to watch the Phillies in SDTV because Verizon doesn't want to offer TCNHD. It isn't like tonight's game is the only time this will happen. With both the Flyers and Sixers getting into the playoffs I will be stuck watching the Phillies in crappy SD for the next few months.

This is a deal breaker for a lot of Philadelphians. I think Comcast knows that this is a huge deal for a lot of people and will schedule the Phillies on the SD only network on purpose. I wouldn't blame them either.

I am EXTREMELY pissed off about this. I should not have to watch the Phillies in SDTV because Verizon doesn't want to offer TCNHD. It isn't like tonight's game is the only time this will happen. With both the Flyers and Sixers getting into the playoffs I will be stuck watching the Phillies in crappy SD for the next few months.

This is a deal breaker for a lot of Philadelphians. I think Comcast knows that this is a huge deal for a lot of people and will schedule the Phillies on the SD only network on purpose. I wouldn't blame them either.

We have the same crap here in the NY market with no MSG HD for Knicks and Rangers but I think our situation is that the Dolans are greedy ,,,, fill in the slur.

Well I guess I lucked out I didn't get the double charge

Maybe you already are hearing from someone at Verizon ;)

Hahaaa....maybe.

Comcast is illegally withholding CSN/TCN the same way MSG is being withheld. Don't blame Verizon because Comcast and the Dolans are anticompetitive douchebags.

If you choose an internal ONT, the ONT will be mounted directly over the hole used to pull in the fiber line. They will not run fiber inside your house, under any circumstances.
This is not true. As I write this, I'm looking at the run of FIOS fiber inside my home between the hole from the outside and the position of the internal ONT. The installer ran a small wire channel along the walls to encase the fiber. The position of the hole, which was determined by external factors, was simply not a suitable location for the ONT.

The installer had no problem doing this, and at no time did he even suggest it was not standard procedure. It helped, though, that I moved all the furniture out of the way in advance of the installer's arrival, so that he had a clear path to work in.

thanks for chiming in... you saved me some work this weekend, as i was gonna try to construct a cable...

i think i'll use the project box method to start... what size box did you use?



will do... i'm going to try to get verizon to send me two... set one up with the project box, and then cut the other one apart and experiment..

i'm REALLY curious to know what's different about that port now... :o

The project box I used was 2X2x1in. The eye that Verizon sends out is pretty small you can use a pretty small box.

I would love to ditch it and go to a straight cable connection, let us know what you find during your dissection. Good Luck!

ESPN 3d coming this week...next week be on lookout for fsc hd :)

@jack...

thanks mate... will do, I'm gonna call today.., I don't suppose they have them at the local stores?

hopefully I'll figure something out... :)

a side note... after having lived with the new box for several days, one thing really stands out. the amount of thermal energy it produces is very small.

ESPN 3d coming this week...next week be on lookout for fsc hd :)

Really looking forward to FSC HD. Espn 3d just seems a wait of bandwidth at this point. I don't know anyone with a 3d tv.

I got this on my bill yesterday as well. I got on to their live chat and explained the situation, and they are crediting me the difference on next month's bill. And since it was through live chat, I have it in writing (and a voucher number besides.) Took all of about 20 minutes to get it resolved.

Edit: I checked my bill online this morning, and an adjustment credit has been posted to my account for the disputed amount. Problem = solved. Me = happy.

I didn't realize they had live chat again, I used it in the past with great results, however, a couple years ago they changed it to virtual assistant (or something like that) and it could only answer questions that were already programmed in - no actual person.

I ended up hanging up after they tranferred me a 4th time and sent an e-mail via they website (2 mins), just received a reply the amount has been credited.

Funny thing is three people (including myself) on here have confirmed the double billing and my mother was also double billed, however, the three Verizon people I talked to Friday claimed no one else was having this problem.

Comcast is illegally withholding CSN/TCN the same way MSG is being withheld. Don't blame Verizon because Comcast and the Dolans are anticompetitive douchebags.

I'm no fan of Comcast, but that's just not true. Verizon even already has a feed of TCN at VHO8 in Philadelphia. Comcast does discriminate against satellite companies with CSN Philly because they clain it's a "terrestrial" channel, but every other Comcast channel is offered to all providers. Comcast offers CSN Philly to cable companies and does not pick and choose what companies to withhold it from like Cablevision does with their channels.

Comcast is illegally withholding CSN/TCN the same way MSG is being withheld. Don't blame Verizon because Comcast and the Dolans are anticompetitive douchebags.

Coyote-
What the hell are you talking about?? Comcast fully distributes these channels to VZ.

Verizon's had CSN in SD and HD since the service launched back in 2007.

VZ just picked up TCN in SD at the start of last season. The HD feed is already at the VHO (has been there the whole time) - VZ's content group won't let the engineers add it to the lineup. Most likely a bandwidth issue - but who knows. Stupid move on their part.

Really looking forward to FSC HD. Espn 3d just seems a wait of bandwidth at this point. I don't know anyone with a 3d tv.

It may seem like a waste for most of us, but Verizon can't just sit there and not carry it when Comcast and DirecTV do. Besides, it just seems to be using the space that Vz had been using for 3D special events over the last year.

MASN2 HD is now on channel 501 in VHO9. The filler is a "not quite perfect" version of ESPNEWS HD just like on channel 1. It took them a year, but now the channel won't be going anywhere, and we don't have to have FiOS1 HD as a middleman for these games like they do in the Washington area.

It may seem like a waste for most of us, but Verizon can't just sit there and not carry it when Comcast and DirecTV do. Besides, it just seems to be using the space that Vz had been using for 3D special events over the last year.

I totally understand why they must carry it. I would love to see some numbers once the channel is launched on people who are watching the channel. I would be surprised if it was over 1000. 3d will never be mainstream as long ad there are glassed required. Just give me more HD!!

I would say that I'm annoyed that ESPN 3D is a MUST HAVE FOR COMPETITION yet there are quite a few other HD channels that the competition has that we don't that don't get the same gravity like Cartoon Network HD or BBC-A HD.

^^^

google "halo effect"...

Really looking forward to FSC HD. Espn 3d just seems a wait of bandwidth at this point. I don't know anyone with a 3d tv.

I have a 50" Samsung Plasma 3D set and have been waiting for FIOS to finally add ESPN3D. It will be nice seeing the Masters in 3D this weekend!

Bob-
Congrats on getting MASN2 HD. As you're aware, i'm in the black hole of Delaware.

Bob-
Congrats on getting MASN2 HD. As you're aware, i'm in the black hole of Delaware.

Yeah that stinks. I saw Heather's response on Twitter about "not launching for some time" there. The people at Verizon must feel like sports aren't important in the Philadelphia market. Unbelievable.

@jack...

thanks mate... will do, I'm gonna call today.., I don't suppose they have them at the local stores?

hopefully I'll figure something out... :)

a side note... after having lived with the new box for several days, one thing really stands out. the amount of thermal energy it produces is very small.

From what I was told, they don't have them in the stores, and the installer who swapped out my 6416 for the 7232 didn't have one, either.
When I called, I asked if they could send me two. The rep said they were only allowed to send one per order. (although I'm guessing if you have two DVRs, you should be able to get two of them). The rep suggested I try calling back later to place a second order.
I figured I'd wait to make sure I at least got the first one. Once it arrived (only a day or two after I called to request it), and I confirmed it worked, I called back, and asked them to send me another one (not telling the rep that I already had one). That worked, and I now have two of them.

Radio Shack has an IR receiver component, part # 276-640.
Before I knew I could get one free from Verizon, I had tried wiring one of these up (I found the pinout of the jack online somewhere), and it seemed to work. However, putting two of them in parallel didn't seem to work as well for me. I also had problems mixing the Verizon eye with the Radio Shack one. I ended up returning the parts, and just using the Verizon eyes.

Coyote-
What the hell are you talking about?? Comcast fully distributes these channels to VZ.

Verizon's had CSN in SD and HD since the service launched back in 2007.

VZ just picked up TCN in SD at the start of last season. The HD feed is already at the VHO (has been there the whole time) - VZ's content group won't let the engineers add it to the lineup. Most likely a bandwidth issue - but who knows. Stupid move on their part.
My mistake. Comcast is still withholding from satellite so they're still douchebags :).

Does VHO8 have a third RSN or something? There is capacity assigned for at least 2 RSNs: LA has FS West and Prime Ticket, Tampa has Sun Sports and FS Florida, Dallas has FS Southwest and FS Southwest+ (finally), NY has YES and SNY, Boston has NESN and CSN NE. NY I could see being a problem with bandwidth if MSG ever starts playing fair, because they would need to find room for MSG, MSG+, MSG2, and MSG+2 on top of SNY and YES.

