http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396381 en Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:05:40 EDT Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:05:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19422585 said by vz tech 2:

I know we have them in Va just have not gotten any orders for them as yet you could also have the tech split the signal as it comes out of the box from another setop back to the kitchen tv and use a rf remote or a blaster to change the channels as a temp fix till they are availiable in your area. Just a thought foe you
I'm surprised they don't have a multi-tuner box like the 322's I have from Dishnetwork one box does 2 rooms, so the second room just gets a coaxial line and a radio controled remote.

it really makes it easier and room saving]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19422585 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:36:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19401046 said by bhoff77 :

I'm going for all 3, TV, Inetnet, and phone. I heard that for the phone (VOIP?) they totally rip out your old copper wiring. I was told that "Once you go Fiber, there's no going back".
They don't necessarily rip out the copper wiring.

The fiber phone service is NOT VOIP

You can tell the installer to keep the copper phone service, if it has not been giving you any troubles.

If the copper presents any problems in the future, then you might want to move the phone over to fiber, but if it ain't broke now, don't fix it.

You would still have all 3 services with Verizon, so you should be eligible for Gift Cards, Incentive deals, and Triple Play contracts.

I personally would recommend keeping the copper, because the Fios phone service rely's on a battery backup,
and when the battery is dead so is your Telephone.

Yes you can go back to copper after they convert you to fiber, but it is a difficult process.
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"Lithium is no longer available on credit"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19401046 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:17:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19400954 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19400954 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:03:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399717 said by bhoff77 :

A prior post was correct in that the DCT700 for FIOS will not get HD, PPV, and VOD, and has no channel guide. This is strange because that same box HAS all of this with my current cable co.
The DCT700 does not support HD (i.e. even with your current cable co., you don't have HD). The DCT700 can support VOD (over a QAM channel) and PPV (using the OOB return path to register the purchase). Verizon uses an IP stream for VOD and an IP return path for PPV purchases (both going through MoCA for the RF segment in your home). Since the DCT700 doesn't support MoCA, you don't get PPV or VOD with Verizon on the DCT700. Verizon could have put in a full channel guide (with listings for 14 days) but they would have had to do some extra work to send the guide data via the OOB (the normal Verizon QIP STBs get their guide data via IP over MoCA). They probably decided that it was not worth doing for the DCT70 STBs. It is not clear if they embedded the channel call letters in the guide binary (in which case you will need to get a guide update every time the channel line up changes) or if this is sent via a separate binary object, or the OOB. If someone with a Verizon DCT700 checks the CODE MODULES on the Motorola diagnostics page and lists what objects (and versions) are loaded on the DCT700, it should be fairly simple to tell how the channel call letters are getting to the DCT700.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399717 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:37:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399658 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399658 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:29:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399594 So, I'd either have to put that huge box in the kitchen for a 7" TV or loose most of my channels in the kitchen. I'd also need to have another big eye soar box on our dresser in the BR (currently have a DCT700 there too). The only advantage was the internet speed. But, I'm never on my home computer anymore and don't do heavy downloads. Cable is fine for that.
So much for 30Mbps downloads. I wound up cancelling the install

Here's the full info about limited functionality of the DCT700 for FIOS:
A prior post was correct in that the DCT700 for FIOS will not get HD, PPV, and VOD, and has no channel guide. This is strange because that same box HAS all of this with my current cable co. (Comcast. Verizon charges $3.99/month for each, BUT you also need to have at least one standard size STB in your house to be able to get the smaller one anywhere.

I would imagine that if they get a few more lost triple play sales due to not yet having this cable box in NJ, that in a month or 2, they may get it.

Thanks to all for your help. I may look into just FIOS internet vs the whole package]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399594 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:18:09 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399001 said by bhoff77 :

I'm going for all 3, TV, Inetnet, and phone. I heard that for the phone (VOIP?) they totally rip out your old copper wiring. I was told that "Once you go Fiber, there's no going back".
No, it is not VoIP. It is regular phone service. They give you a back up battery for it though since they don't send power over the FIOS.

You can order VoIP from VZ called Voicewing, but compared to others, it sucks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19399001 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:36:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398393 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398393 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:42:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398325 Bottom line - I don't have HDTV yet, I have a cable modem for the internet and do not do heavy downloads or any internet gaming. For email and web surfing, cable speed is just fine. To lose a tv in the kitchen makes no sense at this time.

Also, FIOS isn't going away - more deals to come. I am calling, and if they do not offer a smaller box, I am cancelling the install.

Thanks to all]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398325 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:25:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398240 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398240 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:55:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398036
I've seen some blogs stating that they intend to offer. If so, I will most likely wait until they are atcually offering it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19398036 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:11:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19397929 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19397929 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:00:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396662 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396662 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:32:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396582
Thanks again for letting me know that the box is coming. No point in getting the FIOS if I lose a TV in the process.

I'm going for all 3, TV, Inetnet, and phone. I heard that for the phone (VOIP?) they totally rip out your old copper wiring. I was told that "Once you go Fiber, there's no going back".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396582 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:20:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396456 said by kes601:

Good question, Vz just started offering this box, not sure if it requires activation or not on their end.
All STBs need to be authorized (by the current headend which is sending video) before they will work (i.e. you can not take a STB (DCT700) which is working on an existing cable system and just put it on the Verizon system).

In addition, as far as I know, no US based cable operators are "selling" STBs, so bhoff77 probably does not "have" a DCT700, instead he/she has a DCT700 that they are renting and will have to return when they terminate their cable service.

The good news is that several people have reported that Verizon has just started deploying DCT700 STBs, so you can get one from Verizon that will be authorized on their network. You will not be able to do VOD or PPV with Verizon, but for just watching live TV in your kitchen, it should do just fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396456 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:00:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396452 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396452 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:59:54 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396437 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396437 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:57:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396407 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-FIOS-19396407 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:51:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/FIOS-19396381
Thx]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/FIOS-19396381 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:48:02 EDT