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Either drop the porn, let us remove channels, or make adult filter work properly

I like porn as much as the next guy, but I don't need my underage kid seeing descriptions for hardcore sex shows in our channel lineup. But if you turn on the adult filters, you can't even find regular shows that are rated "M" for mature because their titles and descriptions are blocked, even though the titles and descriptions don't contain anything offensive. I've even seen non-mature shows get their descriptions blocked because there was some word or something that could be miscontrued (I wish I could remember the example -- it was ludicrous and really underscored how stupidly the feature was implemented).

This is ridiculous and there's a simple solution better than fixing the adult filters or making them easier to turn on and off -- let me remove channels from my lineup the way EVERY OTHER set-top box on the market allows me to do. In addition to allowing me to make absolutely sure offensive channels are not available to children, it's incredibly annoying that I have to wade through hundreds of channels or waste time constantly massaging a favorites list to get rid of all the junk -- like the umpteen foreign-language channels I will never watch, the pay channels I will never subscribe to, and the music channels I will never listen to.

Anyway, I don't want to have to start the Facebook "Stop Verizon from showing descriptions of hardcore sex shows to children" group, so let's get real here and address this problem in some way other than wasting my time turning on and off a poorly-implemented adult content filter all day long just to be able to see normal programming.

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Buy a Tivo and you can do exactly what you want. Take channels out of your line up and no favorites.

Why should he have to buy a Tivo to do what he asked? Verizon used to have the capability to do exactly what he said. You used to be able to remove channels from the menu, then they got rid of that feature and said it would be back in a future relase, that was 2 years ago. I guess they changed thier minds.

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Why should he have to buy a Tivo to do what he asked? Verizon used to have the capability to do exactly what he said. You used to be able to remove channels from the menu, then they got rid of that feature and said it would be back in a future release, that was 2 years ago. I guess they changed their minds.

Yes I agree matcarl. That feature went away after the first DVR software upgrade. Also a DVR does not solve the issue of a standard STB having the problem with not being able to remove the channels. With a digital adaptor you loose all the internet features and guide, but you can block channels with the parental control, and you have no guide with porn or adult titles. My kids TV has one of those adaptors and back to basic tv, it has only the channels I want it to have.

I have found that if I wanted to stop being upset at Verizon, I needed to get someone else's DVR. Now I am happy, and anything that happens with Verizon is either a programming issue or just an issue. Now that I have a DVR that I can make do what I want, I am no longer frustrated at Verizon about the things their DVR does not do. $12.95 Tivo subscription and $3.95 Cablecard. $17 vs $20. I know I give up some of the Verizon features, but that is my choice.

I wish the Verizon DVR had more space, could stream other providers VOD, and not just theirs. Like Blockbuster, Netflix, Amazon, etc etc etc. I know since Verizon is a provider of VOD and PPV it would make no since for them to give you a choice of competition.

We shall see what the Cisco boxes do. Since everyone says there will be one. Perhaps with new hardware, Verizon had to go back to their roots and the feature will come back. I may at that point order one and have two DVRs, or sell my Tivo with the Terabyte drive I installed.

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