Ken-
I haven't actually seen the Cisco's in person - but heard from a few friends' that got them. Based on their feedback pretty solid - I also heard they were a LOT more cost friendly than the Moto's from VZ's standpoint.

My daughter has a Cisco, I have a 7332.... as far as I can tell, there is no real difference. I think the Cisco is a tad more responsive, but that's only because I am picky :)

DNW, I think there is a list of "compatable" eSATA drives somewhere on the myVerizon website. A good place to start anyway.

I tried a couple of external hard drives. The first one worked for a couple of days, then stopped working. I substituted a different drive, which was not recognized at all. I just got off the phone with Verizon. They told me I could upgrade to the 7232 (I think that's the model number) with about 50 hours of internal storage, for $39.95. That's a one time charge, no increase in monthly costs. However, if I ordered a replacement because of a mechanical issue with my current unit, there would be no charge, but I might get the same model number or the newer model. I went with the no cost swap-out. My new DVR has been sent overnight mail, so I might have it as early as tomorrow.

Interestingly, the representative told me that she has not heard of anyone using eSata with the 25 hour model, even though it does take an external drive. She said that when people are using eSata, they almost always have the 50 hour model.

I will report back when it arrives and I hook it up.

BTW, when eSata stopped working, I lost all previously recorded shows, even the ones recorded on the internal drive. They are listed, but won't play.

Ken-
I haven't actually seen the Cisco's in person - but heard from a few friends' that got them. Based on their feedback pretty solid - I also heard they were a LOT more cost friendly than the Moto's from VZ's standpoint.

Not Verizon specific, but the costs of comparable boxes between cisco and motorola are very close. Verizon may have brought in a cisco to keep moto from having a monopoly on their network and keep costs in control although having dual conditional access systems is a nightmare.

I tried a couple of external hard drives. The first one worked for a couple of days, then stopped working. I substituted a different drive, which was not recognized at all. I just got off the phone with Verizon. They told me I could upgrade to the 7232 (I think that's the model number) with about 50 hours of internal storage, for $39.95. That's a one time charge, no increase in monthly costs. However, if I ordered a replacement because of a mechanical issue with my current unit, there would be no charge, but I might get the same model number or the newer model. I went with the no cost swap-out. My new DVR has been sent overnight mail, so I might have it as early as tomorrow.

Interestingly, the representative told me that she has not heard of anyone using eSata with the 25 hour model, even though it does take an external drive. She said that when people are using eSata, they almost always have the 50 hour model.

I will report back when it arrives and I hook it up.

BTW, when eSata stopped working, I lost all previously recorded shows, even the ones recorded on the internal drive. They are listed, but won't play.
I have the Moto 7232 model and am using a Cavalry enclosure with 2TB drive. I installed it sometime around Thanksgiving. It recorded a show and then at some point, either the HDD or the set-top lost it's mind and the drive was no longer showing up. When I finally got around to adding it again, when I selected "Enable more storage" so I could go through the process again, it told me the drive was already enabled and I just needed to reboot the set-top box so it could see drive. Did that and it still wasn't there. Did it again. Still not there. Cycled power to the hdd and then did it one last time and the set-top finally saw the hdd again and my recording was still on it. I did not, however, check the recording so it could very well be the same for me, that it is listed but won't play. That wsa 3 days ago now, I will check it sometime over the weekend to ensure it is still being seen by the stb and recording shows to it.

Does anyone else think that the STB HDD should be filled up before the external HDD is used or am I the only one? Seems odd to me the way they implemented it.

Jakes-
I was part of the beta team that got 1.9 back in December of 2010. Funny you said that. Alot of us thought the same thing at the beginning - but the thought was to write to the external drive 1st, to allow the main DVR to keep it's storage at a minimum if possible - in order to handle basic features such as buffering, etc...

To me, at least, it made more sense after the engineers gave us their explanation.

Oh I get it, they would rather have the wear and tear on our gear before their own gear. Makes perfect sense to me too from a Verizon perspective!

Does anyone else think that the STB HDD should be filled up before the external HDD is used or am I the only one? Seems odd to me the way they implemented it.

If you were so inclined, you could fill an external drive, put it on the shelf, and connect another drive. Repeat until you run out of shelf space.
A drive can be reconnected to the same DVR at any time and the shows on it will be intact.

Jakes-
I was part of the beta team that got 1.9 back in December of 2010. Funny you said that. Alot of us thought the same thing at the beginning - but the thought was to write to the external drive 1st, to allow the main DVR to keep it's storage at a minimum if possible - in order to handle basic features such as buffering, etc...

To me, at least, it made more sense after the engineers gave us their explanation.

My very noisy first external hard drive would attest that they do NOT do buffering on the internal. I actually did some experimentation around that.

Upon a fresh boot, the STB would use the internal for the buffers. However, once you started recording anything, the buffers would shift to the external. You can see evidence of this as well when you eject the drive, the live buffers get cleared out.

It would make sense to put the live buffers on the internal and I would certainly prefer that they did that, but that's not the way it's working currently.

Ken-
I haven't actually seen the Cisco's in person - but heard from a few friends' that got them. Based on their feedback pretty solid - I also heard they were a LOT more cost friendly than the Moto's from VZ's standpoint.

Interesting. I'm surprised then that VZ doesn't phase out the Mot boxes over time...unless it's too onerous a task.

I'm cross-posting this from a thread I started in the HDTV Technical sub-forum. I figured someone in this thread might have an answer for me.

Prior to the two Cisco STBs I have now (both are 335HDC units), I used to have Motorola STBs and on those you could hit Power -> Select -> Select (with the STB already powered on) and be able to access a "hidden" diagnostic menu.

This sequence of keys (tried on both the STB itself and the remote) does not work for the Cisco boxes. I'm experiencing some stuttering with HD VOD content and was really hoping to take a look at the diagnostics to see if I could glean any info which might help me solve the problem.

Anyone know what key sequence is necessary to access this menu on the Cisco STBs?

A question on something I should already know, but don't!
If I have 3 or more shows I want to record at the same start time, I can look at the schedule, find them, pick the ones that will be rebroadcast later during the week (USA Network, TNT, etc.), choose a later start time amd I'm good.
How do I set up the DVR to record the same show at the later start time every week? I can't seem to get it to do this. The weekly feature always defaults to the first showing.....

Thanks,
nw

A question on something I should already know, but don't!
If I have 3 or more shows I want to record at the same start time, I can look at the schedule, find them, pick the ones that will be rebroadcast later during the week (USA Network, TNT, etc.), choose a later start time amd I'm good.
How do I set up the DVR to record the same show at the later start time every week? I can't seem to get it to do this. The weekly feature always defaults to the first showing.....

Thanks,
nw
Doesn't it have a priority order for recording like TiVo does? With those you would give shows that are repeated multiple times a lower priority for recording than one that is only shown once. It's worked great for the 10+ years I've been using TiVos.

A question on something I should already know, but don't!
If I have 3 or more shows I want to record at the same start time, I can look at the schedule, find them, pick the ones that will be rebroadcast later during the week (USA Network, TNT, etc.), choose a later start time amd I'm good.
How do I set up the DVR to record the same show at the later start time every week? I can't seem to get it to do this. The weekly feature always defaults to the first showing.....

Thanks,
nw
Make sure you are set to record all episodes in any time slot (not first run only). Then set priorities for the shows. This is all in the DVR menu (the menu one level above where the recordings are).

Verizon and Redbox forming a joint venture.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-and-coinstars-redbox-form-joint-venture-to-create-new-consumer-choice-for-video-entertainment-138772929.html

Make sure you are set to record all episodes in any time slot (not first run only). Then set priorities for the shows. This is all in the DVR menu (the menu one level above where the recordings are).

I'll try this, but I think I did this while back and ended up with a HD full of White Collar reruns during a marathon weekend. or multiple of the same episode....can recall.

Will it only record the next run of the new episode?

thanks,
nw

I'll try this, but I think I did this while back and ended up with a HD full of White Collar reruns during a marathon weekend. or multiple of the same episode....can recall.

Will it only record the next run of the new episode?

thanks,
nw

You can select a specific channel in the options, and I think you can choose a specific time, too.

Doug

You can select a specific channel in the options, and I think you can choose a specific time, too.

Doug

I record a number of shows including white collar specifically in the middle of the night.

Exploring free VOD options after a new FIOS install and discovered numerous options like this, including a Japanese garden, stills of Dutch paintings, and more, with most (~55 mins) set to electronic 'mood' music, although the Dutch stills, I think, used Chopin piano pieces. The VOD program options, in general, seemed endless, with submenus upon submenus. -- John

I had a homemade eSATA 2TB drive in a SATA housing and it was skipping and louder than a jet-plane. I bought a refurb 2TB Phantom Greendrive off Amazon and it's nice and quiet and seems to be glitch free (at least for now). Worth the extra money just for the silence.

Anyone having a bad FIOS TV outage in the DC/MD area?

Anyone having a bad FIOS TV outage in the DC/MD area?

Some problems here

Anyone having a bad FIOS TV outage in the DC/MD area?

What channels? No issues that I know of here.

What channels? No issues that I know of here.

Ok now for me.took several minutes to change from 504 to 526.

I haven't had any outages, but I for several weeks I've been experiencing pixelation, macro blocking and general breakup in just every show for a few seconds. I have many recorded and just about all of them show it, though never for very long. My internet connection is great at 35/35 but the compression or other issues in the TV signal are not good.

I haven't had any outages, but I for several weeks I've been experiencing pixelation, macro blocking and general breakup in just every show for a few seconds. I have many recorded and just about all of them show it, though never for very long. My internet connection is great at 35/35 but the compression or other issues in the TV signal are not good.

Yes that too.

Yes that too.

In Richmond too.

In Richmond too.

I'm in Richmond and haven't seen any problems. To be more specific, served by the central office at 34th & Hull St.

Delco pa, I get tons of macro and pixelating. I also get it going into nearly every commercial break, which seems odd.

Is there anyone that can use the PDA app for remote control that does NOT have FiOS as their ISP?

Is there anyone that can use the PDA app for remote control that does NOT have FiOS as their ISP?

Good question. Maybe Umatter2verizon can answer that. ;)

Good question. Maybe Umatter2verizon can answer that. ;)

I've gone through the support process with Verizon, they were quite helpful actually. The rep informed me while going through all this, a co-worker told him I had to have FiOS internet.

I can connect my phone to the Actiontec, can get the embedded web page. When I run the remote control app on it a message on the TV pops up telling me I have to register the device. I register the device (on the TV and on the Verizon web page), am given a confirmation code, but nothing anywhere ever asks me for the code. I run the widget on the cable box and am told that there is a network failure. The PDA app tells me that there are no STB's.

If I do need FiOS to do this, I find it odd that the DVR knows I am trying to connect to it. Not odd that it knows, but odd that this demonstrates at least a rudimentary communication link between the two yet is not sufficient to complete the process.

That is why I have doubts - I can connect to the router and that is (literally) my gateway into the DVR. What's the internet have to do with it?

I just noticed that Starz movies and shows are "free" on flexplay (with starz as part of my package).

When I try to watch on my EVO 3d, I get a drm message, and cannot watch.

Anyone know if there is a app to download besides Media Mgr., or a workaround?

Maybe only specific devices work.

Gary E

Also, if I do this I'll be adding a second box in the house. Does any one know if the non-dvr set top boxes continuously output both HDMI and Component? My intention is to put a PJ in the rec room and feed it with the HDMI, while having the box in the gym feeding the old HD CRT via component.

Verizon boxes can output HDMI and Component simultaneously. However, if the HDMI handshake fails, the Component output will also be disabled until the HDMI cable is disconnected.

As an update, I have had no problem running both component and HDMI from the motorola 7100 P-1. Component doesn't seem to be disabled even with the PJ/Receiver off (Denon 1712). I was expecting to have a handshake issue like UnnDunn described, but happily not. Just as well, since the hdmi port in my old tv seems to be on the fritz, so a matrix switch wouldn't have worked.

Also, I seem to be able use the box as a multi-room DVR, even though I didn't have my billing updated to enable that yet. It sees the recordings on the 7232 no problem, although sometimes I have to refresh the device in the menus.

No complaints on either point!

NBA League Pass FREE PREVIEW 2/28 - 3/4

any plans to add BounceTV?

any plans to add BounceTV?

I'm afraid to ask... :rolleyes:

http://www.bouncetv.com/

"Bounce TV is the first African American broadcast network, featuring a programming mix of theatrical motion pictures, sporting events, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs, off-network series, original programming and more. Bounce TV’s founders include Martin Luther King III, Ambassador Andrew Young, Andrew “Bo” Young III, and Rob Hardy and Will Packer, co-founders of Rainforest Films, one of the top African American production companies in the world."

http://www.bouncetv.com/

"Bounce TV is the first African American broadcast network, featuring a programming mix of theatrical motion pictures, sporting events, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs, off-network series, original programming and more. Bounce TV’s founders include Martin Luther King III, Ambassador Andrew Young, Andrew “Bo” Young III, and Rob Hardy and Will Packer, co-founders of Rainforest Films, one of the top African American production companies in the world."
It actually looks like a pretty good network. If Verizon carried it, I'd add it to my favorites.