HHAHAHA. VHO8 is kinda f'd with sports channel capacity - we have the Philly CSN in HD, along with MASN HD (here in Delaware). Now, up in Mercer County, NJ - they have to supply NY locals and sports channels - this all comes out of VHO8.

This is not true. As I write this, I'm looking at the run of FIOS fiber inside my home between the hole from the outside and the position of the internal ONT. The installer ran a small wire channel along the walls to encase the fiber. The position of the hole, which was determined by external factors, was simply not a suitable location for the ONT.

The installer had no problem doing this, and at no time did he even suggest it was not standard procedure. It helped, though, that I moved all the furniture out of the way in advance of the installer's arrival, so that he had a clear path to work in.
Hmm, when I suggested that to my installer, he flatly refused citing company policy.

Anyway, good to know.

This is not true. As I write this, I'm looking at the run of FIOS fiber inside my home between the hole from the outside and the position of the internal ONT. The installer ran a small wire channel along the walls to encase the fiber. The position of the hole, which was determined by external factors, was simply not a suitable location for the ONT.

The installer had no problem doing this, and at no time did he even suggest it was not standard procedure. It helped, though, that I moved all the furniture out of the way in advance of the installer's arrival, so that he had a clear path to work in.

Correct. They need a power source and a legal ground. In our case it was a rather long fiber run from the outside to where the ONT is mounted.

well, just got a message on my Tivo that ESPN3d is up on ch. 1002 (Beltsville, MD vho 4 i believe.) Getting nothing on the channel right now, but the guide data is there. I think it was brought up before, but is there something that I need to do to activate 3D on Verizon?

edit either an additional $10/mo or upgrade to HD Ultimate which for me is another $15, plus I get more premium channels than I already have. Decisions, decisions....

well, just got a message on my Tivo that ESPN3d is up on ch. 1002 (Beltsville, MD vho 4 i believe.) Getting nothing on the channel right now, but the guide data is there. I think it was brought up before, but is there something that I need to do to activate 3D on Verizon?It's up here in the Boston area. All 10 people with FIOS and 3D TVs should enjoy it.

I really wish they'd just add normal HD channels instead of pushing 3D which nobody really wants. I understand they have deals with the hardware manufacturers, but pretty much everyone I've spoken to with FIOS has little interest in 3D at the moment.

Yeah, I sorta agree, but just as when HD became the norm, I was pleased with any new HD channels. At this point, I'll take any new 3D as well. Looking forward to checking out the Masters in HD.

This is not true. As I write this, I'm looking at the run of FIOS fiber inside my home between the hole from the outside and the position of the internal ONT. The installer ran a small wire channel along the walls to encase the fiber. The position of the hole, which was determined by external factors, was simply not a suitable location for the ONT.

The installer had no problem doing this, and at no time did he even suggest it was not standard procedure. It helped, though, that I moved all the furniture out of the way in advance of the installer's arrival, so that he had a clear path to work in.I had my installer drill a hole thru my brick, pulled the fiber in the crawl space up to the ONT in my garage.
I installed the power outlet under the battery before VZ came out to run the fiber...

http://www.vartv.com/images/utility_wall.jpg

Yes, I see now on DSL Reports that the rollout is scheduled for the week of 4/11. But it does appear that VHO4 will be first in line for once.

What is the roll-out schedule?

Thanks.

Hello all i live in long island ny. cable is costing us 160 dollars a month with phone,cable.
and inthernet. right now fios is haveing a deal get life time dvr and phone and inthernet
for 94 dollars a month. after the year what will the price jump up to.
and how is fios news 1 compare to news 12?? and are all you guys happy with fios

MASN2 HD is now on channel 501 in VHO9. The filler is a "not quite perfect" version of ESPNEWS HD just like on channel 1. It took them a year, but now the channel won't be going anywhere, and we don't have to have FiOS1 HD as a middleman for these games like they do in the Washington area.


Hi,
last I checked last night this channel is not in my guide and I cannot tune to channel 501 manually. I am in VHO4. Does anybody know for sure that we have this channel here?

Hello all i live in long island ny. cable is costing us 160 dollars a month with phone,cable.
and inthernet. right now fios is haveing a deal get life time dvr and phone and inthernet
for 94 dollars a month. after the year what will the price jump up to.
and how is fios news 1 compare to news 12?? and are all you guys happy with fios

I presume you have CV?

The answer to your main question is of course best answered by calling Verizon, although I agree CSRs are usually clueless.

I don't know how your CV internet is but if it's anything like mine was you should run, not walk, to Verizon to sign up. :) Chances are the phone you would get with Verizon would be digital voice (i.e. IP), is that what you have now? Do you care if your phone service is Internet-based or not?

As to TV, CV probably has more "HD" channels, although the quality varies widely. Which channels do you consider "must-haves" and which are dispensable? Don't rely on "promises" of channels to come on FIOS, just what they have now, although an official announcement has been made that FSC-HD is coming soon, if you care.

FIOS1 looks like a low-budget version of News12, which looks like a low-budget version of your local news, but it serves. I wouldn't make my decision based on that. Look at the channels and at the type of phone service you want and consider if you want and/or need reliable Internet service.

I know many people (including myself) have saved a lot by bundling with FIOS. I suspect you will as well.

Hi,
last I checked last night this channel is not in my guide and I cannot tune to channel 501 manually. I am in VHO4. Does anybody know for sure that we have this channel here?

It is definitely on that channel. I could manually tune to it yesterday, and when I rebooted my STB this morning, it is now showing in the guide.

Any news on if and when Fios be adding FSC in HD.........
The black DVR that 's been shown on the new Fios ad on TV , is that what the new settop box?.......
I am waiting on my new Ipad2, if I go with Verizon service is there any deal going on since I have Fios?..

Soccer-
Yep - read my previous posts. FSC HD rollout starts Monday.

Soccer-
Yep - read my previous posts. FSC HD rollout starts Monday.
from your mouth to god's ears..you made my day.....

Hello all i live in long island ny. cable is costing us 160 dollars a month with phone,cable.
and inthernet. right now fios is haveing a deal get life time dvr and phone and inthernet
for 94 dollars a month. after the year what will the price jump up to.
and how is fios news 1 compare to news 12?? and are all you guys happy with fios

Full Disclosure: I do work for Verizon as an internal Computer Systems Tech, unrelated to the FiOS division.

As a geek, I have to say FiOS service is incredible and much better than Cablevision in the area. I live in Mineola LI, and I actually went to my town meetings to fight to get FiOS the TV franchise. This was on my own and with no prompting from my company. When it first became available around 4 years ago, I got it and its a huge upgrade in internet speed, HDTV channels, picture quality, content available, and technology.

The internet speed is 2 to 3x faster than Cablevision with the standard 15Mbs speed, it is dedicated and not shared with everyone in your area, so I have never had any slowdowns. They also have a 25Mbs and 50Mbs plan, but I can't imagine anyone needing those speeds. I use it with Xbox and Netflix watch instantly in HD and its flawless, even when my kids are also on the PC surfing.

They have over 600 channels and at least 200 HD channels. The HD channels even have multiple movie premium channels like HBOWest, HBO 2, etc.. so if you have the premium package you have over 50 HD movie channels. The new DVR 7232 has a 500GB drive and it will soon also allow you to add an external drive up to a 1TB (Once the new IMG 1.9 interface is released this summer). The DVR interface is great and can be controlled from a mobile device or the internet. It also displays who is calling on the screen and has widgets like facebook, youtube, and more. They also have a media manager you can run on your PC that lets you use the DVR box as a media player and play MP3s, Photos and Videos from your PC Hard Drive. The HD picture is better then on Cablevision and they do not compress the video to crap like other services do. However some of the broadcasters already compress the picture, so some HD channels do have some artifacts and compression boxes.

They also give you the Premium VOD for all the premium channels you subscribe to like HBO, Starz, and Showtime on demand at no additional charge. There are always great shows and movies in HD available whenever you want if you subscribe to those channels. They also are debuting ESPN 3D this month, and they already have a ton of 3D titles available on demand. FiOS 1 is a good equivalent to News 12, and I don't miss News 12 at all.

The cost for me with the Starz package, 2 DVRs, and 2 Digital adapters, phone, and Internet with NO special deal was around $160 a month, and for me it was worth every penny. I just got the Employee FiOS discount which brings it down to around $100, on par with the deals they offer other customers. If you can get a deal, go for it, the technology is superior, cutting edge, and light years ahead of Cablevision for around the same price. I would never go back to Cablevision, it would be a huge step down in all areas.

