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    MRV cost $20.00 Is this true?

    I thought that is what the extra 30 bucks a month was for. Last I checked I could get an entire internet account for not much more than that. They charge the install fee because they can. I don't believe for one second that a tech is needed to hook up a box for highend customers. Lets be...
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    MRV cost $20.00 Is this true?

    Because they can get away with it because people are willing to pay it. This fee is completely over the top for the work being done just like the Lightning install fee. Now this large fee at least does have a decent amount of legitimate work compared to the Lightning fee. Now this is just my...
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    MRV cost $20.00 Is this true?

    To upgrade to whole home DVR you need to pay a one time $100 installation fee. Also every box in your home must be swapped out for MOCA boxes. If you currently have a box that has a MOCA sticker on it you won't need to have it swapped. However if you have a mix of brands such as two Cisco...
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    Locations with FIOS available!!!

    Belle Oak Villas. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Belle+Oak+villas&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&ei=z6SSTNHnCsSAlAeb0vSqCg&ved=0CAwQ_AU&hq=&hnear=Belle+Oak+Villas,+Largo,+Florida&ll=27.911609,-82.747822&spn=0.052789,0.13072&z=14
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    Locations with FIOS available!!!

    First after spending 10 minutes looking for the sticky option it just dawned on me that I'm not a Staff Member anymore lol. Maybe when I have more time in the future I'll get more involved. Okay so any fellow staff members can sticky this if they believe it can be of value. This thread is...
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    BEWARE OF FIELD TECHS!!!

    This does sound fishy to me. Oh and on the PPV thing I did have that happen once in which I was billed 4.99 for a PPV movie. I called them and they said one of my boxes did indeed order it and that somebody else must have ordered it. So I took a video camera and showed all three boxes and...
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    Losing my mind - Thanks Verizon

    Contact your credit agencies and get a debt validation letter. This forces Verizon to prove you owe this debt. If they come back saying you do owe it you can at this point file charges which would allow you to access the records showing these boxes are on another customers account proving you...
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    NEW RR Lighting 40/5 SPEED'S

    Well beyond the original SMC router issues which were fixed by having the router put into bridge mode I must say the service has been rock solid. Speeds have been at a high level even during prime hours for quite a long time now. It seems that DOCSIS 3.0 is clearly here to stay and its only...
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    Has anyone noticed YouTube or google loading slow?

    Youtube videos refusing to buffer has been a major issue in my home for many months and nothing I do can fix it completely. I'm in the Tampa Bay market by the way. Also the only thing I've been able to do is switch my DNS servers using both OpenDNS and Level3 DNS servers. This tends to allow...
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    26 New HD Channels coming Dec 17th

    I'm not against overpaying a CEO when they are doing a great job. However when a CEO is getting 50 million while cutting the lower jobs to subpar living wages while also driving the company into losses and making excuse after excuse I must draw the line. I think this is what the government...
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    26 New HD Channels coming Dec 17th

    Yup that was a good service but they failed by not renting those HD boxes. Plus they were about a year or two early and just couldn't stay alive long enough until HD took off. However your right and while it lasted nobody could beat Voom. Sometimes you can have a great idea with an even...
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    26 New HD Channels coming Dec 17th

    Anybody remember when Discovery HD Theater (now called HD Theater) just got added on Dish Network at a cost of 7 bucks a month. Yes a crappy HD channel compared to today's HD channels cost 7+ bucks a month. I'm telling you guys that are just getting into HDTV today you have no idea what it was...
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    new speed coming ahead :]

    These speedtest sites are having a very hard time dealing with these higher level speeds so many of them are showing 15-20Mbps speeds. However the Tampa Bay Road Runner speed test site is clocking my connection at around 38Mbps when I don't use my current Trendnet router. When using my...
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    new speed coming ahead :]

    If you have internet and phone today with one single modem providing both your internet and phone service take note that you will now have two modems. Your existing modem used now for your 10/1 internet and phone service will be switched to just phone service only. BHN will install a second...
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    new speed coming ahead :]

    You need to have at least a double play last I heard. This means if you just phone "OR" cable along with their internet service your good to go. What you pay extra depends on your current internet tier. If you have the 10/1 service (used to be 7/512 a bit ago) which is the base internet...
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    new speed coming ahead :]

    Road Runner Lightning is available in the Tampa Bay market as I had the service installed this past Monday and am getting the full 40/5 speeds right now. Its wideband DOCSIS 3.0 and they provide a new cable modem that is also a wireless N router made by SMC.
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    26 New HD Channels coming Dec 17th

    I'm of the view that if a network has one specific show in HD with very little else on the network in HD I would still be upset if that one show was a show that can benefit from HD but I couldn't watch it on cable. I would rather have the HD channel availble for the one show in the hopes more...
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    What does this DTA thing do? Please help!

    To answer your question with more specific information so you can better understand your options I'll start with why they made this change. Your seeing one of the many analog channels that are being removed completely and offered in digital format only. At some point in the near or long term...
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    It didn't record !!!

    My HD DVR in Tampa Bay area with BHN (8300HDC with SARA software) didn't record Psych Friday night but it recorded Monk fine.
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    "HD DVR Service"

    You have a hardware rental cost of 6.95/month for the hardware rental of any box on your account including basic digital box, SD DVR box and HD DVR boxes. You also must pay a DVR service fee "per box" for all DVR boxes on your account that is in addition to the above listed hardware rental...
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    Fibor Internet and TV tech?

    I think the Optical Network Terminal they will install at each home will have a Cat5e output which can be used to connect your computer or router to the internet "without" the use of a seperate internet modem. With cable you have a coax cable connected to your cable modem and your cable modem...
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    More, more, more...

    Firstly your pricing I'm assuming is without taxes and fees and when you say 99 bucks your talking about the bundled promo price "without taxes and fees" correct. I'm also assuming your in the Tampa Bay Area but correct me if I'm wrong as your profile just says Florida. Now in the Tampa...
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    More, more, more...

    Your getting a promo price that is ending what do you expect to happen. Those same services are still at least 20 bucks more per month at regular price so your still getting a less discounted promo for your second year. That is why if you downgrade services your bill will go up. If you...
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    Bright house compliments and complaints

    My experience with BHN in Tampa is as follows. Internet and Digital Phone are rock solid. Internet has always been the best product BHN has ever offered when it comes to stability. Digital Cable still has many problems (mainly content related) but the last couple of years I have noticed...
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    Anymore HD coming soon

    I wouldn't quite say that Verizon is clueless because they are doing tons of things the right way compared to nearly all cable companies. Also these channels could become much better in say a year or so. Sometimes startup channels need some paying subscribers along with a bit of time until...