Comments on: Does TiVo Work with Verizon FiOS TV?

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:19:43 +0000

Perhaps someone can help me here. I recently switched from Comcast to FIOS and I have an old Humax/Tivo Series 2 (same boat as Fred with the lifetime service). Unfortunately, now the rest of the family is ready to kill me. Everything works fine until we all sit down to watch a FIOS On Demand movie. Before I do that, I have to remember to go to the Tivo menu and clear out any recordings that may start during my movie. If I don’t, when the Tivo recording starts, I get all kinds of messages on the screen asking me if I want to change the channel (these are not Tivo messages), and the only thing that makes the messages go away is to click yes. I have to go through a whole process of getting out of the movie, stopping the Tivo recording, getting back into FIOS On Demand (if it will let me, sometimes it doesn’t at that point), and getting back into the movie at the right place. Switching options is sooo slow in the FIOS menu that the whole process is unbearable.

Any thoughts on this would be most appreciated.

By: Kelly S.

Kelly S. — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:41:08 +0000

When u get the black verizon screen it means that you inadvertantly turned off the cable box when you turned off the television. Took us a bit to figure this out as well. It is pretty easy to do, and really annoying…just make sure to select “tv” before powering off and don’t leave the remote around to get buttons punched on accident. I am currently unable to change channels with my tivo…just stopped working one day. frustrating! going to try a new cable box….

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:28:40 +0000

I have the same problem as Sarah. I called Verizon and received a new box but I am not sure if that will work.

Has anyone had the same problem or solved it?

Sometimes it records properly but other times we are getting the black Verizon screen

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:02:18 +0000

I am in the same boat as Julian and Mike A. using a Tivo series 2 with a Verizon Fios set top box. The problems I am encountering: the Tivo records the wrong channel or a recording only shows the Verizon logo and the “press menu to watch TV” notice for the duration of the recorded show. I’ve tried keeping the set top box on so it records the show but no go. Any ideas for a resolution?

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:42:22 +0000

Fred and Drew, I’ve had my old series 2 single tuner Tivo hooked up to my FIOS tv (non HD) for close to a year. One nuisance I’ve had is the slight delay when switching channels. Also, if you’ve built up some lead time on the Tivo, the FIOS remote will have an equally delayed response. My Tivo is run with a basic FIOS box and a Tivo wireless network adapter. I ran the cable from the wall to the Verizon box, then to the Tivo, then to the tv. Hope this helps.

By: drew f

drew f — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:53:39 +0000

if anyone has an answer to fred m’s comment from july 17 2009 please share it with me. i am in the same exact senario as he is … thanks

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:10:29 +0000

I just did the same thing last night. just rearranged all the wires by process of elimination, etc. i wish i could be of more help. do you have your TV ouput hooked up to anything or am I missing it? also, we didn’t need any IR blasters anymore. have no idea why, but we don’t.

By: Julian

Julian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:28:06 +0000

I am trying in vain to make my Verizon FiOS STB work with a Series 2 TivO, using 2 composite cables as follows.

FiOS STB output —composte cable —> TiVo Input
TiVo output —composite cable —> TV composite Input jacks
TiVO IR port — TiVo-Brand IR Cable —> FiOS IR port

I can control the TV’s power with either the STB or TiVO, but
the TV screen shoqws only snow. Can anyone tell me how to make the STB and TiVO communicate? Do I need to re-program the TiVo? Thanks very much.

By: Fred M.

Fred M. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:16:57 +0000

Does an old Tivo Series 2 DVR work with FIOS? I bought my TiVo with lifetime service ($300) in October 2004. It works just fine with my basic level standard definition DirecTV service. All three of my televisons are standard definition. I don’t need or want high defintion. In fact, the only reason I would get FIOS is to replace Version DSL to get the faster internet speed. The television and telephone portions of FIOS would be a “piggy back” thing as far as I’m concerned. My main concern is to avoid getting rid of my TiVo Series 2 DVR as the “price” for switching from DSL+DirecTV to FIOS.