Verizon to add remote scheduling to Home Media DVR

by Darren Murph posted Jan 8th 2009 at 2:44PM

Word on the Vegas strip is that Verizon is just moments away from announcing that Home Media DVR customers will soon have remote scheduling access. In essence, the company is just now catching up with AT&T, being that remote DVR features have been available for all U-verse tiers via the web and cell at no charge. This service, however, will only be gratis for Home Media DVR users, and it will enable remote control service via the FiOS TV website or by using downloadable software on select Verizon Wireless handsets, including the LG enV2, LG Voyager and LG Chocolate 2 handsets. We'll keep our ear to the ground for a go-live date.

Filed under: DVRs, Set-top boxes, Fiber

Tags: fios, fios tv, FiosTv, home media DVR, HomeMediaDvr, remote scheduling, RemoteScheduling, Verizon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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TimSykes @ Jan 8th 2009 2:56PM

That was available about a month and a half ago in every market via Verizon central.

http://www36.verizon.com/fiostv/MyAccount/members/home.aspx

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J.Goodwin @ Jan 8th 2009 4:38PM

Yeah, this is a heavily advertised feature in the Boston market.

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Jason @ Jan 8th 2009 3:38PM

Another nice feature shitty ass Comcast doesn't offer.

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Popov @ Jan 8th 2009 7:01PM

Time Warner is even worse! I wish someone would develop the a virus for their software, relinquishing them to extinction.

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theJoKell @ Jan 8th 2009 3:41PM

I'm confused, I've been doing this on Fios for a while now...

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MI @ Jan 8th 2009 6:43PM

Now if they would enable that eSATA port so I'd have enough capacity to actually leave the house once in a while...

Glad to see they're actually adding features though.

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Jonny @ Jan 8th 2009 7:43PM

This has been available for months. I've been using it since Aug or Sept 08. Don't remember the exact month when Verizon turned it on for Oregon. The addition of access via [Verizon Wireless] cell is newer but still that's been active since November.

A larger hard drive or eSATA, on screen menus in HD, better multi-room functionality I would of hoped to hear from V.

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Marc @ Jan 9th 2009 11:37PM

Good luck getting this to work if you don't use their crappy Actiontech router.

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protozoider @ Jan 12th 2009 9:25AM

How about adding a better DVR instead? Maybe a better router too? They could better spend their time offering me better equipment, because I'm not buying this. I'd gladly pay a bit more for a better router and DVR. That motorola sucks.

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