The internet speed is 2 to 3x faster than Cablevision with the standard 15Mbs speed, it is dedicated and not shared with everyone in your area, so I have never had any slowdowns. They also have a 25Mbs and 50Mbs plan, but I can't imagine anyone needing those speeds.
Same feelings with my switch from Time Warner to FIOS. Often overlooked is the internet service quality....I did get the 35/35 service from FIOS and I'm constantly blown away by the speeds (as is my wife). We both do a lot of uploading (she with her HD-Flipcam videos and me with photos and [legal] music) and I have seen upload speeds up to 4Mbps (though they usually hover between 1-2Mbps) and similar download speeds.

On Time Warner's standard plan the best I could ever get was 60kbps uploads (or 90k on their step-up plan). That is a speed improvement of nearly 300 times. Amazing. Things that used to take hours to upload now take minutes. Things that used to take days now take hours.

Full Disclosure: I do work for Verizon as an internal Computer Systems Tech, unrelated to the FiOS division.

As a geek, I have to say FiOS service is incredible and much better than Cablevision in the area. I live in Mineola LI, and I actually went to my town meetings to fight to get FiOS the TV franchise. This was on my own and with no prompting from my company. When it first became available around 4 years ago, I got it and its a huge upgrade in internet speed, HDTV channels, picture quality, content available, and technology.

The internet speed is 2 to 3x faster than Cablevision with the standard 15Mbs speed, it is dedicated and not shared with everyone in your area, so I have never had any slowdowns. They also have a 25Mbs and 50Mbs plan, but I can't imagine anyone needing those speeds. I use it with Xbox and Netflix watch instantly in HD and its flawless, even when my kids are also on the PC surfing.

They have over 600 channels and at least 200 HD channels. The HD channels even have multiple movie premium channels like HBOWest, HBO 2, etc.. so if you have the premium package you have over 50 HD movie channels. The new DVR 7232 has a 500GB drive and it will soon also allow you to add an external drive up to a 1TB (Once the new IMG 1.9 interface is released this summer). The DVR interface is great and can be controlled from a mobile device or the internet. It also displays who is calling on the screen and has widgets like facebook, youtube, and more. They also have a media manager you can run on your PC that lets you use the DVR box as a media player and play MP3s, Photos and Videos from your PC Hard Drive. The HD picture is better then on Cablevision and they do not compress the video to crap like other services do. However some of the broadcasters already compress the picture, so some HD channels do have some artifacts and compression boxes.

They also give you the Premium VOD for all the premium channels you subscribe to like HBO, Starz, and Showtime on demand at no additional charge. There are always great shows and movies in HD available whenever you want if you subscribe to those channels. They also are debuting ESPN 3D this month, and they already have a ton of 3D titles available on demand. FiOS 1 is a good equivalent to News 12, and I don't miss News 12 at all.

The cost for me with the Starz package, 2 DVRs, and 2 Digital adapters, phone, and Internet with NO special deal was around $160 a month, and for me it was worth every penny. I just got the Employee FiOS discount which brings it down to around $100, on par with the deals they offer other customers. If you can get a deal, go for it, the technology is superior, cutting edge, and light years ahead of Cablevision for around the same price. I would never go back to Cablevision, it would be a huge step down in all areas.

There are not 200 hd channels on FiOS or any other system. In the NYC area, cable systems are between 130-160 hd channels. Picture quality however on FiOS is second to none.

I've seen fios1 and sorry that is close to local access quality in terms of content,picture quality, and on air hosts.

I got this on my bill yesterday as well. I got on to their live chat and explained the situation, and they are crediting me the difference on next month's bill. And since it was through live chat, I have it in writing (and a voucher number besides.) Took all of about 20 minutes to get it resolved.

Edit: I checked my bill online this morning, and an adjustment credit has been posted to my account for the disputed amount. Problem = solved. Me = happy.


Hi UnnDunn,

Could you let me know where I can locate the adjustment credit on-line? I rcvd an e-mail on Monday stating "an adjust(ment) for the additional $39.99 STB Upgrade Fee that has been applied".

Either I cannot locate it or I haven't yet rcvd it.

Thanks!!

We have the same crap here in the NY market with no MSG HD for Knicks and Rangers but I think our situation is that the Dolans are greedy ,,,, fill in the slur.

Not being greedy, just business savy. If you have something that your competition doesn't, you hold onto it, or you find yourself going out of business.

Should I be crying because my Honda doesn't have OnStar and GM does? No. If I want the OnStar option, I buy a GM.

I didn't realize they had live chat again, I used it in the past with great results, however, a couple years ago they changed it to virtual assistant (or something like that) and it could only answer questions that were already programmed in - no actual person.

I ended up hanging up after they tranferred me a 4th time and sent an e-mail via they website (2 mins), just received a reply the amount has been credited.

Funny thing is three people (including myself) on here have confirmed the double billing and my mother was also double billed, however, the three Verizon people I talked to Friday claimed no one else was having this problem.
LL3HD, keep loving your FIOS, I never get double billed by Cablevision, and I always get a live person when I call customer service.

LL3HD, keep loving your FIOS, I never get double billed by Cablevision, and I always get a live person when I call customer service.
Any billing problems I've had with Fios has been corrected. And since you have chosen to take this conversation to two threads... Bad analogy, onstar is available to other manufacturers.
http://blogs.automotive.com/6701699/miscellaneous/2011-ces-gm-onstar-available-for-non-gm-vehicles-connects-to-android/index.html
And as a calibrater, you have to be aware that CV pq is inferior to Fios. Shouldn't pq be the most important thing for a calibrater?

Any billing problems I've had with Fios has been corrected. And since you have chosen to take this conversation to two threads... Bad analogy, onstar is available to other manufacturers.
http://blogs.automotive.com/6701699/miscellaneous/2011-ces-gm-onstar-available-for-non-gm-vehicles-connects-to-android/index.html
And as a calibrater, you have to be aware that CV pq is inferior to Fios. Shouldn't pq be the most important thing for a calibrater?OnStar on Non-GM must be new for 2011, but you get my point.

Well since you took it upon yourself to come over to the Cablevision thread, I felt I'd return the favor. I have seen Fios and Cablevision in my town, and FIOS doesn't have any advantage in HD, maybe a slight advantage on a handful of Digital channels, but slight, and with all the HD channels that Cable offers, I don't watch SD channels anymore. I invite you to come to Long Island and sit down and watch one of my TVs and try to convince yourself that you're getting a better picture at home with FIOS.

I apologize to the other posters, as I will not post on the FIOS thread anymore.

Well since you took it upon yourself to come over to the Cablevision thread, I felt I'd return the favor.I went to the CV thread because I was asking a question to CV subs.

Not being greedy, just business savy. If you have something that your competition doesn't, you hold onto it, or you find yourself going out of business.Nonsense. If Cablevision would go out of business were MSG HD and its sister channels available on FiOS, then obviously there is no business savvy at work here--only monopolistic distortions of the market place.

The Dolans are, and always have been, greedy. There is a fortune to be had at little cost as a content provider. But being a cable provider? You spend a fortune to earn only a small pittance every month, all that's left after the content providers have shaved off most of the value.

This is the definition of "penny smart, pound foolish" behavior, i.e. We keep MSG exclusive to Cablevision, saving thousands of digital-tier subs in that division, but at the cost of losing millions in monthly subscriber fees that we could and should charge to our competitors. This is money which Cablevision could reinvest in their cable product to upgrade infrastructure, removing the need to cram 4 HDs per QAM in some instances, and ending their long-held business of desperately clinging to the MSG HD products to prevent unsatisfied sports fans from jumping ship to better options.

There's a reason the shareholders have long been engaged in efforts to spin off MSG and Rainbow from Cablevision: to loosen the Dolans' idiotic control over those content providers so they can make smart business moves. Thankfully for the rest of us, those efforts are now nearly complete.

EDIT: And in a bit of irony, as someone else has already noted, you cited the OnStar example. Why would GM get out of the exclusivity business and into the OnStar for All business? Because exclusivity almost never makes sense from a business perspective. And why would it? Exclusivity is just market-speak for restraint of trade, and restraining trade of your own goods always hurts your bottom line.

The difference between OnStar and MSG is an obvious one: it probably wasn't technically feasible, until recently, to package the entire OnStar architecture in a user installed rear-view mirror attachment. There's no technical limitation preventing the Dolans from offering MSG to every provider who's willing to pay.

