I just learned that Fios may be dropping Fox25 from the lineup after Thankgsiving.
I watch many shows on Fox (I'm watching the Patriots right now!) and if Fox25 is dropped, I will have no other choice but to drop FIOS and change providers.
I've been happy with FIOS, so I don't want to leave, but for the amount of money I give Verizon each month, I expect to be able to watch all my local broadcast network stations.
Keep Fox25 in the lineup!
Most cable (and satellite) providers have good deals for new customers and little for existing customers.
Some people actually switch every couple of years to keep getting good deals.
Most people choose a provider and stick with it.
Too hard to change equipment as well as having to change email addresses if you also change Internet.
I'm tired of the prices of cable constantly going up.
Why are we allowing this to continue then whine about the prices of cable...
It's like voting for the same **bleep** in our government year after year.
It doesnt have to go up. It is Verizon being Verizon...... 2.25Billion in earnings last year and we the little guys get screwed. Whay should i lose channels becuase of corporate greed by Verizon.
we the consumer will get that extra fee passed along to us...period
This is Cox being Cox. Because they now own the FOX station in Boston they want to get more money from the consumer. Cox is trying to make it look like Verizon caused the problem but Cox is the bad guy here. Verizon is trying to keep the rates down for us. Cox already gets lots of ad revenue from FOX programming but they want more. The FCC should step in and tell COX to get with it and don't punish the consumer.
Verizon 2.25 BILLION in revenue in 2013............. and they whine about negotiations with Fox... Verizon S#$@#%Ks. I wish I never left Comcast. The real unfortunate part is that Im stuck for another 1 1/2 years with Verizon.Don't think this wo't gnaw at me every day... As soon as I can dump.. I will.
Once again the little guy gets screwed.
It's amazing how some of you side with the wrong person in this fight. Do you really think that switching will do anything but embolden the networks to strongarm other providers?
If you really miss Fox, then just pull up a stream online - there's thousands of them out there.
Interesting that Fox (in Boston) still isn't broadcasting in 1080. That was always an issue when digital was starting up that they broadcast SD not HD, also in those days the signal was so pathetic you needed to use a directional attena to pick the signal up in the Lowell area.
Luckily our digital attena that has been resting on the front porch for years still works fine and it shows that fox 25 is broadcasting 720p. Oh well at least I will be able to see the Pat's game.
@viafax999 wrote:Interesting that Fox (in Boston) still isn't broadcasting in 1080. That was always an issue when digital was starting up that they broadcast SD not HD, also in those days the signal was so pathetic you needed to use a directional attena to pick the signal up in the Lowell area.
Luckily our digital attena that has been resting on the front porch for years still works fine and it shows that fox 25 is broadcasting 720p. Oh well at least I will be able to see the Pat's game.
Fox has long been 720P and has never been expected to go to 1080i. There are lots of people who will still say 720P is better than 1080I for everything. It is better for fast moving things such as sports.
I agree it is the little guy who gets screwed. Cox is trying to make Verizon look bad because there is resistance to increasing the rates. If Cox wins here they will be even more intent on getting more money from the next cable company. FOX is not pay TV and they get lots of ad revenue while we are subjected to ads.
We need to get a voice for the consumer from the FCC or NFL or maybe even advertisers. Verizon is a victim here just like us.
If you switch to Comcast they'll give you a prepaid Visa card worth at least $100 which can be used to offset any termination fees Verizon wants to charge. Just saying.
I recommend that anyone who cares about the WFXT FOX Affiliate Black Out write a complaint to the NFL. They're a much bigger customer to FOX and carry tons more sway than you and me.
Yes. Verizon is at risk of customers moving to Comcast or reverting to an antenna. However, this is more of a longer term risk. In the immediate term, organizations like the NFL have a lot more influence to put pressure on Cox Communications and Verizon to reach an agreement.
If I were the NFL, I would find other major content provider stakeholders like the MLB, the NBA and others to put an arbitration clause enforcing agreements between broadcast networks and affilitates to require secured contracts with all cable/satellite providers or lose their rights to broadcast their content.
While you're at it, you can share your love for Joe Buck as the commentator for FOX football and baseball. Between you and me, I think he stinks. I remember the good old days when there was ABC, CBS and NBC, I wish the NFL would tell FOX to pound salt!
Please ask your friends follow this link to share your feelings about the blackout with the NFL:
With a rocketing TV/Internet/Phone bill we lose a local channel while retaining have hundreds of useless channels we never watch!...Hello Comcast
Verizion, please send me a $1 statement credit for every day that Fios is blacked out. When my contract expires, I will remember this.
Fox 25 is probably the one channel that we watch the most. We absolutely need to have it, so if Verizon Fios is going to continue to not have it available, then we have no choice but to switch to a provider that does. Dish here we come.
Like hundreds of thousands of other Verizon customers (if not millions), I am extremely upset with the recent changes to the channel lineup. I was made aware of the contract dispute while watching a show on Fox last Sunday. I heard nothing from Verizon about this dispute until Thursday.
I received an email in the morning explaining that we would no longer be able to view Fox and a couple of their affiliated channels because Cox Media Group removed this programming. Following that, there was a line that read "They took this step because Verizon refused to accept an agreement that contained rates that are not in our customers' best interests." This line upset quite a bit because I was never once asked what my interests are. Football is a great interest of mine; particularly when I'm gathered with the family on Thanksgiving day. It's a tradition in my family to watch the games together after we've eaten.
Prior to receiving that email on Thanksgving morning, I had seen/heard nothing from Verizon in regard to this potential cancellation of programming. It would have been nice if we received an email that would have given us the opportunity to vote on whether we'd be interested in accepting an increase in our monthly bill. Verizon knew what Cox Media was looking forand could have calculated what the increase would cost its customers ($.39, 1.00, 5.00...).
I would certainly be willing to pay a few dollars more a month to not break a family tradition. I also feel (and have yet to look into) that because I signed up for my Veriozon Fios package with the Fox network as part of the channel lineup, that removing this network is a breach of contract on Verizon's part. Yet, if I were to terminate my contract early, I would be charged for it. It seems to me like the only interests being served are those of the higher-ups at Verizon...
I'd love to hear what other people think of this, and how they've responded. Thank you for reading.
I agree 100 percent with you. I will be calling them very shortly. This is not acceptable to their customers very unfair. How do they intend to compenstate us for our inconvenience. Disgusted.
I am in total agreement. Give the customers the opportunity to have a say in any increased cost or give us some time of compensation or adjustment to our monthly bill for the loss of this channel.
Hold out until Cox stops trying to screw the customers.
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