Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread David K Watson
My FIOS installation last July was very similar. The only real issue was with the set top boxes. The salesman had signed us up for an HD converter, telling us that it would work with our SD set and we would avoid the hassle of upgrading in case we ever did get an HD set, but the installer said

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread Michael Drabick
Does the DVR have any external ports to save recordings to e-sata drives? or network computers? Once it is on coax will any digital tuner work or do you need a Verizon Box? Mike Jeff Wright wrote: Keep me informed. I'm pleased that you were able to get through but I'm very concerned that it

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread Jeff Wright
It does have a USBN port in the front, but from what I've from all indications, it's not enabled. There's a Ethernet port on the back, but I haven't looked into what you can do with it yet. Not sure about whether you need the box or not. -Original Message- Does the DVR have any

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread David K Watson
Does the DVR have any external ports to save recordings to e-sata drives? or network computers? Once it is on coax will any digital tuner work or do you need a Verizon Box? Mike I can't answer about the DVR, but once your house coax is connected to the FIOS box, your signal will be all

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It does have a USBN port in the front, but from what I've from all indications, it's not enabled. There's a Ethernet port on the back, but I haven't looked into what you can do with it yet. I was told it was inactive.

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread b_s-wilk
It does have a USBN port in the front, but from what I've from all indications, it's not enabled. There's a Ethernet port on the back, but I haven't looked into what you can do with it yet. I was told it was inactive. Could this USB port be similar to the one on my HDTV? The USB is for

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-22 Thread Jeff Wright
Keep me informed. I'm pleased that you were able to get through but I'm very concerned that it wasn't easier. I am particularly interested in knowing how smoothly the installation goes and what your opinion of the product is. Following up on this from a couple weeks ago at Eric's request.

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-22 Thread John Mealey III
-Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Wright Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:52 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..] Keep me informed. I'm pleased that you were

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-22 Thread Jeff Wright
I was told the same prior to the install, but it seems that it didn't get done. -Original Message- My recollection was that the drop (line from the street) was supposed to be pulled and laid prior to the truck install roll. The Verizon install folks seem to budget about 4 hours per