It's a subchannel network. It would need to be carried by a local station, and the station would need to make a deal with Verizon to carry it. It's carried by WUSA in the DC market, and Verizon does carry WUSA's other subchannel, so I would imagine they will probably add it sooner or later, somewhere in the 460-500 range. NYC (WWOR), LA (KCOP), and Baltimore (WUTB) will almost certainly get it too, since they're all Fox-owned stations. It's already up in Norfolk/Hampton Roads (WAVY) and Richmond (WUPV). Down the line, if Fox adds it to their stations in Dallas, Boston, and Tampa, those would probably show up on FiOS too.

It's not even HD?

Worthless.

Do you watch Cartoon Network in SD scorpiontail?

It's not even HD?

Worthless.
The quoted post?

Worthless.

The above post?

Priceless. ;)

Anyone know of a way to delete the "recent deletes" without going through 5 full button presses EACH to get rid of them? They have the "remove all" for the History, but it seems recent deletes require individual effort and a minimum of 5 presses to delete each one.

Do you watch Cartoon Network in SD scorpiontail?

No, I watch it in HD because Time Warner Cable is actually a competent television provider who actually adds HD feeds of popular channels on a regular basis.

No, I watch it in HD because Time Warner Cable is actually a competent television provider who actually adds HD feeds of popular channels on a regular basis.

But how is the quality of the channels? Comcast in my area has a lot of HD channels, but they also look like crap compared to how they look on FiOS.

Cartoon Network HD looks great. Animation doesn't require as high of bitrates which is another reason why it's infuriating that Verizon hasn't added this channel yet. It would only need half as much QAM space as the typical HD channel! It's ~8 Mbps on Time Warner most of the time and it looks to be basically Blu-ray quality until the occasional really fast action animated scene (then there is indeed some macroblocking).

As for most of the other channels, it's a toss-up. Almost all HD channels are distributed natively as MPEG-4 on satellite now so Verizon and all other cable providers with MPEG-2 boxes MUST re-encode almost every channel. The bitrates are comparable with most FiOS TV channels.

Verizon does still have a handful of channels it re-encodes at bitrates higher than ~13 Mbps. Some of these include EPIX & EPIX 2, HDNet & HDNet Movies, A&E, and History.

As A&E Networks are only 720p there's not much of a quality improvement there, higher bitrate or not. EPIX and HDNet are the best looking channels on Verizon but Time Warner doesn't carry them anyway.

Here's a few screenshots of Cartoon Network HD on Time Warner (click for full 1920x1080 .png):

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If you're stuck with FiOS TV and would like some more screenshots from HD channels you can't get like BBC America, Cooking, G4, Game Show Network, H2, Hallmark, OWN, Style, etc. just let me know.

Anyone know of a way to delete the "recent deletes" without going through 5 full button presses EACH to get rid of them? They have the "remove all" for the History, but it seems recent deletes require individual effort and a minimum of 5 presses to delete each one.
I haven't found a way to do that. Yes, it would make sense to be able to delete all recent deletes since you can remove all of the history, but that's Verizon for ya. Truthfully, I don't even know why there needs to be a recent deletes menu item in the first place.

.................
If you're stuck with FiOS TV and would like some more screenshots from HD channels you can't get like BBC America, Cooking, G4, Game Show Network, H2, Hallmark, OWN, Style, etc. just let me know.

Do they have the Funimation channel? I would prefer that HD channel over Cartoon Network.

Only AT&T carries Funimation Channel HD.

No, I watch it in HD because Time Warner Cable is actually a competent television provider
HAHAHAHAHA good one.
who actually adds HD feeds of popular channels on a regular basis.
OK, at least that part is true. Though not having to deal with SDV and copy protection BS still gives Verizon a huge advantage.

Cartoon Network HD looks great. Animation doesn't require as high of bitrates which is another reason why it's infuriating that Verizon hasn't added this channel yet. It would only need half as much QAM space as the typical HD channel! It's ~8 Mbps on Time Warner most of the time and it looks to be basically Blu-ray quality until the occasional really fast action animated scene (then there is indeed some macroblocking).

As for most of the other channels, it's a toss-up. Almost all HD channels are distributed natively as MPEG-4 on satellite now so Verizon and all other cable providers with MPEG-2 boxes MUST re-encode almost every channel. The bitrates are comparable with most FiOS TV channels.

Verizon does still have a handful of channels it re-encodes at bitrates higher than ~13 Mbps. Some of these include EPIX & EPIX 2, HDNet & HDNet Movies, A&E, and History.

As A&E Networks are only 720p there's not much of a quality improvement there, higher bitrate or not. EPIX and HDNet are the best looking channels on Verizon but Time Warner doesn't carry them anyway.

Here's a few screenshots of Cartoon Network HD on Time Warner (click for full 1920x1080 .png):...


If you're stuck with FiOS TV and would like some more screenshots from HD channels you can't get like BBC America, Cooking, G4, Game Show Network, H2, Hallmark, OWN, Style, etc. just let me know.
Now that's a helpful post. Thanks. We have Comcast here, not Time Warner but I've been wondering lately if maybe the grass is greener on the other side. Cooking HD is a channel that would interest me as well as a few others. Losing HD Net and HD net movies would be a tough pill to swallow. We would also lose a few movie channels in HD in exchange for what we gain. Probably would cost more also since I'm really not interested in changing my internet.

Anyone know of a way to delete the "recent deletes" without going through 5 full button presses EACH to get rid of them? They have the "remove all" for the History, but it seems recent deletes require individual effort and a minimum of 5 presses to delete each one.

Why are you deleting the "recent deletes"? It doesn't provide any benefit to do so.

Cooking HD is a channel that would interest me

The Cooking channel in HD is the only other HD channel I'd like to see Fios add. It really annoys me that all the Fios bravado about "unlimited" capacity has completely fizzled out. The Cooking channel in SD is unwatchable.

The Cooking channel in HD is the only other HD channel I'd like to see Fios add. It really annoys me that all the Fios bravado about "unlimited" capacity has completely fizzled out. The Cooking channel in SD is unwatchable.

Cooking Channel HD looks pretty good on Time Warner Cable. A bit better than Food Network on FiOS, imo. Verizon must have a really poor MPEG-2 encoder setup for that channel. All the Scripps networks look pretty awful on FiOS. (Scripps networks are all native MPEG-4 so Verizon must re-encode them to MPEG-2, resulting in quality loss):

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Another channel we'll never see on FiOS...

Why are you deleting the "recent deletes"? It doesn't provide any benefit to do so.

Just personal taste. I realize when space is finally needed that they will be over written. But in the mean time, they take up a lot space on the HDD, causing a lot of potential disk fragmenting. Obviously not a big deal, but I get so many other issues with the HDD performance, I just like to keep it as clean as possible. And, since they provide for deleting the 'recent deletes', it seems they assume you might want to and could easily make it simpler like the "remove all" for history. Same idea, different execution.

Only AT&T carries Funimation Channel HD.Not only that, you can get all the same shows carried on Funimation Channel HD in HD on Netflix streaming commercial free so I don't even know why you'd want to bother? I had it on FIOS and never turned it on once.

Not only that, you can get all the same shows carried on Funimation Channel HD in HD on Netflix streaming commercial free so I don't even know why you'd want to bother? I had it on FIOS and never turned it on once.

Unfortunately that isn't true. There were a couple of series I watched recently that were not available on Netflix that they showed on the Funimation channel. I watched a few episodes from the channel and purchased the rest from Amazon.

Unfortunately that isn't true. There were a couple of series I watched recently that were not available on Netflix that they showed on the Funimation channel. I watched a few episodes from the channel and purchased the rest from Amazon.Which ones? Because there are quite a few available on Netflix. Frankly I'm not even sure why you'd want to bother with the lo-res SD mess that's on FIOS.

Are there really HD anime series on Funimation Channel which aren't already on the Internet?

I don't even know why there needs to be a recent deletes menu item in the first place.
The only benefit I've found for "recent deletes" was one time when I accidentally deleted the wrong episode of a show. I was able to undelete it from that menu.

Which ones? Because there are quite a few available on Netflix. Frankly I'm not even sure why you'd want to bother with the lo-res SD mess that's on FIOS.
I look at some of it on the channel first, then if I like it I can go to Netflix, Amazon etc.

The series B Gata H Kei, wasn't on Netflix as well as the second movie from Eden of the East. They showed both on the Funimation channel but I ended up purchasing B Gata H Kei from Amazon HD downloads and Eden of the East: Paradise Lost in HD from Xbox LiVe Zune.

But I also see they have a monthly plan where you pay $8 each month and get HD access to all the shows. Which I probably would have used instead if I had known about it since it would have been cheaper(B Gata H Kei cost me $21 for seven episodes(I actually watched the first five in SD:eek: on FiOS) and the Eden of the East movie cost me around 1000 MS points). I would have just needed to connect my Netbook or Laptop to an HDMI port on my DVDO DUO. But I stopped using an HTPC many years ago so that is really not the preferred method for me to watch content.

I noticed a change in the past two days. When watching a DVR'ed program, instead of the info menu popping up at the end (where I normally change the Save option from "Until I delete" to "Until Space is Needed"), a "Play All" banner appears at the top of the screen, and the next unwatched program begins.

I couldn't find any setting to enable/disable this feature.

Has anyone else noticed this change, and can you point me to a setting to change it?

Thanks,
Doug

I noticed a change in the past two days. When watching a DVR'ed program, instead of the info menu popping up at the end (where I normally change the Save option from "Until I delete" to "Until Space is Needed"), a "Play All" banner appears at the top of the screen, and the next unwatched program begins.

I couldn't find any setting to enable/disable this feature.

Has anyone else noticed this change, and can you point me to a setting to change it?

Thanks,
Doug
It's what happens when you have a folder with multiple episodes of a show, and you click Play on the folder, instead of pressing right to select one of the individual episodes, and pressing Play on that.

It's what happens when you have a folder with multiple episodes of a show, and you click Play on the folder, instead of pressing right to select one of the individual episodes, and pressing Play on that.

That explains it. Thanks.
Doug

I don't mind the undelete feature that much cause often I delete stuff my kids record (crap) and if they really want to watch it they can go find it the next day. Often they record stuff they never intend to watch.

Are there really HD anime series on Funimation Channel which aren't already on the Internet?

Odd that no one has commented on FiOS dropping Funimation & Bridges TV(no regrets on THAT one) citing low viewership(at least in the message they sent out).

OTOH now that 2 SD chs are history there MIGHT be room for one more HD ch(one hopes anyway).

anyone recall what HD ch was supposedly next in the queue?

Hahahaha. Nope.

This has nothing to do with making room for a new HD channel.

My guess is that the next HD channel will be Universal Sports HD just in time for the Olympics. About the only thing Verizon has done right over the last few years with regards to channel adds is getting things in place for major sporting events.

Just got my $500 credit card from Verizon as part of the Ultimate HD Triple play package I had installed back in December.
What is unexpected, is that it is actually a $545 credit card. I did not know that they were sending an extra $45.
I will take it. Time to go spend it.

Hahahaha. Nope.

This has nothing to do with making room for a new HD channel.


didn't say it did...Vz says it was because of low viewership as I posted.

my point/? was could this be an opportunity to finally add at least one new HD ch?...basicly throw us unhappy subs a bone.

Woohoo! Verizon ran the fiber from the street to the house today for installation tomorrow between 8am and noon. One thing I miss about Bright House is they didn't give those stupid arrival windows.

Wait until you see Verizon's HD lineup compared to Bright House's. I have a feeling there's another thing you're going to be missing.

Wait until you see Verizon's HD lineup compared to Bright House's. I have a feeling there's another thing you're going to be missing.

I have been using OTA for 2 years now. So, anything is better than that. All the channels I watch are in HD on FiOS.

Just got my $500 credit card from Verizon as part of the Ultimate HD Triple play package I had installed back in December.
What is unexpected, is that it is actually a $545 credit card. I did not know that they were sending an extra $45.
I will take it. Time to go spend it.

How long did it take from the time of your installation?

Thanks,
Barry

So I was messing around w/ some 4:3 settings and clicked onto 480i...but immediately backed out of the menu by mistake...

Long story short...TV is displaying "Not Supported Format" and for the life of me I cannot get the box to get out of the mode.

I reset it, tried the secret menu, typed in only HD channels etc.. Nada...

What can I do guys?

