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4.0 FiOS TV

FIOS TV channels are all digital. Your channels are sent using Passive Optical Networking (BPON/GPON) to your home, which results in no degradation of the signal.


Verizon passes through the video signal exactly as received from the content provider. No additional compression is used, unlike the satellite and cable companies, which apply additional compression to conserve bandwidth.

Unlike satellite, FiOS does not blackout during heavy weather.


Video on Demand (VOD) is transmitted using IPTV (TV over internet). This makes more channels (QAMs) available, which allows for higher quality. Cable systems must dedicate QAMs just for VOD, and in some cases, Internet as well.

by NOCMan See Profile edited by Branch See Profile
last modified: 2016-10-17 21:49:48


FiOS TV connects from the video coax connector on your ONT. If you have existing cable service, the FiOS installer will run coax from the ONT to your existing splitter. They will remove your existing cable connection from that splitter and will replace the splitter to ensure it's up to Verizon standards.

They will also run coax from the splitter to the Actiontec/FiOS Quantum Gateway/FiOS Home Router to provide VOD and Guide data for your STBs. If you do not already existing Coax cable runs, or the existing runs are not of sufficient quality, Verizon can run new coax cable to your TV outlets (for an additional fee).

Thank you, More Fiber See Profile, for the update.

by NOCMan See Profile edited by Branch See Profile
last modified: 2019-12-12 21:01:44

Some channels are transmitted entirely from the content provider with a "Copy Protection" bit enabled, which prevents in some cases the transferring of recordings to your computer. FiOS only passes along this copy protection bit, they do not arbitrarily set it. Also, some channels that aren't 100% copy protected do sometimes turn on copy protection for certain programs.

Whether or not you can transfer content to your computer with this bit set depends on the device and how it is connected.


  • FiOS DVRs do not allow you to transfer programs to your computer no matter the copy protection bit.
  • TiVO DVRs allows transferring programs to your PC, except if the copy protection bit is enabled.
  • DVD Recorders can record content where the copy protection bit is not set. If the copy protection bit is set, some DVD recorders can record protected content if an analog (RF, composite, S-video) output from the Verizon STB is used. However, if the HDMI output is active while trying to record copy protected content it won't record.

The following channels are 100% copy protected:
  • All Fox Owned Channels (except the local affiliates)
  • All HBO & Cinemax Channels

by More Fiber See Profile edited by Branch See Profile
last modified: 2016-10-29 16:50:29

A Video Hub Office (VHO) is the regional location where all of your TV signals come from. Verizon STB updates are pushed out by VHO, however other things (such as router updates) are done solely by location, not VHO. In other words, the only time knowing your VHO is useful is when you're reporting TV signal issues, or when a STB update is being pushed out. Everything else doesn't have anything to do with your VHO.

 

There are two Super Head Ends (SHEs) in the US - they feed all of the VHOs. Your regional VHO then serves the local Video Serving Office (VSO) that is in your neighborhood. From there, it goes to your home.

 

Note that VHO Location is the physical location of the VHO, and VHO Area is the area served by the VHO. In some cases (VHOs 6, 9, & 15), there are multiple VHOs that operate under the same VHO number. For all end-user intents and purposes, they can be considered the same VHO.


Current VHOs:

 

VHO #:VHO Location:VHO Area:
4Silver Spring, MDMaryland
Washington, D.C.
Northern Virginia
5Queens, NYDownstate New York
Connecticut
6Burlington, MA
Providence, RI
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Freehold, NJNorthern New Jersey
Philadelphia, PASouthern New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania
Delaware
9Richmond, VA
Norfolk, VA
Southern Virginia
11  Pittsburgh, PAWestern Pennsylvania
14Harrisburg, PACentral Pennsylvania
15 Buffalo, NY
Syracuse, NY
Albany, NY
Upstate New York


Past VHOs:

 

VHO #:VHO Location:VHO Area:Sold:
1Carrollton, TXTexasTo Frontier on April 1, 2016
2Temple Terrace, FLFloridaTo Frontier on April 1, 2016
3Pamona, CA,
Palm Springs, CA
CaliforniaTo Frontier on April 1, 2016
10Fort Wayne, INIndianaTo Frontier on July 1, 2010
12Portland, OROregonTo Frontier on July 1, 2010
13Everett, WAWashington (State)To Frontier on July 1, 2010

 

by More Fiber See Profile edited by Branch See Profile
last modified: 2017-06-26 10:05:00