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 fo

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation

2008-10-23 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
FIOS triple play is offered in Northren VA at $104/month for phone/TV/Internet. I pay $10 more for faster internet and some more for extra TV channels. You may as well get all three since phone/internet costs more than the $104. I'm guessing they are giving a discount to get installations to add

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation

2008-10-23 Thread Jeff Wright
They only provide the one, small-ish battery that's built into the unit. You can have extra batteries on hand, but you have to have a way of charging them. There is a small A/C adapter port on the side, but from my research there's nothing available to go into it. Plenty of forum threads on the w

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation

2008-10-23 Thread b_s-wilk
We don't have FIOS in our neighborhood yet, but may get it some day. One major concern that we have is battery backup which is only good for around 6 hours. Do they have a setup with multiple batteries or solar charger for power outages longer than that? Our power goes off almost every time th

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 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 digita

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 exter

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 wa

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 t

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

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

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 reque