...as someone else has already noted, ...;) Great points, very well put :cool:

There are not 200 hd channels on FiOS or any other system. In the NYC area, cable systems are between 130-160 hd channels. Picture quality however on FiOS is second to none.

I've seen fios1 and sorry that is close to local access quality in terms of content,picture quality, and on air hosts.

Yes you are correct.. I was estimating and was a bit off. The actual number with all the premium channels is about 150 HD (and growing). And the total number of unique channels is between 400-500 depending on your package. Last I checked Cablevision was around 120 HD, and they are compressing the heck out of it.

[QUOTE=dsskid;20265926]Not being greedy, just business savy. If you have something that your competition doesn't, you hold onto it, or you find yourself going out of business. [QUOTE]

well of course, very business savvy. all you have to do to see that is walk into a "Nobody Beats The Wiz" or tune into Voom...wait a sec, you can't because those ventures..WENT OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!

I lived up there for 8 yrs & saw how the Dolans ran good businesses into the ground. if not for the MSG cash cow they'd be bankrupt IMHO.

back to FiOS...MASN2-HD & ESPN3D live in VHO9a.

Hi UnnDunn,

Could you let me know where I can locate the adjustment credit on-line? I rcvd an e-mail on Monday stating "an adjust(ment) for the additional $39.99 STB Upgrade Fee that has been applied".

Either I cannot locate it or I haven't yet rcvd it.

Thanks!!

Click here (https://www22.verizon.com/ForYourHome/ebillpay/code/MyVerizon2/Code/paymentoptions.aspx?target=pmthist) (sign in). Recent adjustments will be shown in the lower box.

OnStar on Non-GM must be new for 2011, but you get my point.

Well since you took it upon yourself to come over to the Cablevision thread, I felt I'd return the favor. I have seen Fios and Cablevision in my town, and FIOS doesn't have any advantage in HD, maybe a slight advantage on a handful of Digital channels, but slight, and with all the HD channels that Cable offers, I don't watch SD channels anymore. I invite you to come to Long Island and sit down and watch one of my TVs and try to convince yourself that you're getting a better picture at home with FIOS.

I apologize to the other posters, as I will not post on the FIOS thread anymore.
I'm sorry, but as a Cablevision emigre, FiOS' picture quality absolutely blows the doors off iO's picture quality. There truly is no comparison.

Fios Free Preview:

HBO/Cinemax
April 15 - April 18.


If we wanna play the "how many HD channels game" then between DNS, basic, premium, RSN, Cinema channels directv has 207 HD channels & thats not even including the 4 3D channels.

Click here (https://www22.verizon.com/ForYourHome/ebillpay/code/MyVerizon2/Code/paymentoptions.aspx?target=pmthist) (sign in). Recent adjustments will be shown in the lower box.

Thanks so much!!

Unfortunately, there is no adjustment listed, the last item listed is my last payment.

How can I get one.


http://www.zdnet.com/blog/home-theater/verizon-fios-conducting-trials-with-new-motorola-dvr-set-top-boxes-that-are-higher-capacity-more-energy-efficient/3145

How can I get one.


http://www.zdnet.com/blog/home-theater/verizon-fios-conducting-trials-with-new-motorola-dvr-set-top-boxes-that-are-higher-capacity-more-energy-efficient/3145

Where have you been Soccerdude? That article is a year old. We have had many postings about the new DVR box over the last couple months. You can call your local Fios store and see if you can pick up one (like I did) or call Fios and see if they will mail you one (for $39.99 fee).

A poster has started getting 1.9 & he did a photo of the new widescreen program guide:

http://i.imgur.com/yr2xW.jpg

Where have you been Soccerdude? That article is a year old. We have had many postings about the new DVR box over the last couple months. You can call your local Fios store and see if you can pick up one (like I did) or call Fios and see if they will mail you one (for $39.99 fee).
Thanks, I just saw their TV ad and didn't know it was out long time ago. If I go to Fios store , I take old DVR and have it exchanged for a new one?.. Right.

Thanks, I just saw their TV ad and didn't know it was out long time ago. If I go to Fios store , I take old DVR and have it exchanged for a new one?.. Right.

yes, I called the store and asked to exchange my old dvr for a new one, they said yes.

^^^

i called my local store and asked if they had them...

they said that was all they had, they didn't have any "old ones"...

i asked if i could exchange it, and he said "only if there's a problem with your old one" with a "hint, hint" tone of voice...

i said, "the hard drive ticks something awful" (which wasn't a lie, it did, i can't believe they actually sent me it, in addition to that, the case was all beat to crap)... he said, "i'll write up a ticket now, bring it over and i'll exchange it"...

so i did... easy as pie....

Cablevision's alleged reasoning for jettisoning analog service was expanded HD channel capacity and quality. I've yet to see a discernible increase in quality.

The FiOS TV Tutorials & Features Channel 1952 has replaced all the old videos with new videos using IMG 1.9.

I noticed that. Also Twitter Joe posted that FIOS is testing 1.9 with 2Tb eSATA drives.

Psssst...

1.9 initial rollout may start next week. In order to keep the population small - looks like Harrisburg and Syracuse areas are on tap first (VHO's 14 / 15 / 15a)

Psssst...

1.9 initial rollout may start next week. In order to keep the population small - looks like Harrisburg and Syracuse areas are on tap first (VHO's 14 / 15 / 15a)
Hey Jeepmatt are you sure Fios rollout FSC in HD on Monday and is the rollout is in every market?.......

Soccer-
FSC HD rollout BEGINS monday - should be to everyone by Thursday.

Not sure of rollout schedule - but have heard VHO8 will be Monday (and since i'm in 8 - i'm very happy)

**EDIT** - Monday it will launch to VHO's 2, 7, and 8

Soccer-
FSC HD rollout BEGINS monday - should be to everyone by Thursday.

Not sure of rollout schedule - but have heard VHO8 will be Monday (and since i'm in 8 - i'm very happy) You's the man dude.

Psssst...

1.9 initial rollout may start next week. In order to keep the population small - looks like Harrisburg and Syracuse areas are on tap first (VHO's 14 / 15 / 15a)

This would be amazing..looks like we may see this by end of may after all.

Cool. Now we get to put the value of the beta system to the test. In theory, the 1.9 rollout should be quick and painless, though I suspect it will be staggered a bit to manage increased call volume.

I posted a bunch of pre-install questions last week and now I'm here post install.

Everything went smoothly. The installer didn't need to run any internal wiring, so he didn't damage any of my brand new walls or anything like that.

I'm just trying to understand how the Multi Room DVR operates exactly.

Basically....

I can stream one recorded HD show to a remote STB at a time. I can't watch another recorded HD show on a different remote STB at the same time, but I can watch another recorded HD show off the DVR itself at the same time.

Got it? Anything I'm missing?

Matt-
Hopefully you're happy with the beta team. We gave TONS of feedback - :-)

Some, more than others. :D
Matt-
Hopefully you're happy with the beta team. We gave TONS of feedback - :-)

I really hope they announce 2Tb eSATA compatibility upon rollout. I don't want to buy a 1Tb drive and then find out a few months later that I can use a 2Tb one.

I posted a bunch of pre-install questions last week and now I'm here post install.

Everything went smoothly. The installer didn't need to run any internal wiring, so he didn't damage any of my brand new walls or anything like that.

I'm just trying to understand how the Multi Room DVR operates exactly.

Basically....

I can stream one recorded HD show to a remote STB at a time. I can't watch another recorded HD show on a different remote STB at the same time, but I can watch another recorded HD show off the DVR itself at the same time.

Got it? Anything I'm missing?

That doesn't sound very flexible for a family of four or five.

I really hope they announce 2Tb eSATA compatibility upon rollout. I don't want to buy a 1Tb drive and then find out a few months later that I can use a 2Tb one.

Just use the 2TB one from the start. It will only partition out 1TB for now, but you can reuse the drive later. 1.5TBs is plenty for me though. I haven't gone past 60% on the internal 500gb drive at this point.

Is anyone on here using an ATI cable card tuner in the LA area (Glendora/San Dimas)? I'm getting Fios installed next weekend and am thinking about picking up a tuner, but am worried it won't work because of simulcrypt encryption.

Thanks!

Just use the 2TB one from the start. It will only partition out 1TB for now, but you can reuse the drive later. 1.5TBs is plenty for me though. I haven't gone past 60% on the internal 500gb drive at this point.

