More questions: How long is the Program Guide in the future? Are there two separate channels for HDnet and HDnet Movies?

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program guide is 14 days.

some people have both hd net and hd net movies. for some reason some areas have hd net blacked out. in my guide it says hd net, but it really is hd net movies.

i will take some pictures of the sd later tonight. i have a window right behind the tv that makes day time pictures difficult. tv is a 55 inch sony lcd rear projection. it is 788p.

imagine a good off air digital signal. that is what the sd channel look like.

have not had dish in over a year. had brighthouse cable previously. nothing to compare it to for side by side pics. it is just amazing when you first see it.

did not give a date. i would consider this a rumor until we hear something official.

Also note that in some Verizon areas HDNet isn't offered and this is because of a few blackout issues that will be fixed soon and when that occurs HDNet will be offered everywhere that has access to Verizon FIOS TV service.
http://www.longhornxp.net/Verizon.html

I'm also hearing about the internet service changes. They are looking at many different pricing plans and service offerings but they also want to strike a balance. They want customers to have many choices for both speed and prices but they also don't want too have so many choices that customers get overwhelmed with it. These are the packages I'm hearing will be coming soon within the next six months.

5/2 package will be 29.99/month.
15/2 package will be 39.99/month.
30/5 package will be 49.99/month.

I'm also hearing that the highest package will be 45/10 and it will be priced at 99.99/month. None of the prices above have a discount so if you have TV or a phone freedom package you can take 5 bucks a month off each package above except the 45/10 package. The 45/10 package will be 89.99/month if you get TV service or a freedom package.

Now again this is all rumor but its what I'm hearing. I've been told that the higher 180/month package just isn't selling at all so they feel its better to get 90/month from many customers compared to 50. Nearly all customers so far (99%) aren't paying more than 50/month. The few 1% of customers paying more than 50 a month are in the LI, NY market with the 30/5 package at around 60-70/month. They are banking that enough customers would be willing to pay 90/month for those speeds. They are also getting a very good take rate in LI, NY with the 60/month 30/5 plan. But the key is that they are just going to get rid of the 180/month pricing because its getting no business at all. If they could get even 10% of internet customers to pay 90/month they could really do quite a bit with those profits after a year or so as they reinvest that money into newer areas to built the rest of the network.

They are also looking at a better bundle option for freedom phone package, 45/10 internet and TV service. I'm hearing that they are looking at this triple play reducing the internet by 30 bucks a month via the bundle. They are looking at everything because they know that most customers won't be using that amount of bandwidht 24/7 so if this would allow them to have a customer paying 200/month for the triple play they would be thrilled. All I can say is that they are looking at ways to just kill the cable companies but they are holding out on doing this until they find out if a federal based franchise agreement might come into play. That is the key to this because when as many customers as possible can get access to the triple play they will ramp up their installation forces and offer one sweet bundle to switch. One focus they are making is to not offer promos so if they do offer discounts besides one free month it will be in bundles that will never expire pricewise.

They will just focus on making their bundles more attractive if they start losing customers and/or cable strikes back. They are clear that they nor do customers like promos as they will always be at risk when that time comes. Its better to give smaller bundle discounts and lock in the price for two years.

Thanks for the info, that 45/10 package looks really tempting at that price. Brighthouse charges 60$ for their 10/1 package, If I were paying that much for that I'd pay an extra 20$ a month for 45/10 hehe.

Can't wait!

Verizon need to do the following Internet speeds (up and down) and prices per month:

15/15-$30
30/30-$40
45/45-$50
60/60-$60

Also, this may be wishful thinking, but i would love to see Verizon buy out Directv from News Corp, fire the entire management/engineering team, sign a deal w/ TiVo w/ ALL features activated AND an epg w/ multi-PIP, and get a nationwide franchise agreement deal done. FTTH nationwide from Verizon w/ good customer service would beat the pants off Charter, Comcast, Time Warner, etc...

Yes, and yes. There are several towns in Bergen County in NJ that have FiOS currently available. I'm not sure if they're offering their TV service in this area yet. I'm in Montvale, NJ and I've seen Verizon crews running fiber lines around the utility poles in my area. I'm hoping I'll be able to get their internet service within a month or two (no idea what their time table is by me).

Here's a site that lists cities that currently have FiOS available or it is known that Verizon is currently deploying their new lines: http://www.fioslive.com/

Also, on the BBR website forum, they have a map where members there are reporting when they have FiOS installed: http://www.dslreports.com/gmaps/fios

You can always goto Verizon's FiOS page and put your phone # in to see if you currently qualify. If not, it will offer to put you on their waiting list and they'll contact you when it's available to you: http://www22.verizon.com/FiosForHome...netForHome.asp

DITTO!

Reconize that box and guide. Same box used by Comcast. Also that is the microsoft guide used by Comcast here in Seattle area. I do not care for it. Like Dish guide and box TONS better! I was hoping for a different guide. They are testing it here no in Seattle. Think I will hold off.