 JSRoman
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Callahan, FL
| Looks very nice As a Directv customer and Comcast employee if the IMG looks/works anything like the preview than that is awesome. The linking with media from PC is cherry on top.
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| Re: Looks very nice said by JSRoman  : The linking with media from PC is cherry on top. That feature is available now.
I like the idea of only listings for programming that I subscribe to.
And where are the advertisements (errr, comcast!). | |
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pcdebb
I see you
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Tampa, FL
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| Re: Looks very nice said by proletarian :said by JSRoman : The linking with media from PC is cherry on top. That feature is available now. I like the idea of only listings for programming that I subscribe to. And where are the advertisements (errr, comcast!). what would really be the cherry on top is to share movies/video between the pc and dvr. I still have stuff saved from way last year that I need to record to dvd or something.
this really looks impressive, and i cant wait 
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tacoma
Bleeding Dodger Blue
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join:2001-05-18
Riverside, CA | Re: Looks very nice I really hate being teased with something I can't get.
It's like that hot chick I saw in a 500SL at the gas station today. | |
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD | Due to copyright issues, you can file DVR sharing under the list of "features you'll never see". | |
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actor90
Phillies 2008 World Champions
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join:2003-07-21
L.E.H.T., NJ
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| Everything I want in a guide I have to hand it to Verizon, they just one upped every other phone, cable, and satellite provider. This is the most impressive guide I have ever seen. As a Comcast customer, I hope that those working on Comcast's next generation guide are taking notes.
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join:2004-11-16
Ringwood, NJ | Re: Everything I want in a guide HOT! | |
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AnnaS8
join:2005-05-26
Annapolis, MD | HOLY SHAT!!! Now this is really pissing me off that I have FIOS all around me (within a few blocks) and I can't get it. Comcast is ok but I don't want just ok. Blah! | |
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join:2006-10-25
Lakewood, CA | Re: HOLY SHAT!!! I have FIOS within a mile of me and I am really pissed. I am on the phone with the FIOS Chief of const. getting them to hurry up with the other half of my city | |
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join:2005-05-26
Annapolis, MD
| Re: HOLY SHAT!!! That I can kinda understand...but they have me surrounded 360 degrees. I live next to a couple of hotels and a two street single family home development and none of us can get anything but DSL. Now the next block over has had it for for about 8 months. Problem is that we are in no mans land. When tax time comes they both claim us but when you try to get anything then they play hot potato. Blah! | |
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cableties
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join:2005-01-27
Levittown, PA | weeee Now I need to buy a new sofa to accommodate my lazy-gittin ass after surfin for days with this stuff...
burp.
Pass the chips...oh, I got crumbs all over the remote! | |
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ninjatutle
You can keep the "change"
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | KISS Channel Guide and Recorded shows is all I need from my box. | |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | Let's remember... $5-15 set top rental fees finance this UPDATE.. heh, heh, heh. | |
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
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join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA | Re: Let's remember... No kidding. FiOS HW fees are a rip. | |
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Tzale
Ron Paul - I Didn't Vote For Either
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join:2004-01-06
NJ, USA
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| Re: Let's remember... said by ColorBASIC :No kidding. FiOS HW fees are a rip. Yet most people find the overall price of the service(s) to be a great value compared to what you get from Cable/Satellite.
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
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Corona, CA
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| Re: Let's remember... In my service area, the programming is about the same as E* but with my setup I use 2 dual tuner HD-DVRs (VIP622s) and with my E* tuners they have a 2nd output for SD to other TVs which can also display the DVR's programs and take over 1 of the tuners via UHF remote. So by the time I pay the rental fees for 2 HD-DVRs, plus 2 regular digital boxes for the SD sets, plus 2 DVR service fees, it ends up being $40-$50 more and my 2 SD sets still wouldn't have DVR service. They're more on par with Time Warner who also has close to $20/mo HD-DVR+service fees per HD-DVR. With Verizon, my HW fees were going to me more than I would have paid for the programming. Plus my neighbor said he got a letter than Verizon is taking another price increase (they already increased his FiOS HSI fee 11% since he got it last year). Ouch. Verizon is on the rampage with their increases and their HW fees are already high. If you use just basic services from them, maybe 1 HD DVR they're reasonable. But if you need anything more than that, FiOS is a total rip. Their HSI is more expensive than TWC too unless you sign a 1 year contract.
