Re: Blog: Getting your Ceton InfiniTV 4 this week? Some hints to
Well, I got my Ceton CableCARD tuner on Friday the 13th and received this letter from Verizon the day after.
[quote]August 12, 2010
Dear Verizon Customer:
As part of our ongoing dedication to provide excellent service, Verizon continues to enhance and maintain its network to deliver you premium service. We are writing to inform you that Verizon will be performing maintenance on its FiOS TV network on or after September 15, 2010, which may impact your ability to use your CableCARD compatible devices to access Verizon’s FiOS TV service.
It is important to read this notice in its entirety to avoid any potential service interruptions.
Certain older televisions and other consumer electronics devices may fail to properly communicate with the CableCARD and lose the ability to tune most FiOS TV channels after the network maintenance is complete. Please contact Verizon to discuss alternative equipment options to avoid any potential service interruption. We can be reached Monday through Friday from 8am-6pm at 888-329-5568.
Also, CableCARD compatible TiVo used to access FiOS TV should not be impacted but you should ensure that your TiVO box has recently connected to the TiVO service.
Thank you for choosing Verizon as your entertainment provider.
Sincerely,
Verizon[/quote]
The way I’m reading this is that whatever Verizon is doing to the FiOS service may only affect older CableCARD devices and not any current ones like the latest TiVos or Ceton tuners. I’ll be giving them a call on Monday to find out more details as well as set up an appointment for getting a CableCARD installed in my Ceton tuner.