Tag archive: FiOS

Reported first by Reuters today, Verizon Communications is preparing a streaming service that will offer movies and television shows to customers that don't have access or currently subscribe to Verizon FiOS. While no pricing has been released for the proposed streaming package, the source told Reuters that the service would potentially launch during 2012. The programming would be limited to a couple packages of movies similar to the… Read More

Baby steps. Try to keep that in mind as you read the following news. Verizon will soon start streaming 26 channels from its FiOS fiber-optic cable/phone/Internet service to Xbox 360 consoles. There's a catch though: in order to take advantage of the feature, you'll need to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription AND a FiOS account for cable TV and Internet. Sure, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense since most will probably have… Read More

In the race to make sure you’re connected to the Web, able to download game demos, and stream high-def video to your desktop, there’s always a mix of fantasy and reality. (How much fantasy depends on exactly which games you play and which videos you watch.) Broadband providers routinely quote specs about download speeds, always careful to include an asterisk about your location and equipment. Well, we decided to take the asterisk and blow it to… Read More

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia awarded ActiveVideo Networks a $115 million payout after it was determined that Verizon infringed on four patents owned by the company. As of Friday, ActiveVideo announced intentions of seeking an injunction against Verizon to shut down the entire FiOS network. FiOS makes up nearly $2 billion of Verizon's total consumer revenue due to the 3.8 million FiOS TV users and… Read More

Telecommunications operator Verizon—also the U.S.'s top mobile operator—has announced its second quarter financial results, with revenue of $27.5 billion and net income of $1.61 billion, which translates to 57 cents per share for stockholders. The company activated some 2.3 million iPhones during the quarter, and while that number was lower than the company expected—like everyone else, Verizon seemed to think Apple was… Read More

Soon iPad and other mobile device owners will be able to watch live, streaming cable TV from their mobile devices courtesy of Verizon FiOS. If everything goes to plan, the mobile version would be identical to what you see on your TV, including all 600+ channels and On Demand content. We may not have the jetpacks or flying cars that the future promised, but live, streaming, mobile TV that can go anywhere might be the next best thing.  The app… Read More

Major Hollywood studios are getting ready to light up the new Epix online streaming movie service this weekend…but consumers who were hoping Epix might give outlets like Netflix or Hulu a run for their money are bound to be disappointed. For now, Epix will only be available to Verizon FiOS customers as an additional $9.99 charge on top of their current FiOS packages…and in an age of Netflix's and Hulu's, why would consumers want to… Read More

Friends. Family. Gainful employment. A chance to dig into a big, juicy turkey with all the fixins and (fingers crossed) actually enjoy a full eight hours of sleep courtesy of a Tryptophan coma. These are tops on the list of things we’re truly thankful for this holiday season. But being the good consumerists and high-tech newshounds we are, we also have to give props where it’s really due – to all the shiny new gadgets and lifesaving… Read More

Telephone carrier Verizon announced today it has signed a long-term agreement with the Walt Disney Company to provide programming for Verizon's nascent video and television service FiOS TV, which it plans to start offering in Keller, Texas this week and to as many as three million customers by the end of 2005. FiOS TV's expanded basic programming will include Disney services ABC Family, ABC News Now, Disney Channel, Toon Disney… Read More