If FiOS was my only option, I would certainly take it but at the present time Verizon's competitors here have stepped up and are offering as good or better services for less money.
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join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA
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| My TV bill dropped $10 going from DTV to FIOS. Same exact setup. ...and I owned the DirecTivo. | |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: | WOW TW your falling way behind on this stuff. | |
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Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Utica, MI
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| Mobile phone said by AnnaS8 :Now this is really pissing me off that I have FIOS all around me (within a few blocks) and I can't get it. Comcast is ok but I don't want just ok. Blah! The only thing Verizon offers here and is recognized by is their Mobile phone service. | |
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join:2007-05-02
Gaithersburg, MD
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May 22nd, @06:17PM
| Wow! I can't wait tomorrow for sure!!! Tech Support better come out install my TV Fios tomorrow!  I am lucky getting TV Fios install tomorrow afternoon yeah!! I even don't have to work this weekend I have whole weekend watch my new FIOS TV! I be telling all my friends about this! I have Comcast Service right now I feel bad I even have them now tomorrow I can say good bye to them and there bad TV Guide on there DVR! I just feel to excited. | |
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cdru
Go Colts
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | For the love of god For the love of god, why does Fort Wayne always get the good stuff. Oh wait. I'm in Fort Wayne. Carry on Verizon. Carry on.
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tiyuri
join:2001-06-06
Little Silver, NJ | and it keeps the best feature of the current Verizon guide! Display only favorite channels! I hated scrolling through all the crappy channels I didn't get or watch when I had Comcast. Being able to edit the channels in my guide has been great. I am glad Verizon has decided to keep that feature. | |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Re: and it keeps the best feature of the current Verizon guide! You gotta thanks microsoft for making it happen. | |
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join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA
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May 23rd, @05:32AM
| Re: and it keeps the best feature of the current Verizon guide! Agreed.
When I had Comcast, I was stuck with a guide that had 300+ channels. It took forever to scroll through them all to find what I wanted.
With FiOS, my guide has just 32 channels -- the ones I watch the most. I can scroll through and see everything showing on my favorite channels in a matter of seconds. There's no banners, advertisements, or other such clutter. Why someone would pay $12-$15/mo for a DVR and tolerate all sorts of crap in their guide is beyond me.
The new "guide 2.0" looks great, but unfortunately the FiOS DVR is still limited to a paltry 160Gb storage. That might be a reasonable amount for a DirecTV or Dish DVR with their "HDTV Lite," but FiOS HDTV is far superior in quality, and superior HDTV quality requires more space.
Tivo Series3 users recently got the ability to add 1Tb eSATA drives to their boxes, so hopefully Verizon will enable the eSATA connection on its DVRs in the not-too-distant future. | |
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join:2007-05-01
Martinsburg, WV
| you are crasy verizon got f up with microsoft thats why verizon got its own people to created the new guide so please this is all verizon. if you have fios the mdvr does not work because microsoft f*^$ up this new guide is called mercury and is thanks to microsoft | |
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TOPDAWG
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join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | I want it Shit I can't even get forking DVR here at all shitty rogers and shitty Canada. Man I want to move back to the states so bad. | |
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| pimpinparker
join:2005-06-14
North Baltimore, OH | Re: I want it Time Warner Cable's interface for the Scientific Atlanta 8300 HD DVR sucks compared to the Verizon fios interface. I wish FIOS was available to me | |
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StreetSpirit
Good Luck, President Elect Obama
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Roslyn Heights, NY | Nice! Looks absolutely amazing. But I'll be lucky to see it in this decade
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join:2000-12-14
Upper Marlboro, MD | Re: Impressive Guide.... but... Is it because you "can't" get FIOS in Rockville:) | |
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Tzale
Ron Paul - I Didn't Vote For Either
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NJ, USA |  F'in Amazing!
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs: | Wow Amazing.......
A TV Guide...how cool is that.
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