spider4re
join:2008-09-08
Bensalem, PA
| FiOS iPhone app?
Does anyone know if FiOS will release an iphone app that will allow me to integrate email, phone and dvr capabilities? I haven't seen this discussed.
Comcast has an app that allows you to get your VM, email and channel lineup from iphone, no dvr though |
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BlitzenZeus
Burnt Out Cynic
Premium,MVM
join:2000-01-13
Beaverton, OR | They have their own wireless network, and no iphone so I don't believe they will support a device which their wireless counterpart does not sell. |
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JUG831
join:2009-01-09
Plainfield, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
| said by BlitzenZeus  :They have their own wireless network, and no iphone so I don't believe they will support a device which their wireless counterpart does not sell. Agree with the above 100%. I would forget about an iPhone app for the next 12 months while waiting to see if the rumored VZ iPhone hits 3Q10. |
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siersema
join:2005-06-16
Huntington Beach, CA | reply to spider4re
Email should be handled by the iPhone just like your desktop. DVR access via web browser. Dedicated app is not likely. For the Droid, sooner than iPhone. |
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mystryfiostk
join:2008-07-17
00000 | reply to spider4re
In the meantime, try m.verizon.com. You can use it for remote DVR. |
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abricko
@verizon.net | the mobile site's been broken for months... |
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darcilicious
Cyber Librarian
Premium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
| Looking just fine on the ol' iPhone  |
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SQUIDWARD360
join:2008-06-11
Leesburg, VA | I have never had any problems with it. Although I'd like to be able to view what I have recorded and what is scheduled. |
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JayMan 007
join:2005-07-18
Richmond, VA
| said by SQUIDWARD360 :I have never had any problems with it. Although I'd like to be able to view what I have recorded and what is scheduled. Yes, that would be very nice.
There are quite a few people that have Verizon phones, and have an ipod touch. These people could also benefit from a FiOS App. |
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klipko
join:2006-06-28
Portland, OR | An app would be nice for the iPod touch (ehm. iPhone) but I think the smarter and easier to main route would be a web portal like they do now with m.verizon.com. |
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BlitzenZeus
Burnt Out Cynic
Premium,MVM
join:2000-01-13
Beaverton, OR
·Verizon FIOS
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by klipko :An app would be nice for the iPod touch (ehm. iPhone) but I think the smarter and easier to main route would be a web portal like they do now with m.verizon.com. No, that means they have to maintain two different interfaces, and as long as your phone doesn't have a really crappy browser you too can use the web portal. |
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klipko
join:2006-06-28
Portland, OR
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
·Verizon FIOS
| said by BlitzenZeus :No, that means they have to maintain two different interfaces, and as long as your phone doesn't have a really crappy browser you too can use the web portal. The screen size is the drive for two different Interfaces. A better browser is not the fix. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to abricko
No problems with my Sprint BlackBerry using Opera.
Still Working 4 ME 2
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enthuz
join:2009-08-08
Hampton, VA | I just downloaded the FiOS Remote DVR app for my Sprint BlackBerry Tour. It works and looks great. Thanks for the heads up. |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA | Yep, I got it for my Storm2, Vz's site said it would not work on the phone (guessing they have not updated the site to detect the Storm2 as ok), but I found a link to d/l it from and works great. Just wish I could access both DVRs from the app. |
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enthuz
join:2009-08-08
Hampton, VA | What you can only control one DVR? I was going to add another DVR (for DW) so she can remote into hers from her blackberry too. |
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JayMan 007
join:2005-07-18
Richmond, VA
| reply to klipko
said by klipko :An app would be nice for the iPod touch (ehm. iPhone) but I think the smarter and easier to main route would be a web portal like they do now with m.verizon.com. maybe so, but with the m. version, you can't see what you have set to record, or what you have recorded (if you want to delete something)
Also, you can't just view your "favorites" channels. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| said by JayMan 007 :said by klipko :An app would be nice for the iPod touch (ehm. iPhone) but I think the smarter and easier to main route would be a web portal like they do now with m.verizon.com. maybe so, but with the m. version, you can't see what you have set to record, or what you have recorded (if you want to delete something) Also, you can't just view your "favorites" channels. Those would all be very welcomed features, but I think the primary reason most of us use our phones to program the DVR is for those, "Oh crud!" moments when you forget to program something or you can't make it home or to a networked computer in time. I don't think it's meant to be used for scanning the channels looking for a few things to record for later viewing. As devices become more powerful and wireless network speed and reliability improve, these options will become more important. |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA
| reply to enthuz
said by enthuz :What you can only control one DVR? I was going to add another DVR (for DW) so she can remote into hers from her blackberry too. Ya, the mobile app seems to only control the multiroom DVR. The mobile site (m.verizon.com/tv) can control all of your DVRs. |
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