Unwanted Forced Upon Programing

[Anak1]

Who had the brilliant freaking idea that while I'm watching one channel and want to watch another starting at channel 900, that when I punch in channel 900 the screen goes to the freaking VOD menu page so I can order a movie.

If I want to go directly to an HBO channel why would I want to order a freaking movie?!?

The two ways to get to 900 is to exit out of that freaking mis-direction and use the - + channel button to go to 900 or go to the main guide and then punch in 900, then select the channel, what a freaking waste of time.

Vz must have ran human behavioral studies and picked everything that would {word filter avoidance} off a customer, and that includes that crappy piece of plastic Vz calls a remote! I'd like to have a long conversation with the group that thought up the design of the remote.

No one needs to reply to my thread because I know that my complaints will go unheard and the status-quo will continue to permeate corporate Vz, the only time Vz jumps is when the NSA demands anything from them!

[walt178]

when I punch in channel 900 the screen goes to the freaking VOD menu page...

In my viewing area, CH900 is FiOS VOD.   So entering 900 should take me to the VOD menu.  From what I've seen, premium channels are the same everywhere, so you might want to check the guide for your location.

[Justin46]

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@Anak wrote:

Who had the brilliant freaking idea that while I'm watching one channel and want to watch another starting at channel 900, that when I punch in channel 900 the screen goes to the freaking VOD menu page so I can order a movie.

If I want to go directly to an HBO channel why would I want to order a freaking movie?!?

The two ways to get to 900 is to exit out of that freaking mis-direction and use the - + channel button to go to 900 or go to the main guide and then punch in 900, then select the channel, what a freaking waste of time.

Vz must have ran human behavioral studies and picked everything that would {word filter avoidance} off a customer, and that includes that crappy piece of plastic Vz calls a remote! I'd like to have a long conversation with the group that thought up the design of the remote.

No one needs to reply to my thread because I know that my complaints will go unheard and the status-quo will continue to permeate corporate Vz, the only time Vz jumps is when the NSA demands anything from them!

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I don't understand, why would you enter 900 to go to HBO in the first place? 900 is the VOD channel. 899 is HBO, 901 is HBO West, etc. 900 has been the VOD channel for years, rather a stupid layout, but it is what it is, and has been for years.

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Justin
FiOS TV, 25/25 Internet, and Digital Voice user
QIP7232, QIP7100-P2, IMG 1.9.4
Keller, TX 76248 (VHO 1)

[bobbo527]

The OP's rant is totally mis-guided and wrong (and their NSA reference futher invalidates their rant). While the channel number scheme is silly in some places, and I hate those VOD channels that they have thrown all over the place, channel 900 has been a VOD portal channel as long as I can remember (and I've been a subscriber since June 2008), it is NOTHING new. Justin, as usual, is dead on with his post as well.