Have Fios TV Question! Coming in Aug. for me!

[scifilaser]

Hello!

Was told last week that Verizon may be lanching Fios TV service(finally) in the Northern part of greater Seattle on or around Aug. 29th. My question is... I've heard a few horror stories about the Guide, DVR, and billing issues. I currently have their Fios land line, and Fios internet services and haven't had any issues with billing yet. But what about the guide and DVR? Have those issues been resolved yet? Or were they just minor ones?

Any insight to Fios TV would be great. I've got some time before they light it up, but would like to get myself educated on it before I commit myself to it!

Thxs!

Eric

 

[Stew]

I've got the triple play also and haven't had any issues as far as billing is concerned, but the Moto 6416 drove me nuts. I ended up getting a Tivo Series 3 and never looked back. If you're looking for info, one of the better places to look is: Verizon FIOS TV forum - dslreports.com broadband community

Good luck!

 

[Chucky Cheese]

the Moto 6416 drove me nuts. I ended up getting a Tivo Series 3 and never looked back.
Good luck!

Verizon has cable cards for tivo??

 

[korsjs]

Verizon has cable cards for tivo??

yes.

 

[grydlok]

Hello!

Was told last week that Verizon may be lanching Fios TV service(finally) in the Northern part of greater Seattle on or around Aug. 29th. My question is... I've heard a few horror stories about the Guide, DVR, and billing issues. I currently have their Fios land line, and Fios internet services and haven't had any issues with billing yet. But what about the guide and DVR? Have those issues been resolved yet? Or were they just minor ones?

Any insight to Fios TV would be great. I've got some time before they light it up, but would like to get myself educated on it before I commit myself to it!

Thxs!

Eric

the guide sucks.

 

[Stew]

Verizon has cable cards for tivo??

Presently, Vz only has the S cards, but sometime in the future, M cards should become available. Tivo HD can use either two S cards or one M card and the Tivo Series 3 requires two cards no matter which card you have.

 

[scifilaser]

I don't have Tivo and have never seen it in action. It's works just like a regular Cable DVR? So I can then get rid of the cable boxes? Cool, if that is the case!

Thxs!

Eric

 

[Stew]

I don't have Tivo and have never seen it in action. It's works just like a regular Cable DVR? So I can then get rid of the cable boxes? Cool, if that is the case!

Thxs!

Eric

It acts just as a cable DVR, only far better than any Moto box made. It has a larger capacity hard drive and the capability of adding even larger drives as well as adding a second drive. It's a pretty slick machine. The downside is that you don't get video on demand. Some people can't live without it, but I've never been a VOD user.