Setting a Reminder on FiOS DVR

Are there any plans to allow customers who have FiOS DVRs to set a reminder for a future program? This was an extremely nice feature available with Comcast DVRs.

SQUIDWARD360 wrote:
I can't say I ever used it on Comcast or would with Fios. I just set it to record in case I forget it's on. I might be watching something else when the reminder comes up and not want to switch over yet. Since it's recording I don't have to.
I put myself in the same camp, I just don't think I would ever use it (it is available on the SD STB, the QIP2500, have had two for more than three years and have never used the Reminder once). I guess my view is that to set a reminder I would have to go to the Guide to see the program I want to be reminded of, so once I am there I just hit the Record button and its done, I get the recording even if I am not home, can easily delete it if I decide not to watch, and it is there if I want to watch it. I have seen others ask for a reminder function, with a DVR I personally just don't see the need, but to each his own I guess....
Of course one issue with recording instead of having a reminder function is the lack of disk space to hold recordings, so recording means you need to carefully manage the recordings and delete those no longer needed.
Justin
Verizon FiOS TV, Internet, and phone
IMG 1.6.2, Build 08.58
Keller, TX 76248
Message Edited by Justin on 06-28-2009 12:16 PM

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Then I needed a eSATA cable. I got a "StarTech 6-Feet Shielded External eSATA Cable M/M (ESATA6)" for $6.50 and a 3-foot version for $5.90. I went with the longer one so that the cable would be less likely to become accidentally unplugged if I need to move the drive or the DVR. The cables and the drive houseing came from the same Amazon provider so it saved me on shipping. The drive came from Amazon/Western Digial directly but they do not have external housings or eSATA cables on that site.
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"drive 3/hdc3" has 1007 MB total with 974 GB free
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parsetdx wrote:
My network: Mid Tier Internet, MultiRoom DVR on Std Def TV, HD STB (to share DVR), 2 basic STBs.
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