gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | Charging.....
I think that's a little ridiculous to charge for the ability to remotely control your DVR.
The DISH one sounds interesting. Hopefully AT&T does some thing U-Verse along those lines. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
 ·Comcast
| Nice to see...
that the Death Star monitors the front pages of BBR. I'm sure they'll be happy as well as the others to know that most of this scheduling will be going on while they're at work...further cutting productivity!
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| Tivo FTW
Nothing I can not do with them.
Export to pc and convert to mobile format..
watch from pc
stream to other dvr
Netflix and Amazon Streaming..
and it gets better every year.. unle3ss you have direct 
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Play a Death Knight?
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| reply to S_engineer
Re: Nice to see...
If AT$T did that they'd know how many customers either #1 Hate U-Verse or #2 wish they'd just expand the areas they already service instead of turning on the limited service in other cities. and mostly know that #3 they should just give up with their DSL |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
 ·AT&T Midwest
| said by hottboiinnc  :If AT$T did that they'd know how many customers either #1 Hate U-Verse You might want to go read the latest Consumer Reports. They found almost exactly the opposite.
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to NOCMan
Re: Tivo FTW
That DirecTV problem may be resolved soon. Evidently they've kissed and are making up.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to gdm
Re: Charging.....
said by gdm :I think that's a little ridiculous to charge for the ability to remotely control your DVR. The DISH one sounds interesting. Hopefully AT&T does some thing U-Verse along those lines. The whole thing is kinda silly. It only works on a few select Verizon phones. It should work on all phones with the ability to access the internet, but they cornered themselves with proprietary software that takes way too much time to test and implement on each device.
They charge an extra $4 over a standard DVR. ($19.99 vs. $15.99) The Home Media DVR allows you to stream media from your PC to your TV along with some other features, such as playing back recorded shows on multiple TV's from one location. So the price increase is integrated into other services.
Still, the whole thing is poorly implemented. I should, and would like to program my DVR from any device with access to the internet, but I don't need the other features. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to RadioDoc
Re: Nice to see...
And how many people do that actually call and ask. Very few. But then again Consumer Reports is the one telling customers false information about Whirlpool brand washers. |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
Premium
join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | reply to gdm
Re: Charging.....
Hi,
It is free but the Home DVR is what you are paying for.
Lee |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| Welcome to many years ago
TiVo had this functionality for years now, first via unofficial hacks, and then officially supported by TiVo.
All the rest of DVRs can try, but none can be as good as the original TiVo, especially when hacked with third party software.
The live slingbox technology is interesting though, but not new for those who have had a slingbox for years now. |
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL
| Using Fios TV Now
Maybe Verizon should fix what they stuck the customer with first.
The HDMI interface blows goats, almost daily I have to power cycle the HD DVR.
Customer support recommends using component video, but this unhappy customer recommends they fix the interface and follow the HDMI standard before my departure to some other provider becomes the preferred solution.
I have both connected and the HDMI, when working, sounds better than the other option. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
1 edit | reply to hottboiinnc
Re: Nice to see...
Believe what you want. Objectivity is evidently not part of your Zeitgeist.
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Lee GWB
Re: Charging.....
said by Lee GWB :Hi, It is free but the Home DVR is what you are paying for. Lee Is that kind of like the air conditioning is free in my car.  |
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pcme2000
join:2008-01-17
Bangor, ME | CES: Dish, Verizon Showcase Remote DVRs
Lets not forget that DirecTv has the same thing also!! |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
Premium
join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | reply to jmn1207
Re: Charging.....
No.. Like Heat is free LOL |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | reply to jmn1207
It amazes me that with how much Verizon has put into Fios that it lacks some basic things that Dish, Direct and U-Verse can do. |
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agilityman00
Dogs rule
Premium
join:2004-12-19
Carmel, NY
·magicjack.com
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to lesopp
Re: Using Fios TV Now
said by lesopp :Maybe Verizon should fix what they stuck the customer with first. The HDMI interface blows goats, almost daily I have to power cycle the HD DVR. I though that there was a software update to correct that issue. I had FIOS installed two weeks ago and I can run HDMI without any problem. I'm not home so I don't know what version I am running. The installer did say that now they are recommending HDMI over component. |
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jaw2012
join:2008-08-01
019405
| reply to gdm
Re: Charging.....
said by gdm :It amazes me that with how much Verizon has put into Fios that it lacks some basic things that Dish, Direct and U-Verse can do. Like a TRUE 16x9 guide? Who knows why Verizon didn't insist Motorola incorporate a 16x9 guide, like AT&T did. |
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jaw2012
join:2008-08-01
019405
1 edit | useless...
They should stop adding these useless extra-cost "features" and focus on the important missing aspects like storage expansion and a 16x9 HD guide so I can see 2.5hrs of guide data instead of 90mins. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| reply to RadioDoc
Re: Nice to see...
Well why should i believe them? they're the ones that put out information that they claim is true based on interviews by a limited number of people instead of the entire base or even half the base.
Out of the million+ customers that ATT has for U-Verse i'm sure Consumer Reports didn't even has a 1/4 of those customers.
And then you claim that they're true?
Or how about they claim that Whrilpool washer motors are still the best in the industry and still made by Whirlpool. HA! not even true! They're made by another company that actually is a competitor of Whirlpool |
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