(TV connected by HDMI)

^^^ Call up Verizon tech support.

Call or chat with tech support and ask them to do a full rest of the STB.
It's different then the regular reboot and should put it back to default settings.

Connect via composite or s-video so you can actually see the menus, then change the setting back.

anyone see the commercial about Disney Jr. being added yet? they said it was on channel 280 (i think) but it wasn't there yet

Not sure if everyone is getting the offer but when I logged into My Verizon last week they were offering my HBO for 1/2 price for 12 months.

^^^ Call up Verizon tech support.

Call or chat with tech support and ask them to do a full rest of the STB.
It's different then the regular reboot and should put it back to default settings.

Connect via composite or s-video so you can actually see the menus, then change the setting back.

Thanks guys...I will try the composite/S-Video trick and report back...

Hi, I just got TV service for the first time in 15 years. I have the Verizon ultimate package (got a $500 gift card); I pay $125 a month for 350 or so channels, 50 MB/s Internet and phone. I really only wanted the Internet but Verizon didn't offer 50 down Internet without the TV. In any case, I have a few questions:

1) Is there a way I can remove channels from the guide, so I can easily stick to the channels I like to see what is on?

2) Is there a way to configure the Verizon FIOS P265v2 remote control to control the volume on my receiver? If not, what universal remote do you recommend? I am tired of having 6 remotes. I'd prefer to spend under $50 if possible.

3) My Verizon box is hooked up via HDMI to my Denon 2310 AVR, and then the AVR to Sony Bravia TV via HDMI. Is this the optimal configuration? Or should I use optical for sound to get better sound quality?

1) Is there a way I can remove channels from the guide, so I can easily stick to the channels I like to see what is on?

use the "Favorites" function to set your favorite channels and then you can browse just your favorite channels. You can make 2 sets of favorites (one for you and one for your wife or kids?)


2) Is there a way to configure the Verizon FIOS P265v2 remote control to control the volume on my receiver? If not, what universal remote do you recommend? I am tired of having 6 remotes. I'd prefer to spend under $50 if possible.

I don't think so. I had to buy the other (older) remote that they offer from their website so I could get functionality to control my receiver -- it used to come standard but now they only give a simpler remote in the standard config.


3) My Verizon box is hooked up via HDMI to my Denon 2310 AVR, and then the AVR to Sony Bravia TV via HDMI. Is this the optimal configuration? Or should I use optical for sound to get better sound quality?
I think this configuration is probably optimal.

Hey Scott, thanks! I am going to PM you about an unrelated matter, I hope you don't mind.

Is your remote the same as mine: see link (http://www.telepathicgiraffe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/photo-225x300.jpg)? My remote is quite involved; I saw somewhere else on the Internet that there are two remotes and one allows for it. But they mentioned four buttons and mine has many more than that...

Is there a reason you picked a verizon remote over one of the Logitech Harmony universal remotes (I have heard good things about them)? Are there any other universal remotes worth considering?

Any suggestions for figuring out what channels are worthwhile and which are junk? I mean, is there a guide somewhere online that explains what each channel has and whether people like it or if it's just a filler channel? And can you search by language (on my OTA antenna, I had about 5 channels of foreign languages that I blocked from appearing, so I'm sure FIOS has some too)?

Is your remote the same as mine: see link (http://www.telepathicgiraffe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/photo-225x300.jpg)? My remote is quite involved; I saw somewhere else on the Internet that there are two remotes and one allows for it. But they mentioned four buttons and mine has many more than that...

Is there a reason you picked a verizon remote over one of the Logitech Harmony universal remotes (I have heard good things about them)? Are there any other universal remotes worth considering?

You wound up with the right remote. You just need to follow the instructions to set it up to control your receiver volume. It's not that hard.

No particular reason I got the "standard" remote other than it seemed less complicated to set up


Any suggestions for figuring out what channels are worthwhile and which are junk? I mean, is there a guide somewhere online that explains what each channel has and whether people like it or if it's just a filler channel? And can you search by language (on my OTA antenna, I had about 5 channels of foreign languages that I blocked from appearing, so I'm sure FIOS has some too)?

Sorry can't help you there. Gotta figure that one out for yourself. :)

I don't see anything on the instructions for the AVR to control the volume... do I want to follow "Control TV Volume Through STB"? But that doesn't make much sense... Or should I use the "Code Search Method to Program the RC"? That seems to be for the TV... the TV turns on and off with the remote fine, but when I press the volume up/down button on the fios remote, it changes the volume on the TV itself, which does nothing since I control volume via my Denon AVR...

I hope that makes sense... so which do I follow?

Oh, I get what they meant by 4 buttons... yeah, my remote-- at the top of it-- only has two buttons. I guess I'll get a Logitech 700 remote...

anyone have any timeframe for when IMG 1.9.1 might start getting rolled out?

Any suggestions for figuring out what channels are worthwhile and which are junk? I mean, is there a guide somewhere online that explains what each channel has and whether people like it or if it's just a filler channel? And can you search by language (on my OTA antenna, I had about 5 channels of foreign languages that I blocked from appearing, so I'm sure FIOS has some too)?

Note that I am only reviewing the HD channels, as standard definition is worthless and has no place in 2012. All the SD channels on FiOS might as well not even exist to me.

All the .TV networks are worthless infomercial spam.

Fox News

QVC and HSN: Usually they're junk. Occasionally they'll have a celebrity guest on hawking a product of theirs. I recall Jackie Evancho doing several live performances in the QVC studios a while back though when selling one of her CDs. I found that surprising and it certainly made the channel worthwhile on that day.

Bravo is usually pretty worthless. Housewives? Salon Takeovers? I'd keep this channel out of sight unless you feel like molesting your brain.

BET: Watch awful religious programming and Tyler Perry movies. :rolleyes:

Everything else does have good content at least occasionally.

Note that I am only reviewing the HD channels, as standard definition is worthless and has no place in 2012. All the SD channels on FiOS might as well not even exist to me.

All the .TV networks are worthless infomercial spam.

Fox News

QVC and HSN: Usually they're junk. Occasionally they'll have a celebrity guest on hawking a product of theirs. I recall Jackie Evancho doing several live performances in the QVC studios a while back though when selling one of her CDs. I found that surprising and it certainly made the channel worthwhile on that day.

Bravo is usually pretty worthless. Housewives? Salon Takeovers? I'd keep this channel out of sight unless you feel like molesting your brain.

BET: Watch awful religious programming and Tyler Perry movies. :rolleyes:

Everything else does have good content at least occasionally.

If you want to blame someone for the lack of HD, its Verizon. I used to work there, and its their own incompetence and mizering strategies that are keep you from your HD expansion, not BET.

I'm not blaming BET for the lack of HD. I was just noting that it's a crap channel.

I'm well aware of the fact that it's Verizon's incompetence that is responsible for the HD drought on FiOS. From the .TV networks, to a dozen pointless redundant "West" feeds of the premium HD channels - Verizon ran out of QAM space because of their poor planning and instead of booting out these 20 or so worthless HD channels to free up some QAM space in order to put in better channels like BBC America or Cartoon Network, they instead let the Byron Allen networks and west coast feeds sit there and taunt us.

BET:
BET: Watch awful religious programming and Tyler Perry movies. :rolleyes:

Everything else does have good content at least occasionally.

The issue with BET HD isn't that it's a black themed channel. But it seems that the mainstream TV networks are obsessed with excluding minorities from their programming. How can shows take place in NYC, for example, and have almost no minorities in their casts? BET exists to target a specific market of consumers, just like FOX News exists to target a specific market. The issue with BET HD is that they don't show very much HD which is disappointing given how much HD content they could generate. I've seen films on BET HD in SD that I've seen in HD on other pay HD movie channels.

I'm not blaming BET for the lack of HD. I was just noting that it's a crap channel.

I'm well aware of the fact that it's Verizon's incompetence that is responsible for the HD drought on FiOS. From the .TV networks, to a dozen pointless redundant "West" feeds of the premium HD channels - Verizon ran out of QAM space because of their poor planning and instead of booting out these 20 or so worthless HD channels to free up some QAM space in order to put in better channels like BBC America or Cartoon Network, they instead let the Byron Allen networks and west coast feeds sit there and taunt us.

What about the plethora of crap sports channels they have. And many of those cost alot. Many are junk. Of course everyone has their own opinion about what is junk and not. But I would certainly take The BET channel over most of the sports channels that FiOS has, wasting bandwidth.

Everyone has their own preferences with channels. And even though I would prefer to dump most of the sports channels on FiOS, FiOS does have a good mix of HD channels that appeals to a wide range of what people like.

Note that I am only reviewing the HD channels, as standard definition is worthless and has no place in 2012. All the SD channels on FiOS might as well not even exist to me.

All the .TV networks are worthless infomercial spam.

Fox News

QVC and HSN: Usually they're junk. Occasionally they'll have a celebrity guest on hawking a product of theirs. I recall Jackie Evancho doing several live performances in the QVC studios a while back though when selling one of her CDs. I found that surprising and it certainly made the channel worthwhile on that day.

Bravo is usually pretty worthless. Housewives? Salon Takeovers? I'd keep this channel out of sight unless you feel like molesting your brain.

BET: Watch awful religious programming and Tyler Perry movies. :rolleyes:

Everything else does have good content at least occasionally.

Thanks! This is good! I have been watching a lot of HGTV in HD-- I love that channel. I haven't really ventured past HGTV yet but I'll follow these recommendations, plus the sports channels, and get something manageable. How many total HD stations are there? I assume they have HD ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC?

I wish we got the BBC!!

My 7232 was acting really glitchy and surprisingly enough I had it swapped out for a Cisco box. At least I don't have to into a hidden menu now ever time I want to set it to native mode. Neat.

Note that I am only reviewing the HD channels, as standard definition is worthless and has no place in 2012. All the SD channels on FiOS might as well not even exist to me.

All the .TV networks are worthless infomercial spam.

Fox News

QVC and HSN: Usually they're junk. Occasionally they'll have a celebrity guest on hawking a product of theirs. I recall Jackie Evancho doing several live performances in the QVC studios a while back though when selling one of her CDs. I found that surprising and it certainly made the channel worthwhile on that day.

Bravo is usually pretty worthless. Housewives? Salon Takeovers? I'd keep this channel out of sight unless you feel like molesting your brain.

BET: Watch awful religious programming and Tyler Perry movies. :rolleyes:

Everything else does have good content at least occasionally.
Mostly never watch BET, and still disagree with you and your generalizing based on YOUR opinions. You, my friend, are an ***. That's my opinion that I just shared and generalized as simple truth.

And then the OP said thanks LOL. Wow, if you are going to base your TV watching on someone's (bad) opinions about a particular channel, you need just as much help as the other guy.

This place really has gone to the crapper. There's too much idiocracy in here.

What about the plethora of crap sports channels they have. And many of those cost alot. Many are junk. Of course everyone has their own opinion about what is junk and not. But I would certainly take The BET channel over most of the sports channels that FiOS has, wasting bandwidth.

Everyone has their own preferences with channels. And even though I would prefer to dump most of the sports channels on FiOS, FiOS does have a good mix of HD channels that appeals to a wide range of what people like.

I agree that Verizon focuses on sports way too much - but the sports networks are a step above the .TV networks in that they actually air new content instead of infomercials and the same repeated 4 hour block of programming all day. The .TV networks AND the sports networks are both a step above the west coast feeds. Why do we need exact copies of a dozen of the premium channels on a 3 hour delay? Kill the west coast premiums on east coast FiOS systems and kill the east coast premiums on west coast FiOS systems. Bam, you've got enough QAM space freed up to add a dozen new HD channels like BBC America.

This all makes far too much sense however so Verizon will never do it.

Thanks! This is good! I have been watching a lot of HGTV in HD-- I love that channel. I haven't really ventured past HGTV yet but I'll follow these recommendations, plus the sports channels, and get something manageable. How many total HD stations are there? I assume they have HD ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC?

I wish we got the BBC!!

Well, you take out the redundant west coast feeds and the worthless Byron Allen .TV networks and you've got 105. The west coast feeds and .TV networks account for 15% of Verizon's lineup of 123 national HD networks. Meanwhile, other providers such as Time Warner Cable carry over 150 HD networks and they don't even include the .TVs/west coast in their counts because they don't carry them. So you can see why some of us FiOS TV subscribers are starting to get fed up with how Verizon is handling high definition...

Mostly never watch BET, and still disagree with you and your generalizing based on YOUR opinions. You, my friend, are an ***. That's my opinion that I just shared and generalized as simple truth.


It's true. I am an ***. But I also preach the truth. Whether it's preached in a polite or an abrasive manner doesn't make it false.

I agree with crankerchick, you are an *** and have been one for as long as you've been on this board. You don't preach truth, you preach your assinine opinion, and nobody, including the silent majority here, cares for it.

