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Clear QamCan I get local channels on clear Qam or has Verizon discontinued it. |
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matcarl Premium Member join:2007-03-09 Franklin Square, NY |
matcarl
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2015-Feb-24 3:19 pm
They still have them |
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to RobertMets12
Yes but they don't stay in the same place, often move around. |
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I scanned the channels after it was done scanning I saw nothing on the screen. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. |
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crgauth join:2004-05-18 Glen Burnie, MD |
Some TVs have had issues. Best option is to try and tune the channel in directly. |
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Wistron NeWeb CR1000A Arcadyan FiOS-E3200
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to RobertMets12
said by RobertMets12:Can I get local channels on clear Qam or has Verizon discontinued it. Did you originally have these channels programmed into your TV and lost them or are you trying to set-up a TV for clear Qam for the first time? |
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It was already set up for Cablevision clear Qam so when Fios was installed I rescanned because I thought that the channels would be different but after it was done scanning I couldn't see anything my tv wouldn't work. |
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guppy_fish Premium Member join:2003-12-09 Palm Harbor, FL |
check your TV setting and make sure you enabled for digital. I'm on Clear QAM never had an issue, 3 different TV's, but setting up can be tricky with the scan options.
You do realize, you have to pay for clear QAM?, nothing is open like cable is, the minimum service is local channels only, but you get about 40 stations |
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Wistron NeWeb CR1000A Arcadyan FiOS-E3200
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to RobertMets12
said by RobertMets12:It was already set up for Cablevision clear Qam so when Fios was installed I rescanned because I thought that the channels would be different but after it was done scanning I couldn't see anything my tv wouldn't work. And your subscribed to a FiOS TV package.....correct? |
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Correct I have Fios Extreme with Multi-Room Dvr. I have a third tv that I'm trying to hook without a box hence the Clear Qam question. |
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RobertMets12 |
I got it working do you get Hd in clear Qam. I scanned analog and digital before when I scanned just Digital just now it worked I forgot that analog is no longer available. Thank You for all the answers. |
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PJL join:2008-07-24 Long Beach, CA |
PJL
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2015-Feb-25 12:07 pm
You should get the HD channels for locals. |
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I do I just didn't scan it all the way. |
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to RobertMets12
Great Job........glad to see you issue has been resolved. Welcome to FiOS! |
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icemannyr1 join:2001-04-11 Township Of Washington, NJ |
to RobertMets12
One thing to note, you are going to have a bunch of QAM sub channels added that are only used for local cable commercials. |
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I know there's a lot more then Cablevision. |
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to RobertMets12
Robert, to be honest, if your TV has an ATSC over the air tuner, and you have an old pair of rabbit ears, you could probably get more channels that way. And the numbers don't bounce around. |
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matcarl Premium Member join:2007-03-09 Franklin Square, NY |
matcarl
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2015-Feb-25 3:10 pm
said by Greg2600:Robert, to be honest, if your TV has an ATSC over the air tuner, and you have an old pair of rabbit ears, you could probably get more channels that way. And the numbers don't bounce around. How many more can you possibly get? Verizon carries almost all of the subchannels, and no rabbit ear antenna will pick all of that up, they suck depending on where you live. |
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said by matcarl:How many more can you possibly get? Verizon carries almost all of the subchannels, and no rabbit ear antenna will pick all of that up, they suck depending on where you live. Three or Four in English, but my point is that if he has good reception, it's not going to cost him more, plus it's easier to program the TV for those channels. I tried clear QAM myself, and gave up quickly. Auto-programming picks up too many channels, including dozens of the commercial feeds. After spending like an hour weeding them out, Verizon remapped tons of channels like a few days later. Last straw. Bought one of those Wineguard flat antennas from Home Depot and that was that. |
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guppy_fish Premium Member join:2003-12-09 Palm Harbor, FL |
I have been using clear QAM for 3+ years, nothing has changes and the channel numbers match station ID's. Now My TV's are newer, older sets don't do the channel mapping, that a software issue with your set, not Verizon's QAM |
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to RobertMets12
Same here Guppy. In Philly 3-6-10-17-29 etc. The old "rabbit ears" channels along with some of the sub channels. |
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