...never enough space. I fill mine up on a regular basis. I'm going to wait to add any drive to see if they announce 2TB support.

It does seem to me that they would have to permit 2TB from the start if they're going to support them. It's not like they're going to want to do another firmware rollout to expand the drive space availability, right?

Did Simulcrypt ever actually happen? IIRC it was needed for a move to Cisco set top boxes, but since those have seemingly been abandoned in favor of the newer Motorola boxes, there wouldn't be a need for it.

What VHO is Westchester County NY.

Is there a numbered list that I can go by.

Thank you

That doesn't sound very flexible for a family of four or five.
Not really. That's why I'm trying to get clarification if that's how it's supposed to work.

VHO list:
1 - Dallas
2 - Tampa
3 - LA
3a - Palm Springs
4 - Baltimore
5 - NYC
6 - Boston
6a - Providence
7 - NJ
8 - Philly
9 - Richmond
9a - Norfolk
11 - Pittsburgh
14 - Harrisburg
15 - Buffalo
15a - Syracuse

10 - Ft. Wayne, 12 - Portland, and 13 - Seattle have been sold.

As a warning to everyone that "upgraded" their DVR throught the e-mail!!

I upgraded one of my DVR's to the 7232 and was charged twice for the "upgrade fee" shown below.

Change in Service and Partial Month
STB Upgrade FeeFeb 28 39.99
STB Upgrade FeeMar 7 39.99
Total Change in Service and Partial Month $79.98

So far have spent more than 2 hours on the phone to get corrected - on hold again!! My mother is having the same issue.

Sometimes I wonder if FIOS is worth all the billing hassles and time spent on the phone with them.:mad:

The exact same thing just happened to me, the STB Upgrade Fee was again on my latest bill after paying it last month.:rolleyes: I had ordered the upgrade through the email link sent to me by Verizon. The poorest billing system ever invented for a company with a market capitalization over $100 billion, I wonder if it was purposely designed to generate erroneous charges.

I wasn't sure what VHO is was in either, but I found this listing and an explanation as to how to find the number in your settings....

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16492

How do I find out the Fios store near me, I am in NY...

How do I find out the Fios store near me, I am in NY...

Google is your friend. ;)

https://www22.verizon.com/Residential/Templates/sas/sas_StoreLocator.aspx

The FiOS TV Tutorials & Features Channel 1952 has replaced all the old videos with new videos using IMG 1.9.

Aww, they got rid of the cute latino woman. :(

Did Simulcrypt ever actually happen? IIRC it was needed for a move to Cisco set top boxes, but since those have seemingly been abandoned in favor of the newer Motorola boxes, there wouldn't be a need for it.

ok, thanks for the response. I'll ask the question differently:

Does anyone use the ATI cablecard tuner in LA? Does it work on the premium channels?

Thanks.

Anyone else with a 7232 notice a lag when you try to pause live tv?

I saw a Cablevision commercial the other day touting the fact that they're the "only carrier with all the local RSNs in NY in HD, like MSG HD".

I figured by now FiOS would have MSG HD in NY. Is there an ETA for this channel or have the Dolans have refused to deal with FiOS?

DirecTV does have all the local RSNs in HD also so I don't know why Cablevision is able to get away with that statement.

Anyone else with a 7232 notice a lag when you try to pause live tv?

Yeah, both my 7232's have a lag. Sometimes I wonder if it actually going pause.

That may be IMG 1.8 related and not the box.

Yeah, both my 7232's have a lag. Sometimes I wonder if it actually going pause.

I saw a Cablevision commercial the other day touting the fact that they're the "only carrier with all the local RSNs in NY in HD, like MSG HD". .
No idea when we will get it but it pisses me off that we don't have it yet. It seems like the morons from CV run those spots when either the Rangers or the Knicks win a few games. :rolleyes:

That's okay. The better they play, the more likely the games are covered on another HD network, and the expanded coverage playoffs will be here soon too.

i have an srs 'myvolume' unit connected to a 7232 stb. i notice that on demand does not work when it is connected to the stb. when i disconnect the 'myvolume' unit, on demand works fine. anyone else have a 'myvolume' connected to the 7232? if so, are you having the same issue?

When are the new dvr bixes coming out thst hsve 1tb amd 2tb options. These oldsilver big ugly motorola boxes with a measly 240gb thst holds 3 shows in HD are ancient and what comcast was using 10 years ago.

When are the new dvr bixes coming out thst hsve 1tb amd 2tb options. These oldsilver big ugly motorola boxes with a measly 240gb thst holds 3 shows in HD are ancient and what comcast was using 10 years ago.That's what we are discussing now. The 7232 has 500mb built in and has the option to add an eSata external drive.

Ok I'm a technology noob and don't understand this router stuff. My 8 year old got an ipod touch so we want it to connect wirelessly in the house. Well the ipod is picking up 3 or 4 wifi options, I have no idea which one is ours (it lists them with like 4 random digits/numbers). I figured ours is the one that shows the strongest symbol but can't figure out where to look it up.

Thanks in advance...yes this is all beyond me.

In case you were wondering, FiOS Twitter confirmed today that DC/MD/VA will be the last region to get IMG 1.9. As if there was any doubt. By way of this conversation, he also confirmed that VHO4 is the largest VHO, and that's why we're always last.

For what it's worth (not much), he also confirmed that GolTV and BBC America are in the queue for new HD channels. Previously he had mentioned E! as well. With FSC HD rolling out this week, one of those should be next. But no idea which or when.

As has been pointed out on DSL Reports, compression by Rainbow Media has forced their four HD channels onto one QAM. So we've got space for two more HD channels than we previously did.

confirmed that GolTV and BBC America are in the queue for new HD channels. Previously he had mentioned E! as well. With FSC HD rolling out this week, one of those should be next. But no idea which or when.


Well, now that the soccer fanatics have FSC, hopefully BBC will be next.

Nevermind finally figured it out the Os and 0s are tricky

Looks like FSC HD is on the fiber in Dallas on channel 4, though not active yet. Other marginally interesting information: NFL RedZone HD still has a dedicated spot on channel 20, though it's currently just a 480i slate saying it will be back for the season; AMC/IFC/Fuse/WE HD are indeed 4 packed on channel 80 (no wonder The Killing has looked worse than Youtube); 126 has room for another HD channel if Cine Latino is moved somewhere else; 77, 78, 79, 95, 96, 97, 129, 130, 131, 132, and 133 are all completely empty.

Fox Soccer HD went live in VHO 8 this morning (also in 2 and 7) on Channel 584.

Coyote-
Interesting research on the Red Zone HD channel - also strange is that on ESPN Buzzer Beater - it's shown nothing but a slate for weeks now - thinking that space could be used more efficiently. Knowing VZ, they're saving it for the launch of ESPN Deportes HD.

As far as AMC, etc - Rainbow is sending VZ all 4 together now - nothing VZ can do to fix that.

Fox Soccer HD went live in VHO 8 this morning (also in 2 and 7) on Channel 584.

Coyote-
Interesting research on the Red Zone HD channel - also strange is that on ESPN Buzzer Beater - it's shown nothing but a slate for weeks now - thinking that space could be used more efficiently. Knowing VZ, they're saving it for the launch of ESPN Deportes HD.

As far as AMC, etc - Rainbow is sending VZ all 4 together now - nothing VZ can do to fix that.

In New York market no sign of FSC in HD, there's no channel 584 unless it's some other channel.

Soccerdude-
Apparently NY will have it by the end of the month - according to a VZ statement today. Not sure why you guys are delayed.

Soccerdude-
Apparently NY will have it by the end of the month - according to a VZ statement today. Not sure why you guys are delayed.
A setback , well may be we get Gotv HD ahead of FSC HD. This sucks..

FSC HD, live in Buffalo. VHO 15.

FSC HD, live in Buffalo. VHO 15.
I hate soccer.......:mad::mad:

I hope I'm in the right section to ask the following...

Anyway, I've noticed a drop in quality recently with some of the sports PPVs that I order on the HD InDemand station. I also cap them and I've noticed the bitrate has been lower as well which seems to confirm my suspicions. To my understanding Verizon doesn't further compress the feed so does anyone know if this might be InDemand's doing? I'm not exactly sure how the who chain works for PPV. Thanks

my building complex is finally being wired after what seems like forever since they announced that FIOS would be coming...it's literally been 1.5+ years...now they are finally doing the wiring/molding in the hallways...they say it will be finished and ready to go by the end of the summer...does it really take that long to wire 3 buildings of 26 floors each?

my building complex is finally being wired after what seems like forever since they announced that FIOS would be coming...it's literally been 1.5+ years...now they are finally doing the wiring/molding in the hallways...they say it will be finished and ready to go by the end of the summer...does it really take that long to wire 3 buildings of 26 floors each?

