Grover8
join:2012-01-06
Fresh Meadows, NY | How to upgrade to Motorola 7xxx series for free If you have one of the old Motorola 6xxx series, whether it be a DVR or non-DVR, you can upgrade for free via a trick.
Verizon is offering Free NHL preview til January 31st. Now when you have the old box and try to tune to channel 1470 you will get a message saying you need to upgrade your box to view this channel. This is due to the channel being MPEG-4 which the Motorola 6xxx series do not support. Go through the process and Verizon will ship a new box to you in 3-7 business days via UPS.
Also you can order a new remote if you want also from your TV. Go go to In-Home-Agent and select "get new remote".
The box is a free upgrade. No extra charge other than what your paying monthly for the box.
Enjoy! |
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| dude, thanks so much, worked and order placed!!! nice trick  |
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 JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to Grover8
Nice! Get those old boxes out! |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ
2 edits | said by Jackarino:Nice! Get those old boxes out!
Yep, the sooner we do, the quicker more HD channels roll out. |
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Great trick. However not the first time VZ is giving free STB upgrades via an automated process.
I remember several IMG revisions ago they had a menu choice 'Check STB ...' that gave you the choice order a free box upgrade. The wording was vague, it did not mention MPEG-4 or any reason why you would need an upgraded box.
Now if VZ was as generous giving their customers with the older Actiontec routers a free upgrade to the latest REV I ........ |
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I already have two 7100 p2's and a 7232 p2 dvr and i'm at a loss as to why the channels say they are currently unavailable when i tune to them. |
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Thank you for the info. |
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Great info!. Thanks! Have tried on a few of the STBs I have and keep getting "Network Failure. Connection to the server failed. Please try again after some time." |
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Grover8
join:2012-01-06
Fresh Meadows, NY | I had network error as well but it says the order went through and it should be fine. It says don't resubmit order.
I got my shipping email with UPS tracking number. It's coming to me tomorrow Tuesday 1/21 from Horsham, PA. I live in Queens, NY. Pretty fast |
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bt06437
join:2001-12-03
Carrollton, TX | reply to Grover8
Thank you ! Did the upgrade this am. |
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What do you do with the old 6XXX boxes when you get the new ones? |
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said by bohratom:said by Jackarino:Nice! Get those old boxes out!
Yep, the sooner we do, the quicker more HD channels roll out. Unfortunately they continue to give them out. |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to mewing80
said by mewing80:What do you do with the old 6XXX boxes when you get the new ones?
They provide a return postage paid UPS label for the shipping box. |
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said by Grover8:If you have one of the old Motorola 6xxx series, whether it be a DVR or non-DVR, you can upgrade for free via a trick.
Verizon is offering Free NHL preview til January 31st. Now when you have the old box and try to tune to channel 1470 you will get a message saying you need to upgrade your box to view this channel. This is due to the channel being MPEG-4 which the Motorola 6xxx series do not support. Go through the process and Verizon will ship a new box to you in 3-7 business days via UPS.
Also you can order a new remote if you want also from your TV. Go go to In-Home-Agent and select "get new remote".
The box is a free upgrade. No extra charge other than what your paying monthly for the box.
Enjoy!
Would this work on a free for life 6xxx box? Would I increase any monthly fees? |
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Is the remote free also?
I noticed the order remote menu choice for some time, never tried it because it wasn't clear if there was a charge for it or not?
Thanks. |
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| I've ordered a remote thru the In-Home Agent before, and it is, indeed, free .. |
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 nycdavePremium,MVM
join:1999-11-16
Melville, NY
kudos:10 | The rule is 1 free replacement 2-button remote per box per year. |
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| Thanks everyone for the info.
Verizon sells several different kinds of remotes on their own website. The 2-button (controls two devices) one is the cheapest and the one that each new subscribers get. So I guess the only people that pay money for one are those that want a nicer remote or already gotten their free 2-button remote.
I will go ahead and order a 2-button one from the TV set, I am so used to the 2-button one that it doesn't make sense to pay for something fancier. The only reason I am even ordering one is that my wife recently dropped and cracked the one that we had since installation several years ago, it still works just looks bad. |
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Is it possible you may get a cisco box instead of a motorola? |
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Disregard I got the motorola |
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