As I noted, our original meeting for a demo of new Fios Television features has been postponed, but Verizon spokesman Lee Gierczynski was kind enough to read through the questions you guys had and send me some responses.
Take a gander:
Questions about new HD channels:
Verizon has been expanding its HD lineup on a market-by-market basis, and all of our markets, including North Texas, will receive a significant number of new HD channels in the next two months. And, by year-end, FiOS Television will have 100 or more HD channels available for customers in all FiOS Television markets. If you want an idea of some of the new national HD channels FiOS TV customers can anticipate, take a look at the list of available HD channels in NYC (http://newscenter.verizon.com/kit/fios-in-nyc/list-of-100-hd-channels-1.doc).
Question about TiVo:
FiOS Television will work with TiVo but customers need to sync up their TiVo with their Verizon set-top box in order to schedule recordings.
Question about AT&T U-Verse DVR:
Verizon started offering a multi-room DVR long before AT&T launched theirs this year. Our multi-room DVR - called Home Media DVR - lets customers use one DVR to record programming that can be watched on up to six other Television sets in the home. This includes viewing up to three separately recorded programs simultaneously on different TV sets, and the ability to pause recorded programming on one set and continue watching it on another. Also, FiOS TV’s Home Media DVR is bundled with Media Manager, a feature that allows customers to access pics and music from their personal computers and play them on their TV. Customers that sign up for FiOS Television between now and Oct. 4 can get a year’s free use of an HD Home Media DVR or HD DVR.
Question about static IP address:
Verizon’s FiOS for Business service offers customers the option of selecting a static IP address.
Questions about FiOS availability:
In North Texas, demand for Verizon’s FiOS services has been tremendous. Verizon has been expanding its all-fiber network in parts of North Texas, allowing us to use our existing network facilities to make our popular FiOS services available to more people close to our existing service areas. In the near future, Verizon is hoping to begin offering FiOS services to customers in places like Frisco, Watauga, Plano and Allen. At this point, there are no plans to expand the all-fiber-optic network to places like Lakewood or McKinney.
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