Way to ruin a thread, Xizer.

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Thanks, Ken.

I agree that Verizon focuses on sports way too much - but the sports networks are a step above the .TV networks in that they actually air new content instead of infomercials and the same repeated 4 hour block of programming all day. The .TV networks AND the sports networks are both a step above the west coast feeds. Why do we need exact copies of a dozen of the premium channels on a 3 hour delay? Kill the west coast premiums on east coast FiOS systems and kill the east coast premiums on west coast FiOS systems. Bam, you've got enough QAM space freed up to add a dozen new HD channels like BBC America.

This all makes far too much sense however so Verizon will never do it.



Well, you take out the redundant west coast feeds and the worthless Byron Allen .TV networks and you've got 105. The west coast feeds and .TV networks account for 15% of Verizon's lineup of 123 national HD networks. Meanwhile, other providers such as Time Warner Cable carry over 150 HD networks and they don't even include the .TVs/west coast in their counts because they don't carry them. So you can see why some of us FiOS TV subscribers are starting to get fed up with how Verizon is handling high definition...



It's true. I am an ***. But I also preach the truth. Whether it's preached in a polite or an abrasive manner doesn't make it false.

Thanks again. Is Comcast any better? I'm paying $125 a month for 50 Mb/s down Internet, phone and ~325 cable channels (with the $500 gift card, it brings the effective rate for two years to $104 a month). This is almost double what I paid before I moved to Belmont.

I don't really care much about cable but with Internet speeds above 15Mb/s, it doesn't make sense not to add cable (~$10 or so more for cable) and Verizon in the Boston area doesn't offer anything above 20 or 30 Mb/s Internet without a bundle. This is the main problem--you need to get a bundle if you want high speed Internet. I'd be okay with a phone+Internet bundle, but from what I recall, I couldn't get 50 Mb/s Internet unless I added the TV with fios and Comcast didn't even offer anything above 30 Mb/s.

I have only heard negative things about Comcast, which is why I didn't bother with them (they charged similar to verizon if you wanted high speed Internet, iirc).

At my old place in Boston, I got 50/10 down/up Internet from RCN for $60 a month. Then I paid ~$3 to ooma for phone. It was perfect! But that doesn't exist in Belmont MA, it seems...

Any suggestions? I have 30 days to cancel fios (of course I forfeit the $500 gift card, which is fine).

Is there any inherent advantage to fiber optics/fios over Comcast/Time Warner/RCN, etc?

sports vs music channels vs premium movie channels is an individual preference...I love all the sports channels that FiOS has even if I don't watch all of them so I definitely don't want them to be eliminated...I don't watch cooking/food channels but that doesn't mean I want all the food channels replaced

there has to be a way to add chanels without removing someone else's favorite channels

Thanks guys...I will try the composite/S-Video trick and report back...

BTW...I used an S-Video and it did the trick...Thanks again!

sports vs music channels vs premium movie channels is an individual preference...I love all the sports channels that FiOS has even if I don't watch all of them so I definitely don't want them to be eliminated...I don't watch cooking/food channels but that doesn't mean I want all the food channels replaced

there has to be a way to add chanels without removing someone else's favorite channels

Of course there is. they could do what most of the cable companies do and squeeze more channels into the existing space. Of course then the picture quality would suffer greatly. Comcast around here is a perfect example of what not to do. Most of the channels look terrible compared to what FiOS has.

Channels are (duh) purely a preference thing among subscribers and a case can always be made for why one person's trash channel is the next person's treasure. We watch a lot of sports in this house and appreciate the plethora of sports channels on FiOS. Could we do without some of them? Probably, because we don't watch all of them all the time. Would we want to? No because there are plenty of other channels that we never watch and would just as soon see them go.

I also wouldn't care if all the SD channels would go away. There are channels, like the cooking channel, that I want to watch but are only in SD, so I basically never watch them. My guide doesn't leave the HD channels. My husband on the other hand, watches SD channels if they have a program he wants to see. He doesn't like it but his desire to watch trumps his desire for a nice HD picture.

I wouldnt care if the west coast premium channels bit the dust but my husband still watches them. Despite having Netflix, a DVR with external storage, and On Demand, he still prefers to just sit down to the TV and flip through the guide and pick a movie to watch.

Probably the only universal agreement is that the .TV channels are worthless, and even I'm sure there is some unfortunate soul that watches them.

The only "fair" way to handle it is to figure out the majority's wishes and strike up compromise. Or continue to do nothing, which seems like what they are doing.

Should I select stereo or sound for default audio output on my fios settings page? My fios STB connects via HDMI to my Denon 2310 receiver... when I tried both settings, I still get Dolby Digital on my AVR screen. Is one preferred? I, of course, want surround sound, where available, otherwise Dolby Pro Logic...

How come I don't see a 1080p option for video quality? I only have 720p and 1080i? I thought on my Terk OTA antenna I had 1080p video...?

Is there a way to "Delete" channels so when I press channel up or down, I don't see the channel when browsing? Or do I have to use the guide and favorites to do this? I think my TV itself supports this, but can I do it via verizon's STB?

..
How come I don't see a 1080p option for video quality? ..

Because there is no 1080p TV. :)

Because there is no 1080p TV. :)Verizon doesn't have 1080p PPV?

Verizon doesn't have 1080p PPV?

Yep directv too.

I wouldnt care if the west coast premium channels bit the dust but my husband still watches them. Despite having Netflix, a DVR with external storage, and On Demand, he still prefers to just sit down to the TV and flip through the guide and pick a movie to watch.


It's funny, but I'm like that also. I've got all the channels, Netfilx, numerous Blu ray movies, etc. Yet sometimes, I just don't want to think of something to watch, but instead just flip through the guide and settle on the first thing that interests me. So I do want the west and east coast feeds.

And I really want the Cooking Channel in HD. I tried to watch the SD channel and just can't take it.

It's funny, but I'm like that also. I've got all the channels, Netfilx, numerous Blu ray movies, etc. Yet sometimes, I just don't want to think of something to watch, but instead just flip through the guide and settle on the first thing that interests me. So I do want the west and east coast feeds.

And I really want the Cooking Channel in HD. I tried to watch the SD channel and just can't take it.
I totally get it, which is why I still pay for the movies package in the first place--purely for my husband. I'm very content to just have netflix and hulu and perhaps just hbo but my husband likes what he likes and it differs from me so we have both as long as money permits. Nothing different about cable companies--they have to appeal to wider range of interests. If someone doesn't like the channels offered, there's always the freedom to spend one's money differently (instead of get on the internet and spread fud).

My hub is totally fine tuning into a movie after it has already started, or not watching the entire movie if he needs to leave. He then catches whatever part he's missed another time. Me? I can't stand that. That is why Netflix works for me. I watch what I want when I can watch it in one sitting.

I honestly haven't even attempted to watch the SD cooking channel. I forgot it even exists! My guide doesn't leave the HD channels. When I'm watching Food Network, I see commercials for shows on the cooking channel and that is when I'm reminded that I could watch in SD, but I just never do. I get a little sick to my stomach watching programming that isn't in HD. There's enough crappy looking programming on the HD channels that I stomach already; I'm not interested in sitting through SD when there are other things to watch.

I honestly haven't even attempted to watch the SD cooking channel. I forgot it even exists! My guide doesn't leave the HD channels. When I'm watching Food Network, I see commercials for shows on the cooking channel and that is when I'm reminded that I could watch in SD, but I just never do. I get a little sick to my stomach watching programming that isn't in HD. There's enough crappy looking programming on the HD channels that I stomach already; I'm not interested in sitting through SD when there are other things to watch.

I agree. The Cooking Channel was the *only* SD channel I tried to watch. But, as I said, I just can't handle it. Plus, there seems to be some glitch somewhere with this channel or the STB. If I use the STB to zoom the SD cooking channel, when some commercial comes on, the picture reverts to a different zoom mode. No pattern that I can discern. Verizon tech support was of no help (no surprise there) and submitted it as a bug report.

I agree. The Cooking Channel was the *only* SD channel I tried to watch. But, as I said, I just can't handle it. Plus, there seems to be some glitch somewhere with this channel or the STB. If I use the STB to zoom the SD cooking channel, when some commercial comes on, the picture reverts to a different zoom mode. No pattern that I can discern. Verizon tech support was of no help (no surprise there) and submitted it as a bug report.

Is it actually changing the zoom during the commericals? With most SD channels, the commericals will be sometimes 4:3 and sometimes window boxed. So if you have it zoomed it to fit the screen, sometimes the picture will be cut off depending on how the commericals are shown. At least this was always the case when I was watching the FUNimation channel.

Is it actually changing the zoom during the commericals? With most SD channels, the commericals will be sometimes 4:3 and sometimes window boxed. So if you have it zoomed it to fit the screen, sometimes the picture will be cut off depending on how the commericals are shown. At least this was always the case when I was watching the FUNimation channel.

Yes, it's during the commercials. And the aspect ratio of the commercials can be different. The problem is when the main program comes back on, it does not revert to the aspect ratio I had originally set it to.

Service interruption in Central Pa. - only Local channels still available.

After being cut off on the phone once, I was told that I could manually reset the ONT or wait till a little after Midnight and it would happen automatically.

Is anybody else having a problem where their favorite channels disappear? So far, I've had ESPN & ESPN 2 disappear twice from my Favorites 1, and just now I was looking to see what was on HDNET, and is was also gone from my Favorites 1 lineup. I'm trying to access them from the IMG. This and has been happening for about a week now.

Is anybody else having a problem where their favorite channels disappear? So far, I've had ESPN & ESPN 2 disappear twice from my Favorites 1, and just now I was looking to see what was on HDNET, and is was also gone from my Favorites 1 lineup. I'm trying to access them from the IMG. This and has been happening for about a week now.

Yes. Happened to me twice this week in central jersey.

Has anyone had Disney junior added to their service?

Yes. Happened to me twice this week in central jersey.
Same for me in Dallas.

Has anyone had Disney junior added to their service?

Yes - in Boston SD channel 260.

Yes - in Boston SD channel 260.

Still nothing in Central Jersey

Is anybody else having a problem where their favorite channels disappear? So far, I've had ESPN & ESPN 2 disappear twice from my Favorites 1, and just now I was looking to see what was on HDNET, and it was also gone from my Favorites 1 lineup. I'm trying to access them from the IMG. This has been happening for about a week now.

Yes. Happened to me twice this week in central jersey.

Same for me in Dallas.
Getting this all on the new page...

I'm in Dallas too. My set top box is the Moto 7232. After this happened the first time I decided to remove both sets of Fav's and start over. I use the Settings menu item on the STB, as opposed to the total crap myVerizon website to set them up. I also have a Harmony 1 remote, but I doubt that has anything to do with it. If anyone has a solution to this I'd like to know what it is.

Called VZ again today was told that 3 Hubs were down and that all the missing channels should be back by 2:00 EDT. This affects the following areas:
Parts of MD, NJ, NY, VA and PA.

Of course the channels are still missing.

Tried all the fixes that have been suggested by VZ and whats said online and still nothing.

Finally tried the Repair link online and that did not work either. Of course it did produce a

" Verizon committed to resolving the outage by 3/26/2012 11:52 AM EDT."

The CSR said she's had over 470 calls about this today.

As always there's some out there that say they have fixed the problem and that they are getting all their channels.

From the Hot off the Press thread:
Whither SOAPnet?

Disney-ABC has not done a good job with messaging about today's launch of Disney Jr., which was expected to replace SOAPnet but in many cases it's not. Here's what's happening on local systems:

• Comcast will switch from SOAPnet to Disney Jr. but not until April 23.

• Verizon's FiOSTV will keep SOAPnet and add Disney Jr. on Channel 260 on March 29.

• Armstrong cable will likely keep SOAPnet until the end of 2012 and then switch it to Disney Jr.

Among national satellite companies, DirecTV will keep SOAPnet for the foreseeable future and has no plans to add Disney Jr. Two DISH Network publicists did not respond to requests for comment.

Did I miss something? I don't recall hearing that IFC HD is now part of the middle tier package; I hope I'm not getting it by mistake. Also, I didn't recall hearing that ION HD was added at some point. Two nice surprises (well, one nice surprise -- IFC -- but new TV is new TV.

I'm getting IFC HD too. Maybe part of a weekend freebie?

From the Hot off the Press thread:
Whither SOAPnet?

Disney-ABC has not done a good job with messaging about today's launch of Disney Jr., which was expected to replace SOAPnet but in many cases it's not. Here's what's happening on local systems:

o Comcast will switch from SOAPnet to Disney Jr. but not until April 23.

o Verizon's FiOSTV will keep SOAPnet and add Disney Jr. on Channel 260 on March 29.

o Armstrong cable will likely keep SOAPnet until the end of 2012 and then switch it to Disney Jr.

