Verizon Communications has launched FiOS TV service in East Providence and Woonsocket on Sept. 8. Verizon FiOS TV delivers more than 500 total channels, including 123 HD channels in Rhode Island – more than any local cable TV company, including Cox.
FiOS TV will be available to Rhode Island residents and have the option to reduce their monthly bills by bundling FiOS TV service, FiOS Internet service and the Verizon Freedom Essentials unlimited calling plan.
FiOS TV service highlights include:
Return to Paused Programming — Allows customers to pause live programming, change channels, and then return to the paused program and pick up where they left off.
What’s Hot on FiOS TV — Features information on the most-popular programs currently being broadcast in the region and the most popular VOD titles.
Channel sorting options — Customers can create two separate lists of favorite channels for family members. Customers also can filter channels in the guide by genre, for instances where a customer may only want to see HD content, international channels or kids programming, among others.
Fantasy Football – FiOS TV customers who are registered users of ESPN Fantasy Football will have instant on-screen access to personalized NFL statistics, including rosters, box scores, scoring leaders and player information.
Free casual games — With the remote control and an HD set-top box, customers can access chess, solitaire, sudoku and wordplay.
Media Manager — a feature that lets customers wirelessly bring personal photos, music and slide shows to life from their computers to their TVs.
Multi-Room DVR — Verizon’s Home Media DVR allows customers to stream recorded HD and standard-definition (SD) programs to up to six other TV sets throughout the home. This includes the ability to watch three separately recorded shows on three TV sets at the same time, plus pause recorded programming in one room and continue watching in another.
Remote DVR management — All FiOS subscribers can remotely control their DVRs online, and Media Manager subscribers can use this service via any cell phone with a data plan. Subscribers can use the service to remotely review, change or add recording requests; delete recorded programs; browse and search TV and video-on-demand listings; set parental controls; and more.
Widgets — Customers have one-touch, on-demand access to personalized information such as local weather and traffic reports, daily local and national news headlines, fantasy sports, daily national sports headlines, and daily horoscopes, as well as Twitter and Facebook, all while still enjoying their TV programming.
Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for Massachusetts and Rhode Island said, “FiOS TV gives consumers in East Providence and Woonsocket an outstanding alternative for their video entertainment with superior picture-and-sound quality and innovative, interactive features that cable can’t match. Customers in these communities who liked what FiOS did for their Internet connection will love what it does for their TV. We’ve harnessed the vast capacity of our advanced fiber-optic network to deliver a revolutionary, new entertainment experience giving customers the best choice for TV.”
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