Yes, it took on the order of 4 months to wire my building of similar size. And that was only one building! Not sure I understand exactly why it takes so long or exactly what they did -- considering that they still had to wire from my apartment door to the nearest junction box (or whatever they call it) in the stairwell when the installers came to wire my apartment, and it took them hours to do it.

Seems like in my building they installed a big unit in the basement and then smaller units for apartment hookups in the stairwell on certain floors.

Consider yourself lucky -- there are a TON of people over on this thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20290397#post20290397

who are dying to hear that exact news!

Yes, it took on the order of 4 months to wire my building of similar size. And that was only one building! Not sure I understand exactly why it takes so long or exactly what they did -- considering that they still had to wire from my apartment door to the nearest junction box (or whatever they call it) in the stairwell when the installers came to wire my apartment, and it took them hours to do it.

Seems like in my building they installed a big unit in the basement and then smaller units for apartment hookups in the stairwell on certain floors.

Consider yourself lucky -- there are a TON of people over on this thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=20290397#post20290397

who are dying to hear that exact news!

they actually had to drill holes and install new junction boxes in all the stairwells in my building...I thought after that was done that all the major work was over and doing the wiring would be quick but I guess not...I think for all apartment complexes they will install the big unit in the basement...not sure if we are getting separate boxes for each apartment as well

either way I'm excited...at least by the end of summer the 1.9 update will be fully deployed with the new boxes (and hopefully more HD channels)

they actually had to drill holes and install new junction boxes in all the stairwells in my building...I thought after that was done that all the major work was over and doing the wiring would be quick but I guess not...I think for all apartment complexes they will install the big unit in the basement...not sure if we are getting separate boxes for each apartment as well

either way I'm excited...at least by the end of summer the 1.9 update will be fully deployed with the new boxes (and hopefully more HD channels)

Yep, that's exactly what they did in my building. You'll get a mini ONT box in your apartment plus a battery backup UPS on the ONT.

And when you get your install make sure to check on 2 things -- my building management apparently got us on the "No Weekend Installs" blacklist and the sales rep who made my appointment date (3 weeks in advance so I could have a weekend install) didn't know this, so one day before my saturday install the dispatch supervisor calls me up to reschedule!

I only took 1/2 day off of work assuming it would take maybe 4 hours for the install because I was only getting 1 TV and internet installed. But no -- it took them a full 8 hours and I had to call out for the rest of the day. Expect to devote a full afternoon to their install.

They were nice enough and they did a good job (did they really need *2* people for the install though?), just SLOW!

Yep, that's exactly what they did in my building. You'll get a mini ONT box in your apartment plus a battery backup UPS on the ONT.

And when you get your install make sure to check on 2 things -- my building management apparently got us on the "No Weekend Installs" blacklist and the sales rep who made my appointment date (3 weeks in advance so I could have a weekend install) didn't know this, so one day before my saturday install the dispatch supervisor calls me up to reschedule!

I only took 1/2 day off of work assuming it would take maybe 4 hours for the install because I was only getting 1 TV and internet installed. But no -- it took them a full 8 hours and I had to call out for the rest of the day. Expect to devote a full afternoon to their install.

They were nice enough and they did a good job (did they really need *2* people for the install though?), just SLOW!

thanks for the info...can the ONT be installed anywhere in the apartment and can it be moved if I decide to move it to another location later on?

thanks for the info...can the ONT be installed anywhere in the apartment and can it be moved if I decide to move it to another location later on?

The ONT is where the fiber comes into and then it distributes the TV/Phone/Internet signal throughout your home via Coax usually (though they could in theory use Cat5 cable). In theory it could go anywhere, but I don't think you could move it later w/o a service call.

The ONT is where the fiber comes into and then it distributes the TV/Phone/Internet signal throughout your home via Coax usually (though they could in theory use Cat5 cable). In theory it could go anywhere, but I don't think you could move it later w/o a service call.

so apartment dwellings can't get the fiber directly all the way into the unit without switching to Coax?...wouldn't that make signal/picture quality/max internet speeds worse as compared to people who have fiber all the way?

so apartment dwellings can't get the fiber directly all the way into the unit without switching to Coax?...wouldn't that make signal/picture quality/max internet speeds worse as compared to people who have fiber all the way?
The mini-ONT IS in my apartment. Fiber comes into my apt, and the mini-ONT distributes the signal via coax throughout my actual unit (not the building).

thanks...I got confused there for a second...I know FIOS MDU installs can be one of two kinds:

1) Microduct is run by contractors to each apartment. Each apartment has it's own ONT. VZ pulls the fiber and installs only when you order FIOS

2) A shared ONT is installed in a central location (basement, utility closet, etc). fios is then delivered over existing wiring (coax for TV and VDSL for internet)

option 1 is obviously better...I was thinking that most large apartment complexes would get option 2 but I'm glad it's not the case

I've noticed a drop in quality recently with some of the sports PPVs that I order on the HD InDemand station.

iNDemand has always has issues with the quality of their channels as long as I can remember, and I have personally seen it with different providers. Verizon simply passes on the signals that iNDemand provides them, so whatever signal lost was before it ever reaches Vz. My guess is that picture quality is sacrificed in order to send all these channels through a smaller pipe, making it possible to fit the channels into cable systems with less room to spare.

I hate soccer.......:mad::mad:

Why Buffalo and not Pittsburgh! I wanted to watch the Chelsea/ManU game in HD today! Come-on, gimme, gimme!

iNDemand has always has issues with the quality of their channels as long as I can remember, and I have personally seen it with different providers. Verizon simply passes on the signals that iNDemand provides them, so whatever signal lost was before it ever reaches Vz. My guess is that picture quality is sacrificed in order to send all these channels through a smaller pipe, making it possible to fit the channels into cable systems with less room to spare.

Thanks, that's kind of what I figured as well. I saw the program that I ordered recently capped via dish or directtv (can't remember which) and it didn't have the same blocking issues during the fast motion scenes.

Why is the Caps Rangers game 1 not being shown on any channel in NYC?!

On MSG Plus.

On MSG Plus.

My guide data isn't showing the game on MSG Plus. Some 30 minute show called Transit Chapters is on.

You're counting on the Fios guide to be right? I would just check the websites of the channels themselves.

FYI, according to DSL reports, IMG 1.9 rollout is starting tonight with VHO 14,15, 15a.

They haven't released a schedule yet when the other VHOs are getting it.

FSC-HD is on - VHO 3. Guide is also updated, reflecting the addition.

Advance the guide. It will update. Tonight MSG Plus and the rest are MSG/NBC.


My guide data isn't showing the game on MSG Plus. Some 30 minute show called Transit Chapters is on.

FSC HD is up on VHO1, but not showing in the guide yet.

FSC HD is up on VHO1, but not showing in the guide yet.

FSC HD shows up on my guide..........Now if we could just get E! HD & BBC-a HD will be in business!

FoxSoccer at Richmond (09?) this AM, but clip I saw was not HD.
Not in guide. Have not checked Verizon on-line.

Finally........................

FYI, according to DSL reports, IMG 1.9 rollout is starting tonight with VHO 14,15, 15a.

They haven't released a schedule yet when the other VHOs are getting it.


IMG 1.9 is live here in Syracuse, NY. Looks very nice, but won't have time to play with it until later.

IMG 1.9 is live here in Syracuse, NY. Looks very nice, but won't have time to play with it until later.

lucky guy! can't w8 here in VHO 1 to get this puppy!

Finally go FSC in HD here in the Burgh! Just in time for Sunday's Liverpool/Arsenal match-up. Huzzah! Go Reds!

Now give my that 1.9!

Finally go FSC in HD here in the Burgh! Just in time for Sunday's Liverpool/Arsenal match-up. Huzzah! Go Reds!

Now give my that 1.9!


Some posters on DSL Reports think it's likely we'll get it in Pittsburgh next.

There have been comments that they are rolling out from smallest areas to largest areas and to that effect this list was created.

1) DAC 13: 14, 15, 15a
2) DAC 07: 2, 11
3) DAC 01: 1, 3
4) DAC 05: 5, 6, 6a
5) DAC 09: 7, 8
6) DAC 03: 4, 9, 9a

There are no dates associated with that other than the fact that we know that the first one is done. If I were to guess, we'll get it in VHO11 next week at this time unless Verizon decides to go really aggressive with this schedule.

