1. The remote is a pain, especially the button under the 0 which I always confuse for the 0.
2. The delay when entering a channel from the remote is ridiculous ... if you take a half second too long you have to restart.
3. I really miss the time display on the Illico PVR.
4. Everything works well then all of a sudden everything gets to be real slow ... Internet times out, sound cuts in and out on TV, guess they're ironing out some glitches locally. Will wait a while but my patience is running thin.

Bottom line is we'll see in September when Videotron Illico 2 (or next gen) comes out and what kind of deal they offer me. So far Fibe has nice TV quality abd channel selection but I have the feeling I am being used as a beta tester.

I have had no issues with the remote. But I do have issues when I change channel, the audio takes about 2-3 seconds to come in after the video.

I do get your idea of "Beta testers" though.. I kinda agree with it at times.

I just switched from Rogers to Fibe TV.

so if you are with Rogers and still considering Fibe consider this:
I got better PQ, more HD channels and a lower price;
not to mention free(and waaaay better) PVR, Apps and HD guide.

so Red River
Does this mean you are happy with Bell Fibe TV? and you highly recommend it?

so Red River
Does this mean you are happy with Bell Fibe TV? and you highly recommend it?
yes and yes

How much was Rogers?

it would actually be pretty close without bundle and contract discounts.
nevertheless, you still get more HD channels and better PQ for a few bucks less.

I'm anxious to have Bell Fibe installed (friday). Hopefully, all the reviews here about Fibe image quality will be right on. A year and a half ago I went with ShawDirect TV after reading comments here about top notch image quality.......what a disappointment! :confused:

Interesting to see you were disappointed with Shaw Direct PQ. I had SD before I switched to Fibe earlier this year and I always found the PQ for SD to be outstanding for HD but lousy for standard def. I've found Fibe to be every bit as good and probably better, especially for standard def, which is now very watchable.

What type of equipment and connections do you have for your TV? Might that be part of the problem?

Hi Gogie,

My two SDTV HD receivers (HDDSR605 & HDPVR630) were hooked HDMI to a 1080P 55" and 32" screens. I couldn't stand the grainy image. Both soon up for sale in the EE.

Bell Fibe is up! I'm a very happy camper so far. :D

Gogie, those aren't Fibe TV receivers. Could be with FibreOp in Sudbury or the Maritimes?

betterthancable - I'm not sure what post you're referring to. My post never mentioned specific receivers. If you're referring to kosmic's post #170, the receivers he referred to are his Shaw Direct receivers (which are also the same model receivers I had when I was with Shaw Direct).

kosmic - glad to hear Fibe is working well for you. Still don't understand how your PQ was so poor with Shaw, however. I basically had the same setup as you (at least wrt the 55" 1080p TV) for Shaw and the PQ was very good for HD. As I've said before, the PQ for Fibe is probably a bit better than Shaw (in my experience). It's all the other things that really make Fibe stand out for me (way more HD channels, no rain fade, very good guide, very quick channel changing, etc.).

I am trying to switch my parents to Fbe TV. Rogers doesn't want to renew their discounts so as a result, there's no incentive to stay with them, especially since they already have internet with Bell.

The issue is around installation... Here's the scenario:

Computer is in an office, there's a phone jack there where the current DSL modem is placed. No COAX/Cable TV jacks in that office.

Den is in another room (although adjacent to the office). The Den (where the main PVR will be doesn't have a phone line near it. Will the tech run wires from the Fibe modem to the PVR unit? I know the other boxes connect via coax networking from the main PVR. I am just concerned about the main box and Fibe modem connect to each other.

My mother is very sensitive about wires, so before they schedule an install, I wanted to know if there's any other way (like having the connectivity done in the patch panel room or something (which I doubt). I know the Fibe modem has a coax output for the HPNA networking. Can it be used to link with the PVR or must it be over ethernet?

@wysiwyg, just so you are aware....

All ethernet/coax cables run from the modem to any and all pvr/set top boxes. So the location of the modem may become a bit different depending on where chases are in the house to run wires.

@ikidunot, thanks for your response.

There's one place in the den where there is actually a phone jack + COAX jack next to each other. My idea would be for the technician to install as follows:

1. Fibe modem on Phone line, COAX output from Fibe modem into the Coax. Wi-fi connection to PC (in another room).
2. All TVs in the home hook up via COAX HPNA networking from the other outlets.

Is that possible?

Yes that is possible, I have mine set up as follows:
modem is in the main bedroom as that is where my computer is, from the modem he used ethernet to the HD box in the bedroom, then he ran the main COAX from modem to a splitter that splits it, from the splitter one COAX goes to the PVR in the living room, and the other COAX goes to the second bedroom, trust me these guys are well trained and I have had Fibe Installed in two different locations as I moved and everytime they came to install, it has always ran very smooth and no problems whatsoeve...

Great, thanks.
Glad to hear the techs are good at what they do. Rogers' outsourced teams are the total opposite, based on my experience with Whole Home PVR in my home. (which was a total disaster)

^

Your den will become the coax source for the rest of the house, so the splitter where the cable TV originally comes in will need to be adjusted: cable TV source removed, and the den becomes the source.

Make sure the area in front of your coax wall jacks are cleared for the techs, they will be replacing the barrel connector with a blue "Bell approved" connector.

The techs will also replace your coax splitter with an HPNA compatible unit.

Enjoy! :D

Makes perfect sense, thanks!

A simpler alternative might be to have the modem/router installed at the point where the cable and modem come into the home. The cable to the TV's would be plugged into the modem, the incoming incoming phone line would be connected to the modem. A POT filter need to be installed but am not sure where (my installation is a couple of weeks away).