klipko join:2006-06-28 Portland, OR |
klipko
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2009-Aug-5 2:15 pm
Caller IDLooks like Cable is coming out ahead with caller ID on TV roll out. I could go ether way if Verizon offered it. » www.multichannel.com/art ··· west.php |
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Caller ID or the absence of caller ID on your TV would be a determining factor on your choice of TV provider??? WOW |
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BlitzenZeusBurnt Out Cynic Premium Member join:2000-01-13 |
to klipko
I see it as a fluff feature to hold over another provider when I know quite a few people would disable it, or not even have phone service through the same provider. |
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said by BlitzenZeus:I see it as a fluff feature to hold over another provider when I know quite a few people would disable it, or not even have phone service through the same provider. It is, but was useful at times when I was watching TV and the phone was on the other side of the room. |
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Baff join:2007-12-05 Murrieta, CA |
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said by HenryFarpolo:Caller ID or the absence of caller ID on your TV would be a determining factor on your choice of TV provider??? WOW No, he is saying that he would flip a coin to decide if he would bother to turn the feature on. |
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I woudl think there are many more important things to offer than on screen caller id |
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klipko join:2006-06-28 Portland, OR 1 edit |
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said by Baff:said by HenryFarpolo:Caller ID or the absence of caller ID on your TV would be a determining factor on your choice of TV provider??? WOW No, he is saying that he would flip a coin to decide if he would bother to turn the feature on. I wouldn't switch because of lack of caller ID on TV. Baff is right. |
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said by klipko:said by Baff:said by HenryFarpolo:Caller ID or the absence of caller ID on your TV would be a determining factor on your choice of TV provider??? WOW No, he is saying that he would flip a coin to decide if he would bother to turn the feature on. I wouldn't switch because of lack of caller ID on TV. Baff is right. I should have known you were smarter than that!! |
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klipko join:2006-06-28 Portland, OR |
klipko
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2009-Aug-5 6:48 pm
said by HenryFarpolo:I should have known you were smarter than that!! Ha ha. It would take a lot for Comcast to win me back. To date Verizon offers more service for the buck. Faster download/upload speed, ESPN360, multiroom DVR, remote DVR scheduling, more HD channels, more channels in clear QAM, PQ, prettier guide. I can go on. |
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to klipko
As long as there was an opt-out choice, I could not care less about this feature at all. |
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to klipko
I had on screen caller ID with DirecTV and Dish Network and it was a nice feature to have, though not essential. I just find it ironic that Verizon, primarilly a telco, doesn't offer this feature while satellite and cable company's do. You would think that this feature would be in Verizon's wheelhouse. |
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BlitzenZeusBurnt Out Cynic Premium Member join:2000-01-13 |
The router/gateway, and stbs don't talk to the phone service which is on the ONT itself.
Sat boxes usually needed to be hooked up to a phone line, where Verizon's boxes have never needed a phone line to operate.
In the earlier days Comcast's boxes required a phone line to order ppv, but that was before they were able to fully communicate on the network. |
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lets456 join:2008-01-21 Hainesport, NJ 1 edit |
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said by R e a p e r:I had on screen caller ID with DirecTV and Dish Network and it was a nice feature to have, though not essential. I just find it ironic that Verizon, primarilly a telco, doesn't offer this feature while satellite and cable company's do. You would think that this feature would be in Verizon's wheelhouse. I really missed that feature when I had D* and would love to have it...however, most of our calls go to our cell phone now. So as the days go bye, I realize It would be a waste. |
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DCFan5 join:2008-11-15 Centreville, VA |
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said by BlitzenZeus:The router/gateway, and stbs don't talk to the phone service which is on the ONT itself. It all comes in on 1 cable. Making this happen doesn't sound that hard it's probably just a low priority item for Verizon. |
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cdruGo Colts MVM join:2003-05-14 Fort Wayne, IN |
cdru
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2009-Aug-6 3:04 pm
said by DCFan5:It all comes in on 1 cable. That's like saying you should be able to have TV on your POTS telephone, or a POTS phone call on your PC directly. Yeah they all come in on one cable, but they are very separate services. |
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to rifleman69
Many posters say that they want the ability to turn it off, which is a fair request. But after you have had this feature for a while you will realize how convenient it is you will change your mind. When the phone rings all you need to do is look at the tv, from anywhere in the room and you know who is calling, for who it is and if you want to answer it or not. And no, I do not have my phone attached to me with an umbilical cord so often first I have to search for the phone then establish it's not for me and then walk it over to my teens room and give it to them |
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Tom Harms Premium Member join:2008-11-28 Springfield, VA |
to klipko
Verizon Call Assistant is free. |
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to klipko
This is already in the works...It will work with Fios digital voice |
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JohnA4 Premium Member join:2003-09-16 Pittsburgh, PA
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JohnA4
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2009-Aug-6 8:26 pm
The point these posters are making, is that call assistant can send it to your computer now. How hard can it be to send it to the STB.
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docmarv to lets456
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2009-Aug-6 8:41 pm
to lets456
i agree 100%. who uses landlines these days anyway. im sure it will come to fios eventually but i sure can live without it as all my calls come thru my cell. said by lets456:said by R e a p e r:I had on screen caller ID with DirecTV and Dish Network and it was a nice feature to have, though not essential. I just find it ironic that Verizon, primarilly a telco, doesn't offer this feature while satellite and cable company's do. You would think that this feature would be in Verizon's wheelhouse. I really missed that feature when I had D* and would love to have it...however, most of our calls go to our cell phone now. So as the days go bye, I realize It would be a waste. |
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to klipko
Before I switched to FiOS, I had Dish.........to this day, every time the phone rings, I glance at the TV to see who it is!!!
Crazy, right?
Dr Pavlov would have a field day with me! |
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nascar join:2000-02-28 Verona, NJ |
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This is good to hear. Hope it is true. said by Fireguyy:This is already in the works...It will work with Fios digital voice |
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rockotman...Blown On The Steel Breeze Premium Member join:2000-08-06 DSotM |
to klipko
Comcast kept telling me that it was "coming soon" to my area... I heard that for over a year.
Not that it would have kept me from switching.
It would be a nice feature. But it wpuld not be a major factor in swaying my choice one way or the other. |
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