jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Since the transition will have no direct impact on their FiOS TV service, it might be beneficial to have a flood of people looking for TV service as a result. The transition might potentially create more customers for their TV service, which needs no development time before deployment, as it already exists. |
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socrplyr
join:2008-03-25
Canton, OH
| Actually on the FiOS TV side, they would probably like the delay. They are still deploying the service in many areas and they would most likely get more customers by having it deployed in more places than by any advantage they would by having it pulled tomorrow. For the most part those who are going to be prepared are and those who aren't aren't. Obviously this is just my opinion. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by jmn1207  :Since the transition will have no direct impact on their FiOS TV service, it might be beneficial to have a flood of people looking for TV service as a result. The transition might potentially create more customers for their TV service, which needs no development time before deployment, as it already exists. You do relzie that the VAST majority of people that use OTA are in rural areas not service by cable and will never be service by FiOS either. Anyone that lives in an area serviced by FiOS also has cable, and satelite available to them. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| I do realize that a greater percentage of people in rural areas most likely use OTA for their TV. But there are simply way more people living in heavily populated areas that use OTA. There are typically many more channels, and the population is obviously much greater.
Keeping the transition date help Verizon in more ways than just allowing them to go forward with their LTE testing. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
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said by socrplyr :Actually on the FiOS TV side, they would probably like the delay. They are still deploying the service in many areas and they would most likely get more customers by having it deployed in more places than by any advantage they would by having it pulled tomorrow. For the most part those who are going to be prepared are and those who aren't aren't. Obviously this is just my opinion. From the information that I have read, FiOS TV is available at just over 8 millions homes, while there are less than 2 million total FiOS TV subscribers. This is a lot of potential customers that are currently using some other TV service or OTA where FiOS TV is already available. Add to the fact that Verizon plans to reach 18 million homes by the end of this year, and there are millions of potential customers.
Some of the owners of these millions of homes will be shopping for TV service as a result of the analog-to-digital transition. Verizon offers very competitive prices and features and could only benefit, if even just a little, from keeping the current transition date in effect. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by jmn1207 :I do realize that a greater percentage of people in rural areas most likely use OTA for their TV. But there are simply way more people living in heavily populated areas that use OTA. There are typically many more channels, and the population is obviously much greater. Keeping the transition date help Verizon in more ways than just allowing them to go forward with their LTE testing. You're dreaming. Their wish for the shut off date to go on as scheduled as nothing to do with getting more FiOS custoemrs. If it is they are stupid. the amount of potential customers gained would be miniscule. Keep wearing that tin foil hat. |
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