Missing HD channels

I just recently subscribed to FIOS, unfortunately when the tech was there for install we didn't have our HD TV as of yet ... but in regards to the missing HD channels I understand even with an analog TV I should be able to see the HD channels just not in HD. Well starting from channels 502, some channels I receive and some I don't seem to receive. For example, I don't receive ESPN HD, but I do receive ESPN NEWS HD. It seems to be a channel here or there with no particular consistency nor pattern. All the movie channels are there though which is nice. Unfortunately I don't seem to be getting all I paid for.

I called tech support and they tried to do a reset of the box and they have been most helpful but the same problem still exists with no change at all. My STB is the Home Media DVR. I wanted to know has anyone had similar issues and if so did you find a work around. In my opinion I think it has something to do with the CPE Zipcode. I still show as unavailable. My service presently is less than 72 hours old. I also am wondering if I just got a bum Home Media DVR STB.

Any thoughts and help would be greatly appreciated. I just would like to get what I am paying for.

Thanks in advance.

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prisaz

@jamieva wrote:
If you are only getting the locals and pay HDs, then it's not a box or HDMI issue, it's a setup issue. Can you log into to My Verizon and see what you are setup for? It sounds like to me they did not set you up on Extreme HD from the get go and are trying to resolve it the wrong way.

I agree. It sounds like the account is not setup properly and is not subscribed to the exteme package. Or it is and the STBs do not know it. Tech support should be able to see this.

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BrianMcD

Which TV Package(s) did you sign up for ?

They have an Extreme HD package which will give you the largest number of HD Channels.

When I first got my service one of my boxes had a blank for CPE Zipcode, but everything still worked as expected. Now both boxes have this field populated correctly.

spacedebris

How is the stb connected to the TV. Using componenet (red, green, blue, red, white) or composite cables (yellow, white, red)

If you are using composite, then the HD channels are going to be hit and miss. Mostly due to what resolution they are on and what your tv is able to do. Composite cables are SD cables and not designed to carry a HD resolution. They dont Down convert to a lower resolution so neither the cables or the TV are able to handle the resolution. In this case, just stay out of the 500+ channels. Almost every HD channel, has a SD counterpart. ESPN for example, instead of 570 watch it on 70. Now once you get your HD TV and connect it via the component cables or HDMI cable, then its another story. But so long as you have only a SD tv, the HD channels are going to be hit and miss. When they said you could watch them but just not in HD they ment to turn to the lower numbered channel for the SD version.

Keyboards

@spacedebris wrote:
If you are using composite, then the HD channels are going to be hit and miss. Mostly due to what resolution they are on and what your tv is able to do. Composite cables are SD cables and not designed to carry a HD resolution. They dont Down convert to a lower resolution so neither the cables or the TV are able to handle the resolution.

What a bunch of baloney. For 6 months (until I got my HD set) I had an HD DVR connected to an SD set and could watch all the programs (HD or SD). The STB converts the HD stations to SD resolution for the S-Video, composite, or RF (if your box has one) outputs.

Message Edited by Keyboards on 08-21-2009 05:19 PM

spacedebris

'fraid not. I have my HD tv hooked up with HDMI. I get all the channels no problem. I hook up same box same tv using composite, and over half of the hd channels do not work. I've verified this on 3 of my own tv's and 2 of my neighbors. Works the same on all.

With all the times that I have been corrected when saying something about the dual tuners, I double and triple checked this answer before I posted it. It is not only my own experiance, it is also what Motorola said when I called them. If it worked for you, great. But this is what happened to me and what motorola says.

Message Edited by spacedebris on 08-21-2009 03:03 PM

nbkan

I have the extreme hd tv package. Also the TV is now connected via an HDMI cable...42 inch Samsung TV. I do appreciate all the replies. I guess I will wait on tech support and see what they can do. Not so big a deal but it would be nice to have them since I do pay for the package.

jamieva

If you are only getting the locals and pay HDs, then it's not a box or HDMI issue, it's a setup issue. Can you log into to My Verizon and see what you are setup for? It sounds like to me they did not set you up on Extreme HD from the get go and are trying to resolve it the wrong way.

prisaz

@jamieva wrote:
If you are only getting the locals and pay HDs, then it's not a box or HDMI issue, it's a setup issue. Can you log into to My Verizon and see what you are setup for? It sounds like to me they did not set you up on Extreme HD from the get go and are trying to resolve it the wrong way.

I agree. It sounds like the account is not setup properly and is not subscribed to the exteme package. Or it is and the STBs do not know it. Tech support should be able to see this.