Among national satellite companies, DirecTV will keep SOAPnet for the foreseeable future and has no plans to add Disney Jr. Two DISH Network publicists did not respond to requests for comment.

As i posted above, Boston already has Disney Jr., early I guess according to this report.

So when's Disney Jr. HD getting added to FiOS? As usual, the true HD leader, Bright House, has already added it.

Seems rather silly to get all excited about a new SD channel in 2012. Standard definition television has been completely unacceptable for years.

I have a few questions and hopefully you folks here can help out a little bit.

1) Did they ever upgrade the guide to HD? I used to have Fios and this was supposed to roll out last year sometime. I am moving back to an area that had Fios and I have setup an install date. This would be a nice plus as I found the old guide slow. If new, is it a nice improvement?

2) I know they were upgrading the cable boxes to the 7000 series. I used to have a 6000 (6416 maybe) series and I didn't mind it. Are they only doing the new boxes now and are they an improvement or should I try to get the older box if possible?

3) I last had Fios June 2011. Is there anything that has changed for the better or worse since then? I know a lot of people complain about the HD lineup (that was all the talk back then, lol). Pretty much all of the channels I watch were in HD then except History International (which is now H2).

4) Did they get rid of History 2??? I can't find it on their lineup and that would suck. Since the History channel barely has history shows on anymore.

5) Any other comments about Fios are welcome.

Thank you in advance for any help. I am very excited to get Fios back, as I cannot stand Comcast.

"Yes. Happened to me twice this week in central jersey. "

Happened to me twice in Northern VA.

FWIW, I was having trouble yesterday as well and finally found something that worked (at least for me and at least three other of my Facebook friends). If you're still having the problem, it's worth a shot:


I went into my DVR into Menu -> Customer Support -> STB/DVR Auto Correct.
Then press right arrow for NEXT and then again to START.

The "Loading" thing then shows, but it doesn't spin so it looks like it's locked up, but it did come back (maybe 5 or 6 minutes later) and then all my channels worked.

I suspect there's still issues because my DVR is slow as balls here and there (Like i can press a series of buttons, and it never responds until about 30 seconds later, then it goes through all the commands). But at least I have my TV back.

So when's Disney Jr. HD getting added to FiOS? As usual, the true HD leader, Bright House, has already added it.


Disney Jr SD was added on Channel 260 and Smithsonian SD on 134 today in VHO8 and VHO7. Smithsonian HD also moved from 625 to 634.

Also, as some other areas also noticed, the MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice HD channels have moved to 1470/1471.

This is to make room for the launch of 3 additional HD channels (Channels 3-5) on 1472, 1473, and 1474.

I am calling this out as these will be the first pure MPEG-4 HD channels on FIOS. Only Motorola 7xxx STB's and Cisco's will be able to view these channels.

This is only the beginning. Some additional channels have already been identified that will convert also to MPEG-4 in order to create more capacity.

Anybody else with one of the new boxes have problems with it being completely unresponsive, or extremely laggy to the remote at times? I have this about once on a daily basis. I have to cut off the STB, cut it back on, and everything is fine but is annoying.

What do you mean by "cut off"? Turn off and turn on, or unplug the box then plug it back in? Also, did you try mproper's suggestions above?

I'm still getting IFC HD; checked for any recent messages about this addition and checked the "what's new" (or whatever it's called) menu item and there was nothing mentioned about it. I'm certain that IFC wasn't part of my tier before last week.

This is to make room for the launch of 3 additional HD channels (Channels 3-5) on 1472, 1473, and 1474.

I am calling this out as these will be the first pure MPEG-4 HD channels on FIOS. Only Motorola 7xxx STB's and Cisco's will be able to view these channels.

This is only the beginning. Some additional channels have already been identified that will convert also to MPEG-4 in order to create more capacity.

Do we know the content for 1472-1473 and those other channels 'identified' to become MPEG-4?

Do we know the content for 1472-1473 and those other channels 'identified' to become MPEG-4?

Ditto, since I still have the 6XXX series box. Would like to know if the new channels are worth paying $40 for the upgrade.

Is that part of the expanded HD offerings for the sports packages that has been rumored for almost a year now?

Sorry - i can see that my post wasn't clear.

1472, 1473 and 1474 will be 3 additional MLB Extra Innings HD channels. In Demand now offers all of the Game and Team channels in HD to all providers. Brighthouse in FL actually carries all 18 of them. FIOS will now carry 5 of the MLB/NHL ones (Game HD 1-5), but still only 1 of the NBA/MLS ones (Team HD).

Can't comment on the additional ones just yet...

So I got my FIOS Triple Play Extreme HD package setup here as of 3/16.
Took about 5 - 6 hrs in all.

They were taking a good pace at the beginning when they came (2 guys) but after lunch they sped it so fast and I couldnt keep up and they kind of rushed the training session at the end and I didnt get to ask all my questions and stuff I wanted to know.

I was upgrading/converting from DirecTV using SD receivers and TIVO DVRs for 10 years so my only HD was OTA. I had DSL 3 MB speed and phone service with Verizon (Double Play legacy customer)

Pretty happy to finally be able to see Lakers home games in HD not just away games (HD on KCAL 9 w/ OTA).


I got the Moto 7232 in the living room and kids bedroom. Is there a way to know if its the full 500 GB version or a lesser sized HDD in there? It just tells me how full it is % wise but not the actual full size capacity in GBs. I know you can upgrade to the 500 GB version for $40. So far Im ok on size and havent filled it up yet as Im still learning the channels and shows. Not as much programs running for me to record as before (no more new episodes of the regular Law and Order or L&O : and Criminal Intent :( )

Also is there a way to NOT link my living room DVR to his DVR. Id rather he not be able to see my shows. Its nice to have a 2nd DVR as a backup to record another show if there is a conflict or mine gets full (actually he is recording a lot more cartoons than I am shows each day) but I dont see an option to HIDE my DVR or not allow sharing
I *do* want to keep the sharing for the living room DVR and my bedroom SetTop Box receiver only (non DVR) though as that is my 2 areas of viewing.

Some issues Ive had:

1) This is Fiber Optics but on some shows i notice digital noise (large square blocks) that messes up the video for a sec or 2 randomly. This is similar to when we had a heavy storm on Satellite. Why does FIOS have this noise?

2) My HD box (non DVR - QiP 7100 2) in my bedroom is just plugged in waiting for my new TV to arrive so I can hook it all up. They said to just leave it there until I get the TV and then set it up. When they left it was working fine.
For the 1st week it showed the time on the front panel but now it shows nothing. I tried plugging and unplugging but same. I havent called them yet about it. I havent even used it yet. Did it die on me? I saw a little tiny blinking light on the front panel. Is that an error code? Does it go to "sleep" mode if not used / not connected to anything for an extended period of time?

3) I got the 25/25 package for internet. I am getting 25-30 MB download steadily (awesome instant internet compared to 3 MB DSL speeds) but I have only seen 5-6 MB upload speeds. How can they claim 25 up when its not? I dont FTP upload files . Download is the main thing of course for streaming Netflix and Roku channels so its not a big deal but just wondering what everyone else was seeing on upload speed for their 25 package?


Things that are different/dont like about FIOS:

1) I dont like the multi-layer menus to go to the end item to play/delete as much as my TIVO system.

2) The Series Manager is a little different than Im used to so not sure if I like it less or not yet.

3)I would also like to have a filter like I had on DTV/TIVO to filter the channels I received, I also used to be able to add/delete channel by channel on TIVO for the ones I wanted to see in the guide or not but dont see this on FIOS's guide! :(

4) DVR is a little laggy/slow which is a bit of a pain, compared to TIVO/DTV


General Questions:
1) Is everyone using the 1080i setting for your setup (with a full 1080p plasma TV) or the 720p setting instead to get the best pix?

2) Where is that link to the thread for the Moto 7232 Cheats, Tips. Tricks and FAQ document I read once here but cant find it now.

3) Once I hook up my bedroom dummy non DVR box up, if I have a recorded show on my Master DVR in the living room, and I play it on the settop box, will I be able to pause / FF since it was recorded on a DVR or will I just be able to play it with no pauses?
I assume live TV cant be paused on the dummy ST Box?


Thanks all

Hope I dont regret switching to FIOS instead of upgrading my SD DirecTV to HD

So I got my FIOS Triple Play Extreme HD package setup here as of 3/16....

I got the Moto 7232 in the living room and kids bedroom. Is there a way to know if its the full 500 GB version or a lesser sized HDD in there? It just tells me how full it is % wise but not the actual full size capacity in GBs. I know you can upgrade to the 500 GB version for $40.
Requested and got a 7232, too, in January. which AIUI does have 500 GB. They'd brought a 6000-series for installation.

Suggest tracking down how to enter diagnostic mode to check GB status of 7232s. With other DVRs that's one way of measuring how much capacity each program consumes (before/after readings).

Selecting MENU on the remote, then DVR/Enable More Storage, provides a URL address at Verizon for info on external drives. They recommend several tested drive models.

Slightly OT, discovered during two recent tennis matches more about FIOS PQ. Spotted it the first day of viewing, compared to my former Time Warner Cable viewing, but the obvious clarity of tennis net webbing on my 1080p plasma has been striking. On TWC last year and earlier, webbing was unresolvable, even close to the screen, most of the time.

Similarly, when the current Miami tennis matches switched from 1080i Tennis Channel coverage to 720p ESPN2, the net webbing fell to near-unresolvable. Don't plan on using 720p DVR output for 720p channels, since trying that a while back worsened PQ. That might differ with other setups. -- John

So I got my FIOS Triple Play Extreme HD package setup here as of 3/16.
Took about 5 - 6 hrs in all.

They were taking a good pace at the beginning when they came (2 guys) but after lunch they sped it so fast and I couldnt keep up and they kind of rushed the training session at the end and I didnt get to ask all my questions and stuff I wanted to know.

I was upgrading/converting from DirecTV using SD receivers and TIVO DVRs for 10 years so my only HD was OTA. I had DSL 3 MB speed and phone service with Verizon (Double Play legacy customer)

Pretty happy to finally be able to see Lakers home games in HD not just away games (HD on KCAL 9 w/ OTA).


I got the Moto 7232 in the living room and kids bedroom. Is there a way to know if its the full 500 GB version or a lesser sized HDD in there? It just tells me how full it is % wise but not the actual full size capacity in GBs. I know you can upgrade to the 500 GB version for $40. So far Im ok on size and havent filled it up yet as Im still learning the channels and shows. Not as much programs running for me to record as before (no more new episodes of the regular Law and Order or L&O : and Criminal Intent :( )

Also is there a way to NOT link my living room DVR to his DVR. Id rather he not be able to see my shows. Its nice to have a 2nd DVR as a backup to record another show if there is a conflict or mine gets full (actually he is recording a lot more cartoons than I am shows each day) but I dont see an option to HIDE my DVR or not allow sharing
I *do* want to keep the sharing for the living room DVR and my bedroom SetTop Box receiver only (non DVR) though as that is my 2 areas of viewing.

Some issues Ive had:

1) This is Fiber Optics but on some shows i notice digital noise (large square blocks) that messes up the video for a sec or 2 randomly. This is similar to when we had a heavy storm on Satellite. Why does FIOS have this noise?

2) My HD box (non DVR - QiP 7100 2) in my bedroom is just plugged in waiting for my new TV to arrive so I can hook it all up. They said to just leave it there until I get the TV and then set it up. When they left it was working fine.
For the 1st week it showed the time on the front panel but now it shows nothing. I tried plugging and unplugging but same. I havent called them yet about it. I havent even used it yet. Did it die on me? I saw a little tiny blinking light on the front panel. Is that an error code? Does it go to "sleep" mode if not used / not connected to anything for an extended period of time?

3) I got the 25/25 package for internet. I am getting 25-30 MB download steadily (awesome instant internet compared to 3 MB DSL speeds) but I have only seen 5-6 MB upload speeds. How can they claim 25 up when its not? I dont FTP upload files . Download is the main thing of course for streaming Netflix and Roku channels so its not a big deal but just wondering what everyone else was seeing on upload speed for their 25 package?


Things that are different/dont like about FIOS:

1) I dont like the multi-layer menus to go to the end item to play/delete as much as my TIVO system.

2) The Series Manager is a little different than Im used to so not sure if I like it less or not yet.

3)I would also like to have a filter like I had on DTV/TIVO to filter the channels I received, I also used to be able to add/delete channel by channel on TIVO for the ones I wanted to see in the guide or not but dont see this on FIOS's guide! :(

4) DVR is a little laggy/slow which is a bit of a pain, compared to TIVO/DTV


General Questions:
1) Is everyone using the 1080i setting for your setup (with a full 1080p plasma TV) or the 720p setting instead to get the best pix?