This rollout is different than any other one since no other IMG upgrade has been beta tested as throughly so it's a tough call as to how it's going to proceed.

FSC-HD live in VHO 9A(Hampton Roads, VA).

This rollout is different than any other one since no other IMG upgrade has been beta tested as throughly so it's a tough call as to how it's going to proceed.Right now, we should all be hoping that the call volume out of Buffalo, Syracuse, and Harrisburg is very, very low. Because that's probably the single greatest determinant of how fast this will happen.

I would guess, out of caution, the next roll out will definitely not happen until next Thursday. But if call volume is below expectations, then things may possibly speed up after the second roll out. We know Verizon can roll two DACs a week; they have in the past.

Twitter Joe has certainly not been optimistic, speaking in terms of "weeks/months" before everyone gets it. But I suppose he's been burned more than once when he claimed something would happen "soon."

Right now, we should all be hoping that the call volume out of Buffalo, Syracuse, and Harrisburg is very, very low. Because that's probably the single greatest determinant of how fast this will happen.

Yup, I hope everything went smooth and people are just enjoying it so they move quickly to the next grouping.

I would guess the vast majority (95%+) of FiOS customers did not even know IMG 1.9 was happening. They will sit down on the couch to watch TV tonight and be surprised by the change. Hopefully pleasantly surprised.

Got the 1.9 here near Harrisburg PA.

One thing, so far, I don't like is that the Channel Info that comes up when you change channels is now about 1/3 of the screen instead of the old 1/4.

Not sure, but the new one lasts on-screen about 7 seconds and I think the old one was around 5. Any way to adjust this ? I hate to need to clear this out each time I'm in a hurry and it's blocking the picture.

My guess...

VHO 2 & 11 would go no sooner than 4/28/11.

Still playing around.

Just what happens if Parental Controls are 'ON'

We've never used them before and so we do not have any PIN number to change the Setting.

I'm sure they were always 'OFF' before.

Release notes posted at Verizon.com (http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-at-Home/FiOS-TV-Interactive-Media-Guide-1-9-Release-Notes/ba-p/301355)

FiOS TV: Interactive Media Guide 1.9 Release Notes
by Joe_Ambeault on 04-14-2011 10:12 AM - last edited on 04-14-2011 10:44 AM

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In keeping with our commitment to provide FiOS TV viewers with information about modifications and enhancements to their service, we are providing release notes for version 1.9 of the Interactive Media Guide (IMG) software for your FiOS TV DVR and set-top boxes. IMG 1.9 is beginning its verizon.comdeployment activities in Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Harrisburg. It will be delivered to the rest of the FiOS TV markets over the next couple months.



This post is intended to summarize the release notes we use internally in language the rest of us can comprehend (i.e. replacing the inane acronyms and technical jargon with plain English).



Release Overview



IMG 1.9 is a feature release and is entirely focused on implementing capabilities that our customers have been requesting through Verizon Forums, Twitter, Facebook, letters and emails to Verizon leadership, the Test Track program, etc. There are minor changes to how we handle the delivery of applications to the set-top box as well as some corrections to software issues. But the majority of the enhancements came straight from FiOS TV viewers, and we greatly appreciate the time many of you took to tell us how to make a great service even better.



We also want to take a moment before diving into the release notes to give a shout out to our sneak peek customers who volunteered their TV’s and time to work with us since December to finish IMG 1.9 development. These FiOS TV viewers helped us make sure that by the time the software got to you all it provided an amazing and high quality experience. Many heartfelt thanks.



Device Support



The IMG 1.9 release is not supported by digital adapters (Motorola DCT 700), like all the historical IMG releases. Unlike past guide releases, IMG 1.9 is also not supported by a small number of standard-definition set-top boxes (Motorola QIP 2500 P1 and P2). These devices will remain on their current version of guide software. All other Motorola and Cisco set-top boxes will be upgraded to IMG 1.9 through an automatic software download. No action is required on your part.



Enhancements Summary



IMG 1.9 is our most significant upgrade to FiOS TV’s guide since we introduced the Interactive Media Guide in 2007. There were few portions of the guide software that weren’t enhanced in this release.



New look and feel with higher resolution graphics and smooth animations*
Re-design of search and better integration throughout the guide
Expansion of guide data to include complete cast information and air date
New Channel Guide view providing another option for navigating live TV content
Recommendations for live TV content
Ability to select the Widgets that are displayed in the carousel
More parental control tools and a configuration wizard
Overhaul of Message Center
Improved 3DTV support
Support for Descriptive Video Service, native pass through, 1080p, and MP3 and MPEG-4 decoding on select devices.
A long list of DVR and multi-room DVR enhancements
Even more ways to customize the guide to your personal preferences
In the following sections of the releases notes, we’ll dive deeper into several of these areas.



New Look & Feel



Perhaps one of the most requested enhancements to the IMG has been an HD canvas for the graphical user interfaces (GUI’s). IMG 1.8 and its predecessor releases have offered users interfaces in a 4:3 aspect ratio that did not fill the 16:9 HD TV screens.







Motorola 7100 and 7232 set-top boxes as well as Cisco HD capable devices will fill your HDTV screen end-to-end with higher resolution graphics presenting more information per page view. The 480 resolution graphics from previous releases have been upgraded to 1080 resolution.







As well you will notice smooth animations as you navigate the user interfaces and transition from menu to menu. My favorite example of the more sophisticated graphics and introduction of smooth scrolling animations is definitely the new Widgets carousel.







Unfortunately, try as we might, we were not able to provide support for HD canvas GUI’s and smooth scrolling animations on Motorola 6200 and 6416 devices due to graphics processing limitations of the hardware. Of course, this HD canvas feature is not available on standard-definition set-top boxes, because the devices and the TV screens they are connected to do not support high definition graphics and 16:9 aspect ratio.



Next Generation Search



A feature that has been core to the Interactive Media Guide is search. Unlike other systems that execute the search locally on the set-top box severely limiting its capabilities, FiOS TV search employs powerful servers that are distributed throughout our network. These search engines use technology commonly employed on the Internet, but have been optimized for access through a TV screen.



One of the benefits of this Internet technology is that it enables the ability to search across live TV, DVR recordings and Video on Demand with one query. With the growth of Widgets we have extended the search index to also include TV applications with the other content types. Search for “weather” and the results will present a link to the TV application from Weatherbug as well as any TV shows / channels or movies that are relevant to that keyword.



The biggest change you will notice about search is that it is much more readily available throughout the entire guide. Historically to access search you had to navigate away from whatever view was being displayed to the main menu and then select search.



With IMG 1.9, a simple click of the blue ‘B’ button on the remote control and you are instantly accessing the search engine.



Once you are in search you will find entering text for keyword searches much less painful with the introduction of predictive type and recent / saved searches.



As you enter characters, the search application will present possible options that are refined with each new character entered. Once you see your option simply arrow up to select it and more quickly find the content you are seeking. And to avoid text entry in the future you can save up to 25 searches to access again later with a couple quick clicks. If you don’t save the query, the new application will also keep up to 10 of your recent keywords readily available for quick access during future searches.



The new IMG 1.9 search application supports a wealth of filters that improve the power of this content discovery tool. Click options and you can select from one of 16 filters to refine the search results. Select “HD” and your results will only include content that is available in HD. Or select “Flex View” and your results will be filtered to present just the content you can view on your TV, computer and mobile devices, reducing the number of clicks to enjoy the show or movie you desire. Set the filter to “Now,” and the results will only display choices that can be viewed immediately.



Search Filters

Pay Per View
Flex View
On Demand
On Demand HD
All
Now
Today
HD
Sports

Adult
TV Listings
DVR
Games
Widgets
Marketplace
Help Content




Additional Content Discovery Tools



Beyond improved search capabilities there have been other additions to the IMG that will help you find content.



We have added a “Channel Guide” view of TV listings to the existing Full, Half and Mini guide views. The Channel Guide allows you to more quickly flip through channels to see what’s currently on as well as upcoming shows.



Further you can customize which of these are presented when you hit the Guide button on the remote control. Set the Full Guide to launch with the first click and set the Channel Guide to launch on the second click—or whatever combination you want for primary and secondary preferences.



The recommendation engine that has historically been employed for only On Demand content will also be available for live TV content in this release. With “more like this” for live TV, you can link from shows and movies you like to other content that is similar.



Another request from FiOS TV viewers was the ability to more easily find high-definition channels. CNN is channel 100, but CNN HD is channel 600. So we added a prompt to the info bar for when you tune to standard definition content that is also available in HD. Simply click the ‘C’ button and the set-top box will automatically tune to the HD version of the channel.



