When is Verizon going to update their technology?

Has anyone else noticed that Verizon hasnt updated their technology to match either Dish or Direct TV? I dont know about you but 500gb DVR is not getting the job done for me anymore not with HD recordings a couple of sports events and its filled. With most people not watching live TV anymore and choosing to record everything to skip commercials and long intros plus end of commercial updates these days my DVR is straining to stay under 100% capacity. I have used DISH's new Hopper system and love it recording 8 different channels in prime time is real effective because with only two tuners in the FIOS system I often have to make a decision what to watch and what to get off the internet. In these days the technology exists so that I dont have to download content from the internet I should be able to get it right off my DVR. One solution would be to store all primetime shows in the video on demand so it would not have to be recorded through the DVR this would save Verizon a ton of money having to update all the DVRs to newer technology.
When Verizon went to a system that required users to buy their own Hard Drives to increase storage size I knew right away that would fail, shifting the cost from Verizon to the home user was a very poor excuse for not wanting to spend the money to update the equipment. I dont know why verizon doesnt use the internet for storage and live updates of its scheduling, Verizon has always had a problem with its TV guide system not being up to date especially with live programming many times the end of the game is lost because it ran too long for the DVR guide system to handle. Of course the fix is to just record the next show right after the game so you get the overtime or overage but this is a poor way of handling it when its not necessary. Wake up Verizon or watch the competition eat you up!

I dont know about Directv, but DIsh's DVR give you much less space then stated because much of it is reserved for their use.
Still Verizon has been showing some new technology planned for the next models, but full specs or time frames are not nailed down.

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When is Verizon going to add coverage where they currently have no service?

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Also, I need additional services, but they are not offered by Verizon in my area? Why do I have 4G coverage, but cannot get FIOS for home or any business services?
If not resolved by the time my contract ends you may lose a long time customer who moved here from AZ where service was excellent.

Thank you Ann, but that does not explain why I am currently out of touch with my husband who has 0 service with his cell phone. We both have the same phones and if he had an AT&T phone he would have coverage. If Verizon Wireless doesn't step up and increase their coverage we may move to AT&T so we have coverage within our entire state.
It was my belief that Verizon Wireless was owned by Verizon the wireless just being one of many services they offer. When I call for assistance I am speaking with Verizon, not just Verizon Wireless. When I want help for my phone in person I go to a Verizon store, not a Verizon Wireless store. So to me, they are one and the same. It is the same with AT&T. It is bad enough AT&T is the only internet service I can get, but it looks like I will be going to AT&T for the complete package if something is not done soon about Verizon's lack of coverage in Texas.

When is Canon going to update DPP to be compatible with Mac OS Maverick 10.9 ?

I recently recommended to an Australian friend to purchase EOS 700D and a 28-135 IS lens. She did so only to find out that DPP is not compatible with her Mac OS Maverick version 10.9. I feel embarrassed about my recommendation and the problem I caused her. When is Canon going to update DPP to make it compatible with all existing OSs?

Jeff, Does your Mac have an optical drive (newest models do not). Apple does let you use the optical drive in another (presumably) nearby computer if there is one available.
Canon now lets you download the software (this is new... it used to be that you HAD to install the original media even if it was old (you did not have to run it... just had to install it) and then you could install the updates to bring it up to the current version.
To get the downloadable version of the software (this is the same software that's on the disk) first go to the Canon 6D software download page here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_6d#DriversAndSoftware
On the "Operating System" menu, pick "OS X Mountain Lion v10.8" (do this EVEN if you are really running Mavericks v10.9 -- because Canon hasn't added the software download disk to the 10.9 category yet).
From there, pick the choice named:
"EOS Digital Solution Disk Software 28.2A for Mac OS X (For users who cannot use the bundled CD)"
and since it's a long name, it probably reads: "EOS Digital Solution Disk Software 28.2A for Ma..."
When you pick this and proceed through the steps to start the download, it will probably prompt you to type in the serial number of your camera.
From there you should be able to install using the download.
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When is apple going to update the App Store so it works with ios6......??

When is apple going to update the App Store so it works with ios6......?? Yes I am joking I know it's been updated I'm just so fed up with it not working and apples lack of help. So to my point my app store will not load anything at all just stays blank and if I'm lucky it even crashes for me and every now and then it installs 2 or 3 of the same app with out warning it's installed a game 3 times that takes 1gb each time. Idk if anyone can help cool if not I'm going to get a ice-cream sandwich.

What kind of network connection are you using? Is it cellular data or WiFi? If WiFi, is it your own? I have seen some business WiFi configuration that block network access to some sites. This can confuse the apps.
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Netflix arrived in Mexico since September 12th 2011, when Apple is going to update the AppleTV firmware for make it work??

Netflix arrived in Mexico since September 12th 2011 and many other latin america countries, when Apple is going to update the AppleTV firmware for make it work??

No need to create a separate thread
It is currently a Netflix issue

Dear Apple: WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO UPDATE TO A NEW IOS??

