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Re: Potential new NYC Fios customer said by anonimust :Just an FYI the 2500 Standard set top boxes ARE back in circulation with the FREE SD BOX FOR LIFE offer. If you had the technician install a 7100 HD box instead you will be billed monthly for it. Currently none of the HD boxes are offered for free with the exception of the Multiroom DVR for life offer in the NY metro area. Please don't complain when you get your bill and the Free box is not on there, as the free box is for the Standard QIP-2500 set-top boxes.
How good or bad is the SD box that is given out? What are its limitations? |
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| It depends on which version of the QIP-2500 it is.
#1. Does not do HD
#2. Is not as fast in bringing up menus, guide, etc. as the newer 7100s.
#3. Can not run media manager for transferring pics, music, and videos from PC to TV.
In addition model numbers QIP 2500-1 and QIP 2500-2 can NOT run IMG 1.9 they will stay on IMG 1.8. The QIP 2500-3 will run IMG 1.9 though it runs slow compared to the 7100s.
Most standard boxes installed are QIP 2500-3. There is maybe 1 or 2 of the older 2500-1 or 2500-2 for every 100 QIP 2500-3. |
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| said by anonimust :It depends on which version of the QIP-2500 it is.
#1. Does not do HD
#2. Is not as fast in bringing up menus, guide, etc. as the newer 7100s.
#3. Can not run media manager for transferring pics, music, and videos from PC to TV.
In addition model numbers QIP 2500-1 and QIP 2500-2 can NOT run IMG 1.9 they will stay on IMG 1.8. The QIP 2500-3 will run IMG 1.9 though it runs slow compared to the 7100s.
Most standard boxes installed are QIP 2500-3. There is maybe 1 or 2 of the older 2500-1 or 2500-2 for every 100 QIP 2500-3.
Thanks for the reply. 1 tv in my house is still SD so that's why I was asking. That SD box is free for life until we got another hdtv. |
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