2) Where is that link to the thread for the Moto 7232 Cheats, Tips. Tricks and FAQ document I read once here but cant find it now.

3) Once I hook up my bedroom dummy non DVR box up, if I have a recorded show on my Master DVR in the living room, and I play it on the settop box, will I be able to pause / FF since it was recorded on a DVR or will I just be able to play it with no pauses?
I assume live TV cant be paused on the dummy ST Box?


Thanks all

Hope I dont regret switching to FIOS instead of upgrading my SD DirecTV to HD

You can get TiVos to use with FiOS and it will cost you much less money over time as well. IN the 4.5 years I've been with FiOS, If I had rented their DVRs during this time, I would have paid much more than I have with the several Tivos I've used on FiOS during that time.

The ones I can address:


3)I would also like to have a filter like I had on DTV/TIVO to filter the channels I received, I also used to be able to add/delete channel by channel on TIVO for the ones I wanted to see in the guide or not but dont see this on FIOS's guide! :(
You can program favorites on the web, using the stb, or using an app on your phone/tablet and then set your favorites to show instead of the full guide. I haven't used this lately, but have been meaning to try it out again. When we first got this feature years ago, the favorites didn't wrap around when you got to the end and that annoyed me.

General Questions:
1) Is everyone using the 1080i setting for your setup (with a full 1080p plasma TV) or the 720p setting instead to get the best pix?


I have the 7232 and I have used the service menu to set to native passthrough. So happy we got this feature finally. Before, I believe I actually set mine to 1080i as most channels are 1080i. When we watched sports on ESPN and the few other channels that do 720p, I changed to 720p if I remembered and cared enough.


3) Once I hook up my bedroom dummy non DVR box up, if I have a recorded show on my Master DVR in the living room, and I play it on the settop box, will I be able to pause / FF since it was recorded on a DVR or will I just be able to play it with no pauses?
I assume live TV cant be paused on the dummy ST Box?

You will have full fwd/rev/pause on the non-dvr STB for any recorded content. You can also now schedule recordings, season recordings, and delete shows from the remote STB as well. You can not pause/rev live tv on the remote STB--you need a DVR for that.

3)I would also like to have a filter like I had on DTV/TIVO to filter the channels I received, I also used to be able to add/delete channel by channel on TIVO for the ones I wanted to see in the guide or not but dont see this on FIOS's guide! :(



You can use 'Favorites' to filter the channels so that only the ones you want show in the Favorites Guide.

You can use 'Favorites' to filter the channels so that only the ones you want show in the Favorites Guide.

There is also a filter for subscribed channels only.

You can use 'Favorites' to filter the channels so that only the ones you want show in the Favorites Guide.
Yeah, I find this to be one of the most useful features of the FIOS DVR software. I set up my favorites to show only the channels I'm interested in and default my guide to only show my favorites, and everything is so much easier to deal with that way...

Is there any chance FiOS can send a command to turn the STB back on after they do a system wide reboot?

The occasional Friday reboots by FiOS of all the STBs is very annoying if you are using an external DVR and miss recordings because the STB is off after this happens.

Is there any chance FiOS can send a command to turn the STB back on after they do a system wide reboot?

The occasional Friday reboots by FiOS of all the STBs is very annoying if you are using an external DVR and miss recordings because the STB is off after this happens.
....I highly doubt this. Can't you program your external DVR to always turn the box on before it starts recording and turn it off after it's done (the same way you program it to change the channels)?

This past week or so I've been having a bit of an ordeal with Verizon over my FiOS TV service. I recently noticed that my DVR that's been fine for the 4 years or so I've had it, had been randomly resetting for no apparent reason. So, I was in the process of remodeling the home theater room and took it offline for a few days. When I re-installed it after the remodel, it was randomly resetting, so I did a chat with VZ tech support and they offered to send me a new one. This next DVR (same model - MOT 7216 refurbished) arrived in a couple of days, but I couldn't get it to work. It kept coming up asking me for parental code, and wouldn't go through the authorization. Called VZ tech support and they couldn't get it to work remotely, so I plugged the old DVR back in and sent the refurbished one back to them. They sent a brand new DVR out and it wouldn't automatically authorize either. It took two calls to VZ tech support to get it working. Two days in, I came home, turned it on, and there was a frozen picture, couldn't get it to do anything, except change channels. I had about three shows recorded, but when I tried to play one of them, the thing rebooted and when it came back up, none of the recordings were still there. (I was perturbed at missing some of my usual weekly fare). Tomorrow, they are supposed to send a technician over. At this point, I'm wishing I'd just stuck with my old DVR, but when they sent the new one, I shipped the old one back to them. It seems odd to me that in two case last week, the automated/self-authorization just outright failed. Is this a normal experience with VZ FiOS?

Still nothing in Central Jersey

We have had Disney Junior Ch 260 in central Jersey (Berkeley Heights) for quite some time.

This past week or so I've been having a bit of an ordeal with Verizon over my FiOS TV service. I recently noticed that my DVR that's been fine for the 4 years or so I've had it, had been randomly resetting for no apparent reason. So, I was in the process of remodeling the home theater room and took it offline for a few days. When I re-installed it after the remodel, it was randomly resetting, so I did a chat with VZ tech support and they offered to send me a new one. This next DVR (same model - MOT 7216 refurbished) arrived in a couple of days, but I couldn't get it to work. It kept coming up asking me for parental code, and wouldn't go through the authorization. Called VZ tech support and they couldn't get it to work remotely, so I plugged the old DVR back in and sent the refurbished one back to them. They sent a brand new DVR out and it wouldn't automatically authorize either. It took two calls to VZ tech support to get it working. Two days in, I came home, turned it on, and there was a frozen picture, couldn't get it to do anything, except change channels. I had about three shows recorded, but when I tried to play one of them, the thing rebooted and when it came back up, none of the recordings were still there. (I was perturbed at missing some of my usual weekly fare). Tomorrow, they are supposed to send a technician over. At this point, I'm wishing I'd just stuck with my old DVR, but when they sent the new one, I shipped the old one back to them. It seems odd to me that in two case last week, the automated/self-authorization just outright failed. Is this a normal experience with VZ FiOS?

So the VZ technician came out yesterday and replaced my Motorola STBs with Cisco STBs. Things seem to be working again, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. I think the Cisco boxes have more hard drive capacity than the boxes I have, but I'm wondering what the down side might be.

I think the Cisco boxes have more hard drive capacity than the boxes I have

If you had a Moto 7216 it had a 160 gb hard drive while the Cisco has a 500 gb hard drive. So yes, you got a nice bump in storage capacity. :cool:

Is anybody else having a problem where their favorite channels disappear?

Yes this has happened to me plenty of times...sigh!!! :(

VOD not working for anyone else?

Working fine for me.

VOD not working for anyone else?

It wasn't working yesterday morning, but it started to shortly afterward. By the way, I'm loving the hell out of the 1/2 priced HBO for a year. I was worried I'd miss Life's Too Short and have wanted to get in on Game of Thrones (think that's the name), and have been enjoying both immensely. Plus the Ricky Gervais show begins in just a few weeks and I certainly didn't want to miss that. Thanks Verizon; what a good offer.

Yeah I got in on the 1/2 price HBO a week ago. Trying to get through season 1 of Game of Thrones to catch up (plus cannot wait to get to the Wire on HBo go)

Suggest tracking down how to enter diagnostic mode to check GB status of 7232s. With other DVRs that's one way of measuring how much capacity each program consumes (before/after readings).

With my 7232 remote, NYC FIOS, diagnostics can be entered by pressing the Power key, then GO twice (PWR, Go, Go).

Select the DVR or other pages by scrolling with the DWN/UP arrow keys, then the Right arrow key. There's a EXIT mode at the bottom of the diagnostic menu page. -- John

God awful reception on 509 WOR..more stutter/judder than a Samsung LCD on my Pio Elte plasma..never was bad on Cablevision..and the judder on games, especially hockey, no matter what channel is embarrassing..like watching streaming video..boxes and connections changed 2x's....Geezus

Should I forgo my employee discount and go back to cable?..that would be so sad but this Fios reception in White Plains area of NY just stinks

God awful reception on 509 WOR..more stutter/judder than a Samsung LCD on my Pio Elte plasma..never was bad on Cablevision..and the judder on games, especially hockey, no matter what channel is embarrassing..like watching streaming video..boxes and connections changed 2x's....Geezus

Should I forgo my employee discount and go back to cable?..that would be so sad but this Fios reception in White Plains area of NY just stinks

There must be something they can do if you escalate. Frankly I've never watched 509 here in Manhattan so can't comment on how the reception is for us...

The 3 new MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice MPEG-4 HD channels went live this morning.

They are located on Channels 1472, 1473, and 1474.

So as of today, In Demand channels 1-5 are now in HD.

Just in time for opening day!

Also, let's welcome MPEG-4 finally!

yankees and mets on-demand for local area...

Just in time for Opening Day, Verizon is giving its FiOS TV subscribers in the New York metro area Yankees and Mets games in high definition -- when subscribers want them.

As part of separate agreements with the YES Network and SNY, Verizon FiOS subscribers in the area will be able to access the games on the FiOS1 Local Zone folder in the free Video on Demand category. VOD can be found on the FiOS Main Menu function.

In addition to the games, other popular YES Network and SNY programming also will be provided in HD in the FiOS1 Local Zone folder.

Verizon FiOS is the only TV provider in the New York metro area to offer the Yankees and Mets games and the networks’ other content in HD on VOD. Verizon FiOS has provided the baseball games and other YES and SNY shows in SD (standard definition) for four years.

The first HD games available will be the Mets opener against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday (April 5), and the Yankees game the following day at Tampa.

The games and content will be available to FiOS subscribers in New York City, Long Island, the northern suburbs, the mid-Hudson area, and northern and central New Jersey.

“Our subscribers can’t get enough of the home-town Yankees and Mets,” said Orlando Martinez, Verizon director of FiOS1 sports content. “By giving them the ability to watch our crystal-clear high-definition broadcasts of their favorite baseball teams on their own time, or as a replay, we’re providing more entertainment value and greater choice.

“Sports-related programming – and especially the games themselves – is important to our customers. So, we continually look for more ways to get that content in front of our viewers. Our customers have the added convenience of Verizon FiOS putting the games and content on HD in a free area that viewers can access at any time,” Martinez said

More NY ass-kissing by VZ...when will it ever stop?

I am looking to switch to Fios from comcast but I am not understanding how their multi-room dvr system works.

I want to be able to record shows and view them on a 2nd HDTV and ALSO have the ability to pause/rewind live tv in both locations.

According to their ordering system, that is not possible. They want me to get a MR DVR and a STB for the second tv but that system wont pause/rw in the 2nd room. If I try to order 2 DVRs, it won't let me do that, it makes me get the MR system.

I know this answer is somewhere on this thread but 556 pages is a little much to search through for such vaugue terms. I appreciate any help that can be offered.

I am looking to switch to Fios from comcast but I am not understanding how their multi-room dvr system works.

I want to be able to record shows and view them on a 2nd HDTV and ALSO have the ability to pause/rewind live tv in both locations.

According to their ordering system, that is not possible. They want me to get a MR DVR and a STB for the second tv but that system wont pause/rw in the 2nd room. If I try to order 2 DVRs, it won't let me do that, it makes me get the MR system.

I know this answer is somewhere on this thread but 556 pages is a little much to search through for such vaugue terms. I appreciate any help that can be offered.

1st did you try to order online or over the phone? if the former I'd suggest using the phone-yes more time-consuming but I've had multiple problems ordering from Vz online(except when I got my 7232 DVR).

I have 2 DVRs-the afore-mentioned 7232 plus a 6416-& a 7100 HD receiver. no problem with pause, RWD or FWD or deleting recordings remotely. whoever told you otherwise is just flat wrong. if you have the multi-room software(it's a software download, not a type of DVR) & it's working correctly you can do it.

what you can't do remotely is access info on the DVR status(i.e. how much space is left) or delete the History & Recent Deletes folders. that has to be done from the DVR. ditto with scheduling Series recording.

hope this helps you out.

Edit: oops, re-read your post a bit more carefully. unfortunately you can't pause or RWD LIVE programs remotely-only on a DVR.

however I can't think of ANY multi-room system that can do that-if the box is not a DVR nothing's being recorded so there's nothing to pause, RWD, or FWD.

More NY ass-kissing by VZ...when will it ever stop?

How is that ass kissing NY? Likely they will seek same rights for other teams and markets as well.

The 3 new MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice MPEG-4 HD channels went live this morning.

They are located on Channels 1472, 1473, and 1474.

So as of today, In Demand channels 1-5 are now in HD.

Just in time for opening day!

Also, let's welcome MPEG-4 finally!

The free preview of the three new HD channels isn't working in VHO9. The three just say "not subscribed".

