FiOS® (Fiber Optic Service) is a suite of digital services offered by Verizon in select markets throughout the United States. This suite consists of FiOS Internet, FiOS TV, and FiOS Digital Voice telephone services. FiOS differs from previous attempts at consumer fiber optic services, because Verizon is delivering fiber connections directly to the residence. Previously, [...]

Comcast is one of the largest cable providers in the United States, and they have positioned themselves comfortably in a lot of markets where there is little to no competition. AT&T is poised to introduce U-Verse in a lot of markets that Comcast has an established presence in, and the competition will result in a [...]

A few months ago, my three-year-old Toshiba laptop took a turn for the worst. The problems had progressed beyond your standard Windows XP problems into the realm of slow but steady hardware failure. When I first noticed that a major repair was in the cards for my Toshiba, I immediately started saving for a 17″ [...]

AT&T Uverse is an Internet Protocol (IP) based communication and entertainment platform, which delivers television and voice services over a high speed internet connection. Uverse is AT&T’s answer to Verizon’s FiOS services. While Verizon delivers their services over a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) connection, AT&T is currently delivering Uverse over a combination of fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and FTTP [...]

Video on Demand (VOD) services, typically offered by cable and telecom carriers, allow customers to play movies, TV shows, or any kind of video when they want to see it. Many cable networks, both basic and premium, offer VOD channels which allow customers to play shows or movies that have already been broadcast on their [...]

TiVO was one of the first Digital Video Recording (DVR) devices sold to consumers, and helped to establish the DVR industry. The functionality offered in most cable and satellite company DVRs was first introduced in the TiVO, and the cable companies emulate it in an attempt to compete with TiVO. Everyone who has a DVR [...]

NFL Sunday Ticket is an exclusive sports package only offered via DirecTV. This package was designed to allow customers to see NFL games from outside of their region every Sunday. The subscriber gains access to over 200 games over the course of the season, and up to 14 games every weekend. Sunday Ticket also provides [...]

Verizon’s FiOS service is slowly spreading throughout their American markets, and as the user community grows, people switching from various cable and satellite companies are finding the transition more difficult than they anticipated. Recording shows to DVD has sparked a lot of discussion in various web forums, because it has posed a challenge to FiOS [...]