Edit by 57: Please use the link below to discuss the IPG/Firmware. Use this thread for Whole Home discussions.
New Firmware / (HD) IPG for 8642, 4642 Discussions - Read Post 1 and Links There - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Things to know about WHPVR post: Whole Home PVR in Ontario Discussions (NextBox 2.0/3.0) - Page 21 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Additional discussions re Filters: WHPVR filters - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Adding a STB summary: Whole Home PVR in Ontario Discussions (NextBox 2.0/3.0) - Page 43 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
The new NextBox 3.0 model 9865 can also be incorporated into the WHPVR
Stand-alone 9865 (NextBox 3.0) Discussions: NextBox 3.0 (Cisco 9865) Discussions - Read Post 1 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
The maximum used to be 2 Cisco PVRs and 6 Cisco STBs in the WHPVR system, but it now appears you can have at least 3 PVRs - Contact Rogers for limitations at your specific installation. Stand-alone STBs or PVRs can be "outside" the WHPVR inside your home. For example you can have stand-alone SA STBs/PVRs in your home, but not incorporated into WHPVR. Or Cisco STB/PVRs beyond the number allowed inside WHPVR inside your home.
You must contact Rogers to set up WHPVR and typically a home visit is necessary to implement as well as adding equipment
I have heard from a GOOD source the whole home pvr will be in Ontario in early to mid Feb. this will be a nice feature and can handle upto 4 cisco hd stb 1 of them having to be 8642 have a sleek new guide system very close to bells fibe tv and this will require a tech to visit house's to setup i do have alot of details about this (over 80% of techs have completed the course on this at this time) there is a fair bit of change over for this to be working in ones house
-A big down fall on this anyone that owns a 8300hd pvr or 4250 hd these boxes will not work on the Whole Home PVR there will be no software update to allow them to be on the system either
-Once a tech installs this in your home this will also not allow you as a customer to visit a rogers store to swap a modem of stb any longer
-currnet customers will also have to pay a onetime install fee to have this set up in there house where anew customer still gets the current free install
New Firmware / (HD) IPG for 8642, 4642 Discussions - Read Post 1 and Links There - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Things to know about WHPVR post: Whole Home PVR in Ontario Discussions (NextBox 2.0/3.0) - Page 21 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Additional discussions re Filters: WHPVR filters - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
Adding a STB summary: Whole Home PVR in Ontario Discussions (NextBox 2.0/3.0) - Page 43 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
The new NextBox 3.0 model 9865 can also be incorporated into the WHPVR
Stand-alone 9865 (NextBox 3.0) Discussions: NextBox 3.0 (Cisco 9865) Discussions - Read Post 1 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums
The maximum used to be 2 Cisco PVRs and 6 Cisco STBs in the WHPVR system, but it now appears you can have at least 3 PVRs - Contact Rogers for limitations at your specific installation. Stand-alone STBs or PVRs can be "outside" the WHPVR inside your home. For example you can have stand-alone SA STBs/PVRs in your home, but not incorporated into WHPVR. Or Cisco STB/PVRs beyond the number allowed inside WHPVR inside your home.
You must contact Rogers to set up WHPVR and typically a home visit is necessary to implement as well as adding equipment
I have heard from a GOOD source the whole home pvr will be in Ontario in early to mid Feb. this will be a nice feature and can handle upto 4 cisco hd stb 1 of them having to be 8642 have a sleek new guide system very close to bells fibe tv and this will require a tech to visit house's to setup i do have alot of details about this (over 80% of techs have completed the course on this at this time) there is a fair bit of change over for this to be working in ones house
-A big down fall on this anyone that owns a 8300hd pvr or 4250 hd these boxes will not work on the Whole Home PVR there will be no software update to allow them to be on the system either
-Once a tech installs this in your home this will also not allow you as a customer to visit a rogers store to swap a modem of stb any longer
-currnet customers will also have to pay a onetime install fee to have this set up in there house where anew customer still gets the current free install