I have IOS 5.0.1 (9A406) and basically there is no difference on battery life. It drains too quickly. I would charge it to the full, and within an hour or two, it goes down to 84% just by using it occasionally(not even youtube playing or dowloading). I basically have to charge my phone at least twice or more a day. (trust me I'm not a heavy user at all. i check email, playing with apps time to time, a couple call a day, that's it).
Of course, I turned off Siri, notification, email push, etc, to make the battery last long but doesn't seem helpful at all.
APPLE! WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO UPDATE A NEW IOS??
I had been an iphone 4 user, and it seems that 4S is worse. it is slower, battery drains quickly.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT because it's already about a time to release iphone 5??

Apple does not participate on this forum. It is a user-to-user technical help forum with no Apple presence, other than hosting and administration.
If you wish to submit feedback to Apple, you can do so here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Was it really necessary to start another thread on a topic that already has dozens of discussions and thousands of posts?

When is Verizon going to provide Android v4.3 API level 18?

Google released Jelly Bean 4.3 API level 18 on the 24th of July 2013. When is this going to be provided for the Droid 4? Mine still has Android version 4.1.2, which was released a year ago, and lacks support for low energy Bluetooth and many other new features.
It is unacceptable for Verizon to lag so far behind the Google developers, especially since Google bought Motorola.

Likely never. The only phone on 4.3 right now period is the Nexus 4, and the new Nexus 7 tablet has 4.3. The GPE Galaxy S4 and GPE HTC One are probably next in line to get the update, along with possibly the Google Play version of the Galaxy Nexus.
non-Nexus/GPE phones, if they get the update, will lag behind by 6 months to a year, minimum, as normal.
Your Droid 4 was released on 2.3, updated to 4.0 then 4.1, it's already seen RIDICULOUSLY more support than the average android phone will ever see.
Many of the "new features" you refer to require hardware your Droid 4 doesn't have, for example updated versions of the bluetooth hardware inside to conform to the newer bluetooth standard, or require drivers to support the features that haven't yet been written for the particular chipsets and components used in your Droid 4.
Most phones, if they get an android software version update at all, get one update in their life cycle. Yours has seen two, be happy to have gotten the updates you got.

Global Roaming, when will Verizon step up for their customers!!!!

Is there any one that works at Verizon that knows anything at all about the Galaxy S3? Customers have been asking to enjoy the same benefits as other users of the Galaxy S3 on other carriers. When will Verizon get with the program? Someone from Verizon come forward and give us some straight answers on this device such as why they chose to lock the bootloader down, why not make it a Global Ready device from the start. Unfortunately for them it will not be soon enough to keep me as a customer. I am glad that our Company gives us the choice to decide our carrier and I will make the correct choice in October. Thank you Verizon for the memories (painful!). Knowing Verizon the answers will come to these questions as quickly as their updates roll out! Good luck to all that stay with Verizon.

Google your request. VZW has stated many times why the boot loader is locked down

When is Verizon going to................

My plan is almost up, so with these economic times, I am obviously doing some research. I see other companies doing GREAT things for their customers, but when I ask Verizon if/when they are going to do them....I get silence. A few examples:
1. Roll-over minutes...is this in the future plan?
2. UNLIMITED mobile to mobile, regardless of company?
3. Nights and weekends at 7 pm (not 9 pm...who does a majority of their calling after 9pm??)
These are the 3 big ones I am seeing other companies doing for their customers. Will Verizon step off the schnied and do better for their customers, or are they going to stick to their monopolisitic ways and just stick it to us customers and keep advertising the greatest?
Personally, with us on the verge of a depression (gas prices are going up again folks....but that's a whole different topic in my world) when will Verizon step up and show us they WANT to keep us?
Just a short rant...hoping someone from Verizon reads this and can address it.

While I disagree with much here, I will say that you made a great point. Customers have shown that they will gladly go with an inferior service or product if it means getting a few dollars worth of savings or another small perk, which is interesting to say the least. The companies that are offering these services often do so as a means to stay competitive against a company that offers better reliability and, through clever advertising and rhetoric, customers are convinced that they are lacking something substantial.
As for the three points that you mentioned, VZW has been testing the Mobile to ANY Mobile calling plans through select customer markets; this could be implemented sometime in the future, but nothing has been stated formally. Next, Rollover Minutes are silly and only seem like a good option when looked at superficially. The point that VZW Reps will often make is that if you have minutes that are constantly rolling over, then you are probably paying too much for your price plan; if you only have a few minutes that are rolling over each month, however, does it really matter? Usually, also, Rollover Minutes have expirations and do not transfer into the following calendar year period, which eliminates any of the benefits of saving them. Monitoring your minutes at least once near the end of the monthly cycle and backdating a price plan change to accommodate overages is usually a better alternative. I would like to see a 7pm nighttime minute start time come into effect, but this isn't as much of a big deal.
Finally, I hear about problems with Customer Care lightly, but it is not the majority. The problem, which is true of most businesses, is that the customers who have problems are far more vocal than those who are satisfied. People, being easily influenced, are more likely to pay attention to the most vocal whether they have actually had problems or not - we saw this in school in a way. The general consensus is that VZW is very good. Most of the time, though, when I hear of problems with Customer Care, it is on the heels of the customer not getting what they want or think they deserve and treating the reps like garbage; this is more common than anything. People who complain about this are usually trying to get credits, discounts, and whatnot that are unreasonable. Rarely is it an actual problem with getting help. There is an easy way to assess this, though: VZW has +90 million customers, how many people have you heard with problems pertaining to VZW or their Customer Care? It is likely that you are only hearing this from a small fraction of a percent. History shows that these same people are usually people who will call in frequently for assistance and refuse to use any of the self-service options that are readily available, which increases overall dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, the common view is that the problem of a tiny percentage is an actual indication of a problem with the company, but this is not the case. Most do not have one single problem with the company and, upon calling in for help, get their questions answered efficiently and professionally.