As far as the MPEG-4, what a great idea to launch it on a special package that most customers don't subscribe to. This way they can work out all the issues without affecting everyone. I would suspect that channels in Ultimate HD would be next to be converted. Time will tell...

The 3 new MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice MPEG-4 HD channels went live this morning.

They are located on Channels 1472, 1473, and 1474.

So as of today, In Demand channels 1-5 are now in HD.

Just in time for opening day!

Also, let's welcome MPEG-4 finally!

Cool. So when are we going to get some good MPEG-4 channels?

And what's Verizon's plan for replacing the native MPEG-4 HD channels on FiOS TV that they are currently re-encoding to MPEG-2? It would be nice if Verizon really did have this "uncompressed" service I always see idiots claiming when they rave about FiOS. Verizon is currently re-compressing the majority of the HD channels on their service from the native MPEG-4 distribution feed to the crappy old MPEG-2 codec. It would be nice if they really did pass through the feeds from the satellite untouched like so many ill-informed people like to claim they do.

How is that ass kissing NY? Likely they will seek same rights for other teams and markets as well.Unless they're on MASN 2...

Even if they moved to MPEG4 they would still end up recompressing/rate shaping the channels to fit. It's not like they can change their bandwidth of a channel to fit the rate of a satellite transponder. Most everyone is doing DVB-S2 8PSK 29270 or 30000 with 5/6 or 8/9 FEC, which works out to around 65-67Mb/s, usually carrying 7-9 channels statmuxed. That doesn't exactly fit nicely into a 38.8Mb/s 256QAM channel.

Even if they moved to MPEG4 they would still end up recompressing/rate shaping the channels to fit. It's not like they can change their bandwidth of a channel to fit the rate of a satellite transponder. Most everyone is doing DVB-S2 8PSK 29270 or 30000 with 5/6 or 8/9 FEC, which works out to around 65-67Mb/s, usually carrying 7-9 channels statmuxed. That doesn't exactly fit nicely into a 38.8Mb/s 256QAM channel.

Cable networks distributed as MPEG-4 are nowhere near that high of a bitrate. They're typically 10 Mbps or less.

Verizon's current method of taking the <10 Mbit MPEG-4 distribution feed and re-encoding it to >10 Mbit MPEG-2 is very inefficient, a source of great quality loss, and a waste of bandwidth. This is why they're out of QAM space.

Any word from Verizon if we will be getting BBC America in HD?

Scorpion-
From what i've been told - the 6 .tv channels (everyone's favorite) are next in line to go MPEG-4. It's going to take some time, but it's nice to see that they are putting a roadmap together.

How is that ass kissing NY? Likely they will seek same rights for other teams and markets as well.

I was semi being funny - but i mean, first of all the NYC gets EXTREMELY better pricing / packages and offers than the rest of the country (which I find pathetic).

Now they start 1st with the Yankees - but that's right, EVERYONE loves the Yankees in America, I forgot. :)

Just havin' some fun...

What about those of us with Tivo's that do not support mpeg-4? Are we out of luck?

Bigguy-
I'm not 100% sure - but if they don't support MPEG-4, then yeah, i'd say you're out of luck.

What about those of us with Tivo's that do not support mpeg-4? Are we out of luck?

The TiVo Premieres are perfectly capable of supporting MPEG4 channels. It would just need a software update to work with the cable compay.

COX is broadcasting some MPEG4 channels. TiVo has a software update so the boxes can work with their MPEg4 channels. I don't know if it rolled out yet, but they had mentioned the software release earlier this year to fix the MPEG4 channel issue.

And in NewZealand, they use MPEG 4 and the Series 3 boxes there work fine with MPEG4 channels. it's just a matter of them upgrading the software to support it.

I would love for FiOS to switch all their HD channels to MPEG4. That would free up alot of space for more HD channels. TiVos are all I use to watch TV from FiOS.

Scorpion-
From what i've been told - the 6 .tv channels (everyone's favorite) are next in line to go MPEG-4.

They should be next to go...PERIOD!

Scorpion-
From what i've been told - the 6 .tv channels (everyone's favorite) are next in line to go MPEG-4. It's going to take some time, but it's nice to see that they are putting a roadmap together.

...and when they do this, nobody will ever notice (not even those people with the 6000 series boxes) because nobody watches them. :)

The free preview of the three new HD channels isn't working in VHO9. The three just say "not subscribed".

As far as the MPEG-4, what a great idea to launch it on a special package that most customers don't subscribe to. This way they can work out all the issues without affecting everyone. I would suspect that channels in Ultimate HD would be next to be converted. Time will tell...

According to a poster on another forum FiOS will not offer the MLB NHL HD 3-5 as a part of the free preview.
Just seems strange they can't figure out how to or won't turn the channels on for all customers for the MLB EI preview.

I think there should be a Umatter2VerizonFiOS tool troll... errr... I mean, rep for this thread. :)

Scorpion-
From what i've been told - the 6 .tv channels (everyone's favorite) are next in line to go MPEG-4. It's going to take some time, but it's nice to see that they are putting a roadmap together.

Well, this is good news. It's better than nothing. These are natively distributed MPEG-4 channels. Not sure of their source feed's bitrate, but it's probably around 6 Mbps since there's so many of them. Verizon is currently re-encoding every .TV network to full bitrate MPEG-2 (~17 Mbps), wasting 3 full QAM frequencies on these six channels.

Switching them over to MPEG-4 will allow them all to fit on a single QAM depending on how low the source bitrate is. Perhaps a QAM and a half. Still a big improvement over 3 QAMs wasted on this crap.

Finally we can get some more HD channels... come on, Cartoon Network!

Well, this is good news. It's better than nothing. These are natively distributed MPEG-4 channels. Not sure of their source feed's bitrate, but it's probably around 6 Mbps since there's so many of them. Verizon is currently re-encoding every .TV network to full bitrate MPEG-2 (~17 Mbps), wasting 3 full QAM frequencies on these six channels............

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:!
Are you kidding? They are wasting that much bandwidth on those channels?!?!?

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:!
Are you kidding? They are wasting that much bandwidth on those channels?!?!?

I do wish I was. Here's a sample mpeg2repair log from a Pets.TV recording.

Sequence Frame 33765(1-P) / Time 0:18:46 :
Info: End of MPEG2 sequence

Sequence Summary:

File Size Processed: 2.27 GB, Play Time: 00h:18m:46s
1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps, 18.00 Mbps (16.62 Mbps Average).
Average Video Quality: 67.69 KB/Frame, 0.27 Bits/Pixel.
AC3 Audio: 2/0 Channels (L, R), 48.0 kHz, 256 kbps.
Dialog Normalization: -27.0 dB
0 of 33765 video frames found with errors.
0 of 35207 audio frames found with errors.
0 corrupted video bytes in file.
0.000000 seconds of video timestamp gaps.
0.000000 seconds of audio timestamp gaps.

End of Log

This is a 30-minute program I recorded. I removed the commercials. You'll note that its runtime is no more than 19 minutes. On all the other channels a 30-minute program is 22 minutes with commercials removed. These truly do have the most commercials/infomercials squeezed into them as possible.

Want to know something else that's sad? These channels are available for free on satellite. Yet Verizon pays to carry them. And they're on Verizon's most expensive tier. (http://www.lyngsat.com/hd/AMC-18.html) :rolleyes:

There's a reason why everyone despises the .TV channels. Verizon chooses to carry this garbage instead of BBC America HD, Cartoon Network HD, or H2 HD. There are so many better alternatives that could take the place of these channels it's ridiculous.

According to a poster on another forum FiOS will not offer the MLB NHL HD 3-5 as a part of the free preview.
Just seems strange they can't figure out how to or won't turn the channels on for all customers for the MLB EI preview.

Yeah, I saw that too. Another poster made sense of the decision by mentioning that if they activated the channels for the free preview, Verizon would have to replace 6000 series boxes for a lot more people who would notice that these three channels did not work. I can dig that.

Cable networks distributed as MPEG-4 are nowhere near that high of a bitrate. They're typically 10 Mbps or less.

Verizon's current method of taking the <10 Mbit MPEG-4 distribution feed and re-encoding it to >10 Mbit MPEG-2 is very inefficient, a source of great quality loss, and a waste of bandwidth. This is why they're out of QAM space.
Reread what I wrote. ~66Mb/s total, shared by 7-9 channels, usually statmuxed so the bitrate of any particular channel or group of channels within that is going to vary. Verizon either does 4 channels per QAM, using around 32Mb/s on average of the 38.8 available, wasting a bunch of capacity, or does 5-6 per QAM, requiring rate shaping or recompression. I'm betting on the latter. Wonder if Motorola got an order for a bunch of CAP-1000 CherryPickers?

They changed the vod menu and now I can't find Key & Peele. Is it still there somewhere or did Comedy Central pull it? Thanks.

Comedy central is under --->all free-->comedy central.

It isn't there so they must have pulled it.

When are they going to put the VOD on X-Box like Comcast does ?

What happened to HD OnDemand of recently broadcast network shows? They're all gone! Only shows available now are in SD!:mad:

What happened to HD OnDemand of recently broadcast network shows? They're all gone! Only shows available now are in SD!:mad:

They are down for maintenance they sent out a message

It's down for maintenance they sent a message

It's down for maintenance they sent a messageWhen was this? Was it email? I didn't get any messages.

Message Center on your STB

Message Center on your STBDidn't get a message there either.

They simply re-arranged the HD folders for VOD. They are not still down.

You need to go into Broadcast Primetime, then the network (ABC, etc.) and there you will find an HD folder within each networks.

The 3 new MLB Extra Innings / NHL Center Ice MPEG-4 HD channels went live this morning.

They are located on Channels 1472, 1473, and 1474.

So as of today, In Demand channels 1-5 are now in HD.

Just in time for opening day!

Also, let's welcome MPEG-4 finally!
SO are there any plans to start offering more channels in MPEG4? This would be great if they switched all the HD channels to MPEG4. It would free up space to allow more HD channels. And It would allow me more recording space on my TiVo Elites since MPEG4 should take up less space than MPEG2.

EDIT: Man I must have been asleep with the last page of comments talking about MPEG4 and the .TV channels.:o

Did anyone else loose their Bookmarks in My Folder or Library?

They simply re-arranged the HD folders for VOD. They are not still down.

You need to go into Broadcast Primetime, then the network (ABC, etc.) and there you will find an HD folder within each networks.

It all seems backward.

The SD versions of the shows should be a sub-folder of the HD versions not the other way around !

Is it now standard policy at Verizon to give existing customers old DVRs when they order DVR service from customer support via phone?
I figured we would get a new black DVR with the 500GB HD but instead when picking it up at the FiOS Store got an older 6416-1 with the small 160GB no HD guide support and no MPEG4 support.
It's ridiculous that Verizon is still giving out these boxes.
Tech support said if I want to upgrade I have to do it through the account in My Verizon and of course the order a DVR option is not working.
It's stuff like this that makes me believe FiOS will add almost no HD channels besides the MLB EI HDs in 2012 since they are still giving out old equipment.

Is it now standard policy at Verizon to give existing customers old DVRs when they order DVR service?
I figured we would get a new black DVR with the 500GB HD but instead when picking it up at the FiOS Store got an older 6416-1 with the small 160GB no HD guide support and no MPEG4 support.
It's ridiculous that Verizon is still giving out these boxes.
Tech support said if I want to upgrade I have to do it through the account in My Verizon and of course the order a DVR option is not working.
It's stuff like this that makes be believe FiOS will add almost no HD channels in 2012 since they are still giving out old equipment.
I think it's part of some scheme to get you to pay to upgrade to the newer DVR.

They are absolutely definitely adding new HD channels (when is not exactly clear), and word is that they're about to start shuffling more of the lesser-watched HD channels to MPEG4.

The reason I can't upgrade the DVR is when the contract got renewed Verizon set the install date for internet and phone to May 2nd even though there is no change besides internet speed.
It got moved up to Thursday so I should be able to upgrade the DVR then.

While moving lesser-watched HD channels to MPEG4 is a good first step, why not just start sending out the channels delivered to FiOS in MPEG4 as MPEG4 first starting with the movie channels?

While moving lesser-watched HD channels to MPEG4 is a good first step, why not just start sending out the channels delivered to FiOS in MPEG4 as MPEG4 first starting with the movie channels?
If they started moving the more-watched channels to MPEG4 they would get a FLOOD of complaints to their support lines an a flood of requests for new DVRs, which they apparently are not prepared to handle. Case in point that they continue to give out old DVRs to new customers.

A DVR question. When I select to record a show in progress how is it that the DVR is able to play the show back from the beginning?

Is there a time limit for how far back it can go?
For example if at 10pm I start to record a sporting event that started at 7pm would the DVR be able to start playback at the beginning of the event?

