As we all know, FiOS works on an underlying fiber-optic network.

What does fiber-optics enable?

It enables all your TV signals, internet data (emails, online videos) to travel at the speed-of-light!

This is definetely an amazing technology which will change all of over past experience with TV, Internet and telephone over the next few years.

This extremely high-speed network comes right into your home (yes, in your bedroom) and replaces the old copper or coaxial wire technology.

FiOS's speeds are faster than cable. FiOS Internet is faster than DSL etc etc...

What are the advantages?

• High-Definition TV channels
• High speed internet (up to 20Mbps -vow!- download speed)
• Digital Phone with calling features managed from internet and PC as well as the phone itself.

How does customer experience change?

Verizon uses the already installed ONT (Optical Network Terminal) at your home and provides a set-top-box to receive over 245+ digital TV channels. All channels are digital! Plus there is access to more than 25 HD channels (will be 100 by end of the year) and over 11 000 On Demand (VOD) programs.

Verizon will provide a wireless router at no charge when a customer places an order. So no more purchasing of additional equipment and no more additional costs.

IMG (Interactive Media Guide) provides all kind of channel information, timings etc. Check out the IPG 2.0 video below:

Widgets on the TV screen provide local traffic info, daily horoscopes and many useful information of your choice. Isn't that interesting?

Schedule and record your favorite shows using DVR if you can not be home or have a meeting.

Use Multi-Room Digital Video Recorder (MRDVR) and connect Verizon FiOS to multiple rooms.

Want to record two shows at the same time? Choose a Dual-Tuner box.

Use Media Manager to organize all of your media; that is, photos, music and videos.

Allow your desktop computer to connect to your FiOS TV and view slide shows of your photos, all video archive and all music files from your computer.

You may find the new Verizon.com Special Offers here.

Did you know that you need to switch to digital TV by February 17, 2009?

Plasma: The colors are formed by energizing the gas molecules inside the screen. Higher Quality than LCDs. More expensive. Better picture. Good for action movies or sports. (NFL & NBA right? :) Don't forget soccer. World is going crazy for it.)

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) : The colors are formed by the crystals. Little bit less quality than Plasma TVs. Less expensive. Cheaper service. Good for watching cartoons.

Projection: Bigger than the Plasma and LCDs in size. View angle is less. Cheaper to buy.

CRT: The old fashion TVs where there has to be a tube inside the TV. Highly energized electrons hit the TV's glass and form the picture.

Progressive: While displaying the picture on the TV screen, the lines are created from top to bottom one-by-one. Very important if you want to connect your computer to the HDTV!

Interlaced: In contrast to the progressive scan, creation of picture completes in two cycles: First, odd numbered lines and secondly, even numbered lines are created.