Archive: November, 2008
Verizon’s Digital Transition is Complete
The mandatory digital transition is just around the corner, happening in February of 2009, and Verizon is one step ahead. Verizon’s FiOS TV, as if it weren’t amazing already, is now 100 percent digital, so you’ll have nothing to worry about when the switch happens. Starting in April, Verizon started phasing out the analog channels that were duplicates. However, customers weren’t left without their favorite shows, because as an added bonus customers could have a free digital adapter, so now they could enjoy the all-digital service.
Vice President of FiOS Product Management, Shawn Strickland, said “Our customers were able to watch all the channels they previously had, along with many new channels, and enjoyed better, all-digital quality without spending an extra dime.” He added, “We'll continue offering customers a range of affordable equipment options so they get the most from their FiOS TV experience.” Strickland commented on how Verizon is a leading provider, and he said “For any consumer, but especially those impacted by the digital broadcast transition, this is a good time to reconsider the network they’re using and think about switching to FiOS TV. When you subscribe to FiOS TV, you receive superior quality, [and] all-digital programming delivered over the nation’s most advanced fiber-optic network straight to your home.”
Verizon did all that was possible to alert its customers of the changes being made. Customers were given letters, emails, even phone calls and messages on their television set, to make sure they were informed. Not only that, but Verizon also set up a website that provided customers with all the answers to their questions about the switch. With Verizon, you can rest easy, knowing that they do all they can for you. Verizon provides its customers with the best viewing, the best price, and the best entertainment solutions.
Verizon Delivers NFL Online
Broadband has reached whole new levels of entertainment in the sports industry. Verizon and the NFL Network are teaming up to make the ultimate force. Now every passionate football fan can access 8 amazing football games online, and you can customize them for the ultimate viewing pleasure. Along with this you get a sample of other game-enhancing features that are sure to get you excited.
You can select multiple camera angles with the NFL Network Game Extra. With the NFL Network Game Extra you also can get game statistics that are completely current. Not to mention simulations of drive charts, video highlights that are on demand, and even chatting live with other viewers who are on the NFL Network Game Extras and audio feeds. What more can you want? If you want to preview what you can get as a Verizon customer with the NFL Game Extra, visit http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80c3ead2.
This is a revolutionary offer, with Verizon being the first and only broadband provider that will provide its kind. Only with Verizon can you get NFL games on your television set and online, so you get the best of both worlds. This is available to Verizon customers who subscribe to FiOS Internet or even the high-speed Internet service, along with FiOS television or DirecTV with Verizon.
Whether you’re watching from home, your laptop, or even from the road, you can access this feature, so you never have to miss the highlights of the next 8 games you’ve been anticipating so much. The games you can get through the NFL Network Game Extra are the following: Broncos vs. Browns on November 6th, Jets vs. Patriots on November 13th, Bengals vs. Steelers on November 20th, Cardinals vs. Eagles on November 27th, Raiders vs. Chargers on December 4th, Saints vs. Bears on December 8th, Colts vs. Jaguars on December 18th, and Ravens vs. Cowboys on December 18th.
Verizon Delivers ABC to FiOS
With more options and customer-minded service, Verizon is once again delivering the whole package. Verizon is teaming up with Disney-ABC Television Group and the video-on-demand (VOD) that ABC offers, and is making it available to all their FiOS customers in the nation. So, now you can watch your favorite shows like Lost, Ugly Betty, and Grey’s Anatomy, all in high definition, and for free, the next day after their programming debut.
The Executive Vice President of Disney and ESPN Networks said, “We are excited to team with Verizon to expand our VOD offering to their FiOS TV customers.” He continued, “This is yet another example of our dedication to exploring innovative models that enable us to both make our most popular content available to viewers on a variety of platforms and add value to our distribution and advertising partners.”
Verizon is also excited about the partnership, with the Vice President of FiOS TV Content and Programming, Terry Denson, saying “The addition of ABC's video-on-demand content is another way for Verizon to offer our FiOS TV customers the ultimate entertainment experience. And the new HD programming from ABC helps bring us even closer to our promise to offer FiOS TV customers access to more than 1,000 HD video-on-demand titles every month by year-end. Bottom line: FiOS TV is the only service to consider for customers who want the best HD experience.”
The fast-forward option on ABC’s VOD service will be disabled, as it is on all other ABC VOD offers. With this collaboration with ABC, Verizon is committed to delivering the highest quality programs and customer satisfaction.