FiOS and Tivo

[david1k]

I ordered Fios TV (Herndon, VA) and it willbe installed on Jan 13. I am getting the DVR for the Family room, a HD receiver for the Rec Room and a standard receiver for the MBR. Currently I have DirectTV with a Tivo box (life-time subscription) in the Family room. Will I be able to move and install my Tivo box in the Rec Room? Will Tivo be able to "identfy" the Fios TV channel line up?

Ordering Fios TV was a difficult decision as I have really come to love DirectTv, I hope I havent made a mistake.

Am I correct to assume that the isntallion will be just a matter of disconnecting my DirectTV dish and installing coax jumpers to the exisitng coax house infrastructure? Hoiw many coax "Ports" will be installed in my ONT? Would I be able to add an additional room receiver to an unsued port in the future?

Thanks,
Dave

[BEERviper]

Dave, unfortunately what you are thinking here is not going to be possible.  I too am an existing DirecTV with Tivo subscriber with 2 "DirecTivo" set top boxes that I have modded to increase size and allow multi-room viewing.  Unfortunately these set tops are designed to decode the signal coming from a DirecTV satellite dish which is different from a signal coming from a different provider.

Once my house is built in Keller, TX it will be a decision I have to make to ditch the two Tivo boxes I own to have to start paying $12.95/mo for each FiOS DVR (and I would want 3 - Family/Master BR/Media room).  The advantage is that the FiOS DVR is a HD DVR so it not only allows you to view HDTV but also lets you record it.

[Zero]

I don't think Dave has DirectTivo, but regular Tivo.  So he isn't bound to the DTV tuner box and DTV. 

I think the real question here is two fold:

1. Does Tivo support the Programing guide of FiosTV?

2. Will the Tivo be able to communicate with the FiosTV receiver set-top box?

If the answer is yes to both of those questions, he should be good to go. Can anyone answer this for him and me?

[skavoovie]

Yes, Tivo supports the FiosTV program guide, and yes it controls the STBs as well as can be expected (i.e. to change from channel 801 to 802, it doesn't just send a "channel up" signal, it sends signals for 8-0-2 instead), but it's a real nuisance.

Tried using my SA series 2 tivo because I can't stand the DVR, but it was such a pain with the blasters, etc., that I decided that wasn't an option. About to cancel service because of the DVR.