I believe there is a 1 hour rolling buffer. So if you started recording said sporting event at 10PM, it would only record from 9PM to the end of the event.

where's MASN2 and MASN2HD?

where's MASN2 and MASN2HD?

1 and 501 in Anne Arundel County MD

1 and 501 in Anne Arundel County MD

thanks

I believe there is a 1 hour rolling buffer. So if you started recording said sporting event at 10PM, it would only record from 9PM to the end of the event.

Yeah I think the buffer is 1 hour, but don't forget, as it wasn't explicitly stated, that the channel had to be in the buffer in the first place, as in the STB tuned to that channel if a show is already recording, or tuned to that channel as the current or last channel tuned to if no shows are recording. Not trying to insult anyone's intelligence, just making sure that little minor detail isn't forgotten.

I thought the buffer is 1.5 hours.

I was able to request a DVR upgrade on Wednesday from MyVerizon and it was delivered today.
It did cost around $40, on the plus side I have a much better DVR.

Does the DVR record the direct MPEG2 or MPEG4 stream?
I'm playing back some recordings and the video quality seems as good as when it was broadcast.

Yes, it records the direct stream. All DVRs do these days.

Does the DVR record the direct MPEG2 or MPEG4 stream?
I'm playing back some recordings and the video quality seems as good as when it was broadcast.

Yes, by the nature of the way the current generation of DVRs work, the quality will be bit-by-bit identical to what's broadcast. There is no compression of the signal going on at all, it is just grabbing the broadcast stream and writing it to disk for later playback.

I have the same problem in new york


same here in Westchester,NY plus lag during games especially Hockey games...3 boxes already and never had any with cable sad to say

Hi guys
I'm in Dallas area and I currently have Fios triple play(tv, internet,phone ).
The special/Promotion has just expired and price just went up $ 35/ month.

This probably happened to many here and I'm wondering what they did about price jump.

* Does Verizon let you switch to a new contract ?

* Should I shop around for a better deal ? (Uverse perhaps ?? )
Thanks in advance for your input.

Log into My Verizon and since your contract is up they will have offers for you to renew your contract. Many folks are getting a Visa card for $300 etc to lock in for 2 years.

I got a lower price when I renewed, plus the $300 gift card and I added home phone service(digital voice). So for less than I was previously paying for cellular, 35/35 internet, and Ultimate Tv, I'm now getting all four services from Verizon and I also got a $327 gift card. I did sign up for another two year contract to get this. But I would have been happy to pay less just for the three services. But to pay less and get four services, that was a sweet deal. And the gift card was icing on the cake.

Although there were some pains in getting my pricing correct. Both from FiOS and Verizon Wireless. But it was nothing like the billing issues I had with them in 2007 and 2008. It only took two to three billing cycles to get the billing correct this time. Back then it took over six months.

All of a sudden my on screen volume control is a green bar with pink numbers. Don't understand the change. Anyone else have this? It shouldn't be a Verizon issue since I go through my receiver/amplifier for all audio but I'm not hooked up on line so my receiver/amp should not be getting any updates and I haven't changed anything in my system. Very confused.

Edit... Never mind. I rebooted my rec/amp and all is fine.

I was able to request a DVR upgrade on Wednesday from MyVerizon and it was delivered today.
It did cost around $40, on the plus side I have a much better DVR.

Does the DVR record the direct MPEG2 or MPEG4 stream?
I'm playing back some recordings and the video quality seems as good as when it was broadcast.

Can I ask the model number of the box. I asked for a HD DVR upgrade because it seemed the box was filling up quickly and they sent me out the same box. Motorola Qip 72161 by any chance?

Can I ask the model number of the box. I asked for a HD DVR upgrade because it seemed the box was filling up quickly and they sent me out the same box. Motorola Qip 72161 by any chance?

How/where did you ask for the upgrade?

I requested an upgrade using the link on MyVerizon that went along the lines of: want more from your DVR.

Order an upgrade the same day FiOS was installed (Thursday afternoon) and received two QIP7232's this morning.

I did the same on MyVerizon and received the QIP7232 P2.
https://www22.verizon.com/fiostv/web/members/DVR_Expansion.aspx

How/where did you ask for the upgrade?

I requested an upgrade using the link on MyVerizon that went along the lines of: want more from your DVR.

Order an upgrade the same day FiOS was installed (Thursday afternoon) and received two QIP7232's this morning.

We were going to switch back to Direct TV and my wife called to verify if we were going to save money by switching back as we have all phone services through them the "Triple Play" I think. I have heard some new Direct TV boxes are really good and we liked our service. Oh, and a $200 gift card for switching. When she called, they transfered her to the people that try to get you to stay. Turns out, the cost savings is not really their and wasn't worth the hassel. Then she said we are unhappy with our HD DVR box and said they would send out a new box. We just assumed it was an "upgraded' box". It was the exact same box so no one looked on their end to see what box we already had. What a shock. Now we have 2 boxes and need to call again. So is the 7232 any better in regards to storage as this is what were really looking for.

We were going to switch back to Direct TV and my wife called to verify if we were going to save money by switching back as we have all phone services through them the "Triple Play" I think. I have heard some new Direct TV boxes are really good and we liked our service. Oh, and a $200 gift card for switching. When she called, they transfered her to the people that try to get you to stay. Turns out, the cost savings is not really their and wasn't worth the hassel. Then she said we are unhappy with our HD DVR box and said they would send out a new box. We just assumed it was an "upgraded' box". It was the exact same box so no one looked on their end to see what box we already had. What a shock. Now we have 2 boxes and need to call again. So is the 7232 any better in regards to storage as this is what were really looking for.

The 7232 has a 500gb HDD.

From what I've read, CSR cannot guarantee you getting the 7232. I paid 39.99 per box by upgrading through VZ's site.

The QIP7232 P2 has a 500GB HD giving you more space to record and you can add an external 500GB or 1TB eSATA drive to expand storage space.

The QIP7232 P2 has a 500GB HD giving you more space to record and you can add an external 500GB or 1TB eSATA drive to expand storage space.

2TB also....on a 3TB it will still only use 2.

5 new HD channels went live in VHO8 this morning - however they are all international and I cannot see them - nor do I know which channels they are until guide data comes down.

They are channels 1516, 1670, 1690, 1692 and 1730.

All 5 on 1 QAM. Yep, you read that right. MPEG-4 new equipment - testing it out once again on a smaller impacted audience.

All on 801 MHz.

5 new HD channels went live in VHO8 this morning - however they are all international and I cannot see them - nor do I know which channels they are until guide data comes down.

They are channels 1516, 1670, 1690, 1692 and 1730.

All 5 on 1 QAM. Yep, you read that right. MPEG-4 new equipment - testing it out once again on a smaller impacted audience.

All on 801 MHz.

Well at least this sounds like good news. As long as more and more channels show up in MPEG4 that is good. Hopefully they start moving over some of the HD channels soon.

For the goodness of this forum (since DSL Reports is still down!!) - I did an online 1-day subscription to the Spanish package so I could check these out. Still no guide data - but was able to garner this much:

1516 - still not sure
1670 - Ultra Fiesta
1690 - Ultra Cine
1692 - Ultra Mex
1730 - Ultra Kidz

So it appears these Ultra channels are a package - 1516 has some hilarious live kid-type show...haven't seen a channel announcement yet.

Figuring all 5 of these are on 1 QAM, picture quality isn't that bad. Definitely a good test.

Hopefully they start moving over some of the HD channels soon.

^^ this

international and sports are all well and good for testing but hopefully they will offer some mainstream HD channels in MPEG-4

Since the channel is not active till August 30th they should convert ESPN Goal Line to MPEG4.

Since the channel is not active till August 30th they should convert ESPN Goal Line to MPEG4.

This would also make a good test pattern to show that folks with MPEG4 compatible receivers can get MPEG4 programming

For the goodness of this forum (since DSL Reports is still down!!) - I did an online 1-day subscription to the Spanish package so I could check these out. Still no guide data - but was able to garner this much:

1516 - still not sure
1670 - Ultra Fiesta
1690 - Ultra Cine
1692 - Ultra Mex
1730 - Ultra Kidz

So it appears these Ultra channels are a package - 1516 has some hilarious live kid-type show...haven't seen a channel announcement yet.

Figuring all 5 of these are on 1 QAM, picture quality isn't that bad. Definitely a good test.

Are these all HD channels then? Since you mention they are on the same QAM. So they added five international HD channels?

Has anyone heard about a new DVR coming out? I was on the line with Customer Service asking about the 7232. I asked about the "new" DVR instead of specifying a model, and the rep said the new one is supposed to come out towards the end of the summer that will have more than 2 tuners. He basically said it would be "more like the TIVO."

Aaron-
Yes, all 5 are HD. 1st one is 1080i, last four are 720p. They are using brand new MPEG-4 hardware.

Has anyone heard about a new DVR coming out? I was on the line with Customer Service asking about the 7232. I asked about the "new" DVR instead of specifying a model, and the rep said the new one is supposed to come out towards the end of the summer that will have more than 2 tuners. He basically said it would be "more like the TIVO."

Maybe they're referring to this box?

QogfVxtsOP8

It's said to be a 6-tuner, 1TB server STB that can also feed video to thin clients (small stb's) around the rest of the house... meaning instead of having a bunch of bulky boxes, you could just have the one server, and use those other new small boxes everywhere else. Supposedly coming before the end of the year.

how about my endless quest for IMG 1.9.1...rumors said May...well it's May...anything more specific including VHO rollout order?

VHO 1, 3, 3A ... anyone on slow spin?

2TB also....on a 3TB it will still only use 2.

How about the Cisco 435? I have this one and bought a 2TB drive and eSata enclousre.

The Cisco box shows that the drive is 1.8TB, but the drive capacity shows that only 1023GB is available. Is this a limitation of the Cisco box, or did I set it up wrong?

When I connected it the first time, it didn't prompt me to format. Maybe I should have done that anyways. I now have too many recordings on the drive to reformat.

Can anyone confirm that they get 2TB expansion on their Cisco DVR to show up?

Also, does any know if they're going to add the ability to move recordings from one drive to another.? Since the external is "married" to the DVR anyways, the content owners shouldn't have any issues with this, right?

Are their any HD receivers that VZ has provided their customers that are not capable of mpeg 4?

6 series do not have mpeg4 capability.

Are their any HD receivers that VZ has provided their customers that are not capable of mpeg 4?

6 series do not have mpeg4 capability.
And the sad thing is that they CONTINUE to pawn the 6xxx series DVRs on unsuspecting new customers, which is a pretty slimy thing to do

And the sad thing is that they CONTINUE to pawn the 6xxx series DVRs on unsuspecting new customers, which is a pretty slimy thing to do

Which seems to indicate that they are not interested in going mpeg4 or they would stop distributing the older moto boxes.

Which seems to indicate that they are not interested in going mpeg4 or they would stop distributing the older moto boxes.
If Verizon were a logical company, that would surely be the case. But in reality they're going full-steam MPEG4 (word is that all of the .tv channels will move over shortly).

For them, there is a profit motive to require people to pay $40 to upgrade their box to get the channels they want. Again, pretty slimy.

If Verizon were a logical company, that would surely be the case. But in reality they're going full-steam MPEG4 (word is that all of the .tv channels will move over shortly).

For them, there is a profit motive to require people to pay $40 to upgrade their box to get the channels they want. Again, pretty slimy.

While I don't agree with the $40 fee, it barely covers the cost of shipping the box and the labor involved in processing it. The mpeg4 channels so far seem to be channels on higher tiers with few customers so fewer end users are impacted. Now if say your local stations and Popular stations like ESPN and Fox News were converted to mpeg4 that would be super slimy.

And the sad thing is that they CONTINUE to pawn the 6xxx series DVRs on unsuspecting new customers, which is a pretty slimy thing to do

It makes sense to keep sending the boxes out. The majority of people will not need a box since they do not receive those channels. And for the ones that do, they will be able to exchange the box for an H.264 capable box if their package includes channels that use H.264. There is nothing slimy about it. Why should they stop using the boxes if it receives the channels that people want.

Why should they stop using the boxes if it receives the channels that people want.

Because it only delays us having the channels delivered to FiOS as MPEG4 in MPEG4 and having more channel space.

While I don't agree with the $40 fee, it barely covers the cost of shipping the box and the labor involved in processing it. The mpeg4 channels so far seem to be channels on higher tiers with few customers so fewer end users are impacted. Now if say your local stations and Popular stations like ESPN and Fox News were converted to mpeg4 that would be super slimy.

There is no charge to upgrade to a 7-series box if you subscribe to an MPEG4 channel.

There is no charge to upgrade to a 7-series box if you subscribe to an MPEG4 channel.

that's good, so there is nothing wrong with deploying 6000 series boxes to new customers as scott calls slimy.