Is it possible to buy the Verizon TV box rather than leasing them? I
would like to take advantage of the great deals Verizon is pushing
right now, but the leasing of a box for each TV is a deal killer.
Are there aftermarket boxes which will work?
Can we use one box and distribute it around the ho
>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.
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 wil
>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 split
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 t
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Tom Piwowar 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
neede
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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
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_TV&message.id=1022
Verizon has a no frills box for $3 that only does channel surfing. It
will NOT give you the channel info,
