Well, I finally received the call that I had been waiting for the past 4 years.
Hello Mr. Cyclone sir, this is Verizon, we would like to offer FiOS TV to you. [Use your best Apu voice] Being the tech geek that I am, I have looked forward to FiOS Tv ever since I heard it was going to exist. When the Fiber was laid in my neighborhood, I offered the Mexicans water. When other cried that their grass was torn up, I was elated to see the dirt and spray painted grass. I called Verizon the first day that I found out that the Internet service was available to me (Oct 2005). I was the first in the neighborhood to get it (they had turn up issues with my Hub), and I've been 100% happy with it ever since.
A week or two ago, my Uncle called me over to help him with some home networking issues. He had recently switched from D* (sd only) to FiOS when they had bought a 50+" plasma. Well, I got to try out FiOS tv first hand and it really did look as good as you would expect. But there was one thing that is holding me back.
I still love my OTA tuner in the 622. I really like the 622. It's a good DVR and has been very reliable. I also like that I can DVR my OTA channels. I get Baltimore and DC OTA stations. My FiOS will only offer me DC. Even though much of the programming is duplicated, there are times when I need to hit the Baltimore channels to get what I want. Now Dish does offer the big 4 HD locals to me, but FiOS has about 8 locals. Aside from Voom their lineups are pretty much equal here.
So back to New Delhi. The guys told me that I would need a 1yr contract to sign up for FiOS TV. I balked at that, stating that I would like some kind of 3mo trial with no commitment. He wouldn't bite. That must not be in the script. Still I know that the real reason is that I don't want to give up my OTA feeds. Not to mention old F1 races on both of my DVRs.
Hello Mr. Cyclone sir, this is Verizon, we would like to offer FiOS TV to you. [Use your best Apu voice] Being the tech geek that I am, I have looked forward to FiOS Tv ever since I heard it was going to exist. When the Fiber was laid in my neighborhood, I offered the Mexicans water. When other cried that their grass was torn up, I was elated to see the dirt and spray painted grass. I called Verizon the first day that I found out that the Internet service was available to me (Oct 2005). I was the first in the neighborhood to get it (they had turn up issues with my Hub), and I've been 100% happy with it ever since.
A week or two ago, my Uncle called me over to help him with some home networking issues. He had recently switched from D* (sd only) to FiOS when they had bought a 50+" plasma. Well, I got to try out FiOS tv first hand and it really did look as good as you would expect. But there was one thing that is holding me back.
I still love my OTA tuner in the 622. I really like the 622. It's a good DVR and has been very reliable. I also like that I can DVR my OTA channels. I get Baltimore and DC OTA stations. My FiOS will only offer me DC. Even though much of the programming is duplicated, there are times when I need to hit the Baltimore channels to get what I want. Now Dish does offer the big 4 HD locals to me, but FiOS has about 8 locals. Aside from Voom their lineups are pretty much equal here.
So back to New Delhi. The guys told me that I would need a 1yr contract to sign up for FiOS TV. I balked at that, stating that I would like some kind of 3mo trial with no commitment. He wouldn't bite. That must not be in the script. Still I know that the real reason is that I don't want to give up my OTA feeds. Not to mention old F1 races on both of my DVRs.
