I have two TVs in the same room using Verizon FIOS multi room DVR. The FIOS remote control is not paired to a FIOS box, so changing a channel for one TV, changes it for both. Same for pause, FF, etc. Not what I had in mind.
A friend described a solution that he got three years ago:
This device converts a regular remote into a radio signal remote. You then cover the light signal on one remote and one box with black tape and one remote is now light-activated, the other one radio activated, so they don't interfere with each other.
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I checked it out and ordered the Next Generation Remote Control Extender directly from nextgen.us.
After it arrived I wrote this to my friend:
I put one of its little batteries in the base (flying saucer) to charge the battery and before I could plug it into the electrical outlet, the battery started to heat up and was smoking. I had a difficult time extracting the battery and it was HOT.
I never plugged in the "flying saucer".
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I then wrote to Nextgen:
order number is nnnn: battery smoked!
from: Ken
to: customercare@nextgen.us
date: Sun, May 7, 2017 at 4:43 PM
I received your product yesterday: Remote Control Extender.
This morning I put one of your little batteries in the base (flying saucer) to charge the battery and before I could plug the flying saucer into the electrical outlet, the battery started to heat up and was smoking. SMOKING! I had a difficult time extracting the battery because it was HOT.
I also inserted the single IR (infrared) emitter cord into the back of the unit before inserting the battery. The bottom compartment of the flying saucer has an A-B-C switch that was set to B. I did not see any instructions for it and left it at B.
I never plugged the "flying saucer" into any electrical outlet. Still haven't. Your special battery and/or your flying saucer base are defective.
I left a voice message for Bob at 727-834-9400.
What the heck?
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I never spoke to Bob, the big expert at Nextgen, after the battery smoked. Nextgen did not seem alarmed, which I found alarming. No explanation was provided. Today I received my refund.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Verizon FIOS v. Cablevision Optimum "tax" & fees, especially for voice service.
It's got to be public servants sticking it to semi-monopoly Verizon. The difference is stark, especially for voice service.
Comparison of "tax" & fees for current Verizon FIOS and that for Cablevision Optimum 7/16/16:
Tax, etc. on land lines: "Verizon Surcharges and Other Charges & Credits SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
Comparison of "tax" & fees for current Verizon FIOS and that for Cablevision Optimum 7/16/16:
| Verizon Surcharges & Fees What is this? | voice | Verizon | Optimum | |||
| TV | ||||||
| NY Universal Service Fund | $0.12 | taxes and fees | $4.03 | |||
| NY State and Local Tax Surcharges | $1.87 | Phone | ||||
| Federal Universal Service Fee | $3.15 | $3.15 | NY Excise Taxes | $0.74 | ||
| Federal Subscriber Line Charge | $7.75 | $7.75 | Sales Tax | $1.35 | ||
| VLD Carrier Cost Recovery Charge | $1.54 | ? | Verizon Long Distance | E-911 Fee | $0.35 | |
| VLD Long Distance Administrative Charge | $0.91 | ? | Verizon Long Distance | Federal Universal Service Fund | $0.47 | |
| Video Franchise Fee | $6.83 | Total Taxes & Fees | $6.94 | |||
| Regulatory Recovery Fee - Federal | $0.08 | |||||
| PEG Grant Fee | $1.00 | |||||
| Regional Sports Network Fee | $2.91 | |||||
| Fios TV Broadcast Fee | $1.75 | |||||
| NY Municipal Construction Surcharge | $1.35 | |||||
| $29.26 | $10.90 |
Tax, etc. on land lines: "Verizon Surcharges and Other Charges & Credits SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
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