Further, the program information screens will also present “watch in SD” or “watch in HD” options to make it easier to discover high definition content.



Probably the most requested content discovery tool centered on the ability to quickly set Favorites to only those channels you have as part of your subscription. On the Verizon Idea Exchange this feature is the third most popular post. So, with IMG 1.9 you can select a Favorites list that is automatically generated based on the channels in your subscription, just like we have with IMG 1.8 for HD channels. No more hand crafting the Favorites list.



Parental Controls



We hear consistently that Parental Controls are important to many FiOS TV viewers, but see that very few set-top boxes actually have them enabled.



For IMG 1.9 we introduce two usability improvements that we hope will enable more households to take advantage of tools intended to control the content certain members of the family consume.



The first is a simple wizard that asks about the ages of the children in your home and then automatically configures the controls—no expertise in the different TV show and movie rating approaches needed.



This wizard will also be easy to find. If you do not have Parental Controls set on your set-top box, you will be prompted to configure them when accessing adult or Internet (i.e. Widgets) content.



Also you can now set the Parental Controls across all the set-top boxes in your home without having to configure them on each device independently, reducing the amount of effort to block content that may be inappropriate for certain members of the family.



And last is the ability to block access by day and time. These settings allow you to set day and time restrictions that block members of your household from viewing channels or using any FiOS TV features. When the day / time restrictions are enabled, viewers cannot access, browse or navigate through the IMG. Also they will not be able to view any content. A black screen with a lock icon is displayed on the screen, which can be unlocked by entering the correct 4-digit PIN. This feature allows users to create restricted time periods with a start and end time of any given day of the week to block all programming. You can create up to 10 restricted time periods per set top box.



Message Center



Message Center is poised to take on an expanded role with IMG 1.9. When it launches, IMG 1.9 will include more sophisticated messages from Verizon to you about your FiOS TV service, but shortly after we have upgraded everyone to IMG 1.9, Message Center will integrate with your communication services from Verizon.



When a new message from Verizon arrives, you will be alerted more clearly than in previous guide releases. These messages can also be targeted to specific set-top boxes, so you’ll only receive information that is relevant to you. And last you will be able to take action from the message with a simple click of the remote control, like tuning to a new HD channel, accessing On Demand content or launching a new TV application.



Following the IMG 1.9 we will upgrade Message Center to include access to call history, voicemail and the ability manage your voice services from the TV (e.g., call forwarding, incoming call block and my favorite—do not disturb).



3DTV



Cisco set-top boxes that are HD capable and Motorola 7000 series devices will automatically configure your 3DTV to the proper 3D mode, based on the content being viewed. So you won’t have to navigate the TV screen’s menu to select top bottom or side to side 3D mode before enjoying the content.



If you have a Motorola 6000 series, then unfortunately you will have to continue using the TV screen’s menu system to set the 3D mode.



Self Service



IMG 1.9 provides even more ways to simply click a button to purchase more content or resolve a problem, saving you from having to pick up the phone.



Of particular note is a new troubleshooting tool that I think demonstrates the power of the FiOS TV platform: the remote control low battery indicator. If the set-top box detects this state, you will get a visual indicator to replace the batteries.



This feature is only supported on the most recent FiOS TV remotes that were introduced at the end of last year.









DVR and Multi-room DVR




Last, but certainly not least based on feedback from many of you, are the enhancements to the DVR and multi-room DVR.



First is the top request from FiOS TV viewers, which is the ability to expand storage using external drives. This is supported on the Cisco DVR’s as well as Motorola 7000 series DVR’s. This feature is not supported by the Motorola 6416 and 2708.



While we have done nothing to block plugging in any eSATA drive to the DVR’s, if you use a drive that has not been qualified by Verizon then we will not be able to support any potential problems. Please also be aware that we found several units that did not work properly due to the extreme sustained I/O performance required to support this application.



We plan to continually increase the number of qualified units, but at launch we will support Western Digital My Book AV DVR Expander 500GB and 1TB. A 2TB drive is currently in qualification as well as drives from other manufacturers. As those are qualified we will publish them on www.verizon.com.



The DVR will also include a history of its activities to provide you insight to what it was doing while you were away. This feature will also reduce duplicate recordings, because the DVR will remember what it has recorded as opposed to only having reference to what is currently on local storage.



We are also introducing options for the folders. You will be able to select options like “delete all” or “play all” for recorded content contained in folders.



On the multi-room DVR front the most exciting advancement is for those of you that have more than one DVR. IMG 1.9 enables DVR’s to access each other’s recordings. With this capability and external storage expansion any HD set-top box or DVR in your home could theoretically have access to terabytes of recordings.



We have also enabled the ability to manage DVR recordings from any HD set-top box in the home, which has been a popular request from FiOS TV viewers with Home Media DVR service.



Additionally the DVR will support an undelete feature allowing you to restore recordings that were deleted similar to the recycling bin on your computer.



Also a popular request for new DVR features was the ability to extend a recording while it is in progress. This option has been added to the Program Info page and Context Sensitive Menu. “Extend Live Recording” enables you to extend an active recording by 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 1hour.



The last new feature for DVR is automatic chapter creation that let’s you easily jump around a recording. Bring up the info bar and you’ll see thumbnails for scenes in the recordings. Select a scene and jump right to it. More ways to get to what you want faster.



There are many more enhancements to the IMG that I couldn’t cover in this post. The internal release notes are nearly 100 eye straining pages long. If I didn’t cover an enhancement you wanted in this post chances are it’s in this release... take some time and explore once you are upgraded. As always we welcome feedback here, on the Idea Exchange and Twitter.



We are committed to maintaining an open dialogue with our customers from ideation through development and deployment, so please don’t hesitate to let us know how we are doing. We may not be able to respond to all of your requests, but are committed to collaborating on a best path forward for all of us.



* high definition resolution graphics and smooth animations require Cisco HD capable set-top boxes or Motorola 7000 series devices

So, we are all forced to get a PIN for Parental Controls because they are now 'ON' for everyone by Default !

And, we still can not change the on-Screen time for the Channel Info that appears with every channel change. If this info is so important then why not make it 3/4 of the screen and in large print with an option to go full screen for the Elderly? How about 30 seconds for those that can not read very fast. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean, say no more.

Nice.

HD canvas not supported by the 6416. Did we know this already? I must have missed this. Dang it. Well, that will only affect one box. Still, little bit of a downer.

And, we still can not change the on-Screen time for the Channel Info that appears with every channel change. If this info is so important then why not make it 3/4 of the screen and in large print with an option to go full screen for the Elderly? How about 30 seconds for those that can not read very fast. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean, say no more.

Nice.

Or, you can just press EXIT at any time and it will go away :)

more info on the new 1.9 guide

http://www.multichannel.com/article/466813-Verizon_Lets_Loose_HD_Optimized_FiOS_TV_Guide_Upgrade.php

Another Syracuse, NY FIOS customer here.

We're pretty happy with 1.9. There are a ton of new functions and UI improvements, and the improvements to the DVR alone are worth anything, in my opinion.

Release notes posted at Verizon.com (http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-at-Home/FiOS-TV-Interactive-Media-Guide-1-9-Release-Notes/ba-p/301355)
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Also a popular request for new DVR features was the ability to extend a recording while it is in progress. This option has been added to the Program Info page and Context Sensitive Menu. “Extend Live Recording” enables you to extend an active recording by 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 1hour.
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Wow! So only just now, in 2011, you are able to extend a live recording? :confused:

That should have been standard from the launch of the FIOS DVRs.

Wow! So only just now, in 2011, you are able to extend a live recording? :confused:

That should have been standard from the launch of the FIOS DVRs.

Series recordings had this option already. I always just recorded the next show if I needed to extend a live recording so I never gave this much thought. This feature will accomplish the same thing using less drive space though, so that will be good.

HD canvas not supported by the 6416. Did we know this already? I must have missed this. Dang it. Well, that will only affect one box. Still, little bit of a downer.

This was known. You can exchange your 6416 for a 7216 free of charge though if you have a store nearby.

I was surprised to see this when I sat down last night (Harrisburg area). Gotta say I was digging it, but I need to map a few more buttons to my Harmony to take full advantage (never did map the A-B-C-D buttons). There were also a couple of places I couldn't figure out how to navigate to, such as if you press Info during a recording, there's an "Options" button in the lower-right and I couldn't figure out how to get into that to see what was there.

Plus now I have to go get a HDD.