Verizon FiOS On-Screen Channel Guide - The Best Gets Better

[npena1]

I've had this new guide for months and I still hate it.

[Truemoderate]

My Channel guide is NOT centered. And Verizon reps don't have a clue. Does anyone know how to adjust the aspect ratio of the guide? (NOT THE TV PICTURE). My guide seems to be stretched on a 55" plasma display.

[TheR88R]

YOU CANT BE THIS STUPID!

there is no way anybody could have thought it was better to have smaller harder to read text on a lighter background.

no way you could think the highlighted channel needed to be split in two.

no way you could remove "set reminder" from the first option slot.

no way you could think there needed to be 4 versions of the guide.

no way you could make all cells identical regardless of when a program started.

no way you could make the corner screen that small.

[TheR88R]

why would you make it so that "set reminder" is the third option when selecting a future program? why would i tune in now when im looking at a show thats on in three hours? its like this is the earler version of the guide, and the one we used to have was actually the one that fixed the problems with this one. fuck you verizon. youre shady. theres no reason to do this so you must be gaining something by this inconvenience to your customers. its a simple fact - you must stand to gain something.

[TheR88R]

why would you have an extra info cell for the highlighted channel on the guide? thats what the info button is for. thats why you initially made it so the info button doesnt cancel out the guide. theres no reason to have two cells for one channel. just put the info on the highlighted channel if thats your goal.

i mean, this is so beyond stupid im having trouble describing what you people did here. you must be making some kind of profit from this because you simply cant be this stupid.

[TheR88R]

this new guide is the reason im looking for a different provider. i recommend you all do the same.

[TheR88R]

the new channel guide is by far the worst decision ive ever seen a company make.

the text is too small, the colors are chosen poorly for something meant to be read with human eyes, they added an objectively unnecessary and distracting channel info cell, there is no visible distinction between programs that have already started(all cells are rounded at the beginning when the old ones were squared to show that the program had already started) they added pointless vod channels scattered around.

[patsy266]

IT IS TERRIBLE. CANNOT READ TOO DARM SMALL  CHANGE IT FAST

[JonnyLikesPie]

WTF! this new guide SUCKS!!! smaller text?!?!?! wtf are these people thinking?!?!?

[powrplay55]

This is so awful, almost unusable

[CtDMrHAT]

OMFG This guide fucking sucks so fucking much, everyone in my house hates it! Even my good friend hates it. This is too small, the in guide tv is wayyy to small. I cant even use this thing. You have to be on the channel to see whats on, everything looks like a bubble. I just sucks. I want the old guide back. Fuckin we pay so much money for this bull shit? I dont think so. Change it back. Im sure everyone agrees. Even in HD it sucks. Hell the ONLY thing that came good was the animation :L FIX IT!

[TheR88R]

The new guide is absolutely terrible. It's smaller, less intuitive and the color scheme was chosen VERY POORLY. I don't know who is responsible for this but it was a very bad decision and it needs to be changed back IMMEDIATELY. I am already shopping for a new provider.

[KatieDEMON]

unfortunately, there is no way to get the old guide back. i work tech support for verizon FiOS... lots of complaints, but no way to switch back.

[MoneyShot058]

Just got this update.

[Vlad788]

Been nearly a year and still haven't recieved it, false marketing and advertising, haha.

[CtDMrHAT]

@Vlad788 Dont worry it just came out to day and it sucks.

[miguel031795]

when is this coming out

[calhounmg]

I hate it. Lettering is too small and the colors don't help. How can I get the old guide view back??? gc

[TheHOOfan1]

just rolled out in Virginia...it is absolutely horrible. The next New Coke or Qwikster screw up in the making. The new guide is not bigger...it is smaller.

Give us the option to use the old guide view....I went through the menu and chose classic view, and it did NOTHING.

[hubblecraft83]

Everyone should have this update by Halloween or early November by the latest :)

MD/DC/VA is the biggest market so VZ uses the rest of the country as a beta test before rolling out updates to the DC area market. We get it last but with the least bugs.

