FIOS TV

Final FIOS TV Report

5 minutes ago   Our FIOS (Verizon's Fiber Optiic System) is now, finally, working as promised.  The picture on our 38" analog TV is simply stunning.  Stunning.  IMO, Verizon FIOS is easily the best buy for internet and cable - er,  fiber optic television.  Verizon FIOS customer service, however,  is easily the worst I've experienced in several years.  We have one DVR installed, as we did with Direct TV, but there was a surprise here.  You can watch recorded content on any of the other three televisions.  Now I can watch Oprah, and Home and garden programming at my liesure  Wowwie. The odd thing is that my Media Center PC will now only recognize the first 49 channels.  Since they are all local channels, I'm guessing that locals are   delived as compressed analog, so my tuner card can work with it.  But then, all of Direct TV satellite is digital, isn't it?  I had no problem with that?   No more Simpson clips till I figure it out. Once Verizon has optic cable in every home I can't imagine how the competition can compete.  Oh wait.  Congress will hear the sound of all that Comcast and Hughes network coin landing on their desks,  and pass the 2010 Digital Fairness Act that makes Verizon give its competition equal access.  Either that, or some federal judge will do it by fiat. My advice is to go FIOS as soon as you can, from whoever,  It's stunning.