[Novalug] FiOS + FiOS/TV Questions]]

Jay Sulzberger jays@panix.com
Sat Nov 25 20:24:13 EST 2006



On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, George Stone <geostone1@verizon.net> wrote:

> ===================== From: Justin Piszcz Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM
> 07:47:17 CST To: novalug@calypso.tux.org Cc: apiszcz@solarrain.com
> Subject: [Novalug] FiOS + FiOS/TV Questions I recall some chatter on the
> mailing list awhile back from those who had FiOS, I have a few questions:
> 1) With business-class service + static IP, will they setup forward -AND-
> reverse DNS for you? I don't know about this aspect. 2) Does anyone have
> FiOS TV? I have FiOS in Fairfax County. a) How much is it? Like cable,
> the cost depends upon the packages and equipment you select. FYI, I've
> had it for a little over a month...and just received a notice of a rate
> increase for new subscribers/subscriptions come January. For details, see
> http://www22.verizon.com/content/FiOSTV/ I'd say the rates are comparable
> to Cox. b) What channels does it offer? All of the local DC channels plus
> the full spectrum of cable channels, including the NFL channel. Verizon
> offers more HD channels than Cox at the moment. Also, the non-HD channels
> are digital and much clearer on FiOS than the analog channels Cox
> provides. c) What type of output does the box offer? Component video?
> DVI? HDMI? The HD DVR media set top box offers all of these. There are
> other HD boxes, too, so you'll need to check on them as well. d) What is
> the output resolution? 720p? 1080i? 1080p? The output for the above box
> is 1080i. In summary, I've ported my main phone number over to Verizon
> Voicewing VOIP, and also have found my Sunrocket VOIP number to work
> reliably and clearly over FiOS. I opted for the 15 Mbps down / 2 Mbps up
> option for FiOS internet. So far, so good! I recommend it! George Stone
>

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