[hubblecraft83]

For the people that complain without doing research. You need a 7000 series fios box (QIP7232 DVR for example) which has a better processor, 4 times the DRAM and better graphics processing. This will make 1.9 run smooth and give you a full 16x9 guide. Your six year old box will not take total advantage of this update. Go to a Verizon office with your old box and they will swap for free to one of the new black boxes. You can also get on a waiting list online but it will cost $40.

[powrplay55]

@hubblecraft83 why on earth would you defend this? they make all of their customers go out to the store the exchange their boxes so they can stick us with an update that offers us nothing over the old one except headaches?

this screams gawker reskin to me "we know you hate it but it makes us more money"

[StumbleAudioJazz]

i finally got the new guide it soo coooool :)

[SONOONO]

This new guide just came out in NJ this morning and it's AWFUL compared to the old one. Way to fuck something up that wasn't broken.

Not only does the new channel guide suck, but the DVR interface has changed too. Now, instead of a small bar at the bottom of the screen that took up maybe 1/8 the screen, they have a MASSIVE 1/3 of the screen bar which i'm sure will be filled with commercials in the near future as it's completely empty atm.

Idiots

[mimi5495]

When's it comming to NJ?

[Lesartistes101]

WE NEED GOLTV IN HD!!

[Lesartistes101]

When will the new guide be available for people in NY?

[stormloader909]

the new guide sucks its slow and to bright hurts my eyes if aint broke dont fix it gees,they been watching google do shit messing things up!!

[valdivia562]

the newest guide sucks dick, its even slower than it was before

[TheAE35Unit]

When is this coming to lower NY? Do I need a newer STB?

[TheAppDeveloper]

How about that live tv iPad app demoed in August of LAST YEAR. Please get it together with your release dates FiOS.

[chipsnever957]

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I'm sorry...

What was wrong with the old menu and guide?!?!?!

[ittelgimaf]

@chipsnever957 The current guide is about equivalent to the 1st gen DirecTV boxes, it is a joke...SD picture, slow and a pain to navigate!

[chipsnever957]

@ittelgimaf ikr >.<

[sockishe]

This needs to be Florida-Wide because Florida doesn't offer much.

[Vlad788]

When is this gonna be available in the New York Area? I can't wait! :D

[dtvfan15]

When is it updating in tampa bay

[kascnef82]

When will it come out to NJ? I Need it so bad....it will eat cablevision's guide for lunch!!!

[StumbleAudioJazz]

when....when is this new guide is coming ouuuuutttt? i can't wait any longerrrrrr

[computerkid1416]

An update was needed. Fios seems to be glitchy lately, especially when it comes to the DVR.

[computerkid1416]

I want it! When's it coming out?

[celticsrocks]

when is this coming out? :)

[zavatone]

Well, we sure work hard enough on it. I hope everyone loves it.

[cool8man]

Better not slow my set top boxes down to a crawl.

[zavatone]

@cool8man It won't. I made sure of it and so did the programmers.

[RamseyDigital]

Bring this to PG County Maryland ASAP!!!!!!

[Ifeelphat]

@RamseyDigital HAHAHAH MONGOMERY COUNTY HAS THIS. ITS SAUSE!!

[RamseyDigital]

@Ifeelphat Lucky!!!! We get it last cause we're a ghetto county ;)

[xstunna841x]

when is this coming out? 

[dtvfan15]

When it coming out. New guide looks amazing. Love new skipping feature on recordings

[steelersrockster]

i dont know i see they fixed the top gear info cast to the uk hosts from my last post but they added jason dawe which was only in season one lol

[steelersrockster]

i dont know i see they fixed the top gear thing from my last post but they added jason dawe which was only in season one lol

[Fiosyac]

So, when is 1.9 coming out?

[steelersrockster]

is this the 1.9 img upgrade? but for me probably the most inportant feautre will be the guide for hd and widescreens. looks smoother and much more easier to navigate. also hopefully it will include new guide information.For instance top gear on bbc america lists the cast from the top gear america show. even though its a whole diffrent cast over there

[jeff15031]

hi