To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Verizon TV Box
Are there aftermarket boxes which will work?
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that aftermarket boxes work.
They have to supply a CableCARD for a nominal fee. Like many other
laws under Bush, this requirement has
Apparently, it is just a software change that would allow PIP on Verizon
DVR and they choose not to install it.
http://forums.verizon.com/vrzn/board/message?board.id=FiOS_TVmessage.id=1022
Verizon has a no frills box for $3 that only does channel surfing. It
will NOT give you the channel info,
Are there aftermarket boxes which will work?
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that aftermarket boxes work.
They have to supply a CableCARD for a nominal fee. Like many other
laws under Bush, this requirement has not been effectively enforced. Nice
article on this at Wikipedia.
Can
I would guess that a nominal fee would still involve a monthly
charge. I'd rather just pay once up front.
Understood about the single box = single channel. How would the
distribution be done? Is there a recommended device?
Thanks in advance.
Richard P.
Are there aftermarket boxes which will
I would guess that a nominal fee would still involve a monthly
charge. I'd rather just pay once up front.
It might. I vaguely remember something like $2.
Understood about the single box = single channel. How would the
distribution be done? Is there a recommended device?
Standard coax splitter I
Just because they use the word FiOS doesn't mean the company
policies/motives differ from those of the cablecos. The laws and regs (they
helped to deveop them through lobbying, etc.) only mandate that you can get
a signal that works with your equipment but it doesn't require those firms
to give
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
I would guess that a nominal fee would still involve a monthly
charge. I'd rather just pay once up front.
It might. I vaguely remember something like $2.
Might be $3/month/card but that is the right ball park. A TiVO series 3