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clemson2012 wrote:
Also....whats the deal with there not being an option to chat with someone from Verizon about simple questions like this.....geez.....this is really aggravating.
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In general, businesses don't tell you "Don't buy now. Wait X weeks and it will be cheaper".

When are BT going to update the menu's???

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When is Verizon going to fix all of the things they broke with the latest update?

Dear Verizon Wireless,
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The alarm clock randomly decides not to go off, this morning at 9:30 it still showed the alarm was set to go off at 8 am, but didn't.
Yesterday while a mile from my house I received a notification that I would be charged extra for data usage while roaming outside of the U.S. and asking did I want to use it or not, while It had already disable my data waiting for a response, this would be useful if I had been outside of the U.S. and not at home.
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When is verizon going to upgrade fios speed tiers?

I'd like to upgrade my speed from 35/35 plan. Does anyone know when Verizon is going to upgrade the fios speed tiers? Compared to cable co docsis 3, fios is starting to look and feel slow.

Verizon does have higher speed tiers if you really want the additional speed. Their 50M/20M package is certainly feeling dated since it hasn't been updated in... 5 years? but they did introduce a 150M/75M package for a good deal of money a month, as fast but unfortunate as that might be. Now if what you're asking for is a speed boost on all the tiers, Verizon tends to boost the speeds every year to a year and a half. Lately these boosts have been silent. The 35Mbps tier, for example tends to clock in 43 or so Megabits on the download and about 38Mbps on the upload. Since you have that package, I'd check to see what you're really getting.
I would like to see 50Mbps/20Mbps go to 100Mbps/100Mbps sometime in the near future, though. 150Mbps/75Mbps goes to 250Mbps/250Mbps. That'd be very nice to see and by no means will DOCSIS 3.0 get that kind of upload any time soon.
As it currently stands, the highest DOCSIS 3.0 package available to me is 50Mbps/5Mbps. FiOS's basic package in my area still beats that plan in upload by an additional megabit. The legacy 50Mbps/20Mbps speed smokes that cable connection in upload, and is also $20 cheaper a month believe it or not.
Here, the packages run as follows:
1Mbps/384kbps DSL > Runs at 1Mbps/340kbps. Comparative Cable package: 768kbps/128kbps. ($25 for DSL and Cable).
3Mbps/1Mbps > Runs at 5Mbps/2Mbps. Comparative Cable Package: 10Mbps/1Mbps ($30/m FiOS, $40/m Cable).
15Mbps/5Mbps > Runs at 20Mbps/6Mbps. Comparative cable package: 15Mbps/2Mbps (~$50/m for Cable, $45 FiOS).
25Mbps/25Mbps > Runs at 30Mbps/26Mbps. Comparative Cable package: 30Mbps/5Mbps ($60/m for Cable, $55/m for FiOS).
35Mbps/35Mbps > Runs at 43Mbps/38Mbps, available if you have Phone or TV with FiOS. Comparative Cable package: 50Mbps/5Mbps (Same price as the 25Mbps for FiOS, Cable is $100/m).
50Mbps/20Mbps > Runs at 51Mbps/20Mbps. Comparative Cable package: 50Mbps/5Mbps. ($80/m FiOS, $100/m Cable)
150Mbps/35Mbps > Runs at 155Mbps/75+Mbps. Comparative Cable package: 50Mbps/5Mbps ($200/m FiOS, $100/m Cable).
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The first to bring me 1Gbps Fiber for $30/m wins!

When is Verizon going to push OTA Android 5.0 for VS985? Rest of the world has it - why not US?

Seems Verizon is one of the last to push this to their customers. Come on Verizon, we were stuck with 4.4.2 on release day and you have done nothing for us except that stupid video call update you pushed a month back.
Hell, even straighttalk pushed 5.0 to their customers already.
We pay more for less with Verizon - hell I am paying almost 150 a month for ONE LINE. Since we are paying premium we expect premium.
No crap about "we have to ensure it works on our network". You guys have had 6 months since Developer release and 2 since LG Released final code. It doesn't take 2 months to test it on one device.
Stop dragging heals and take care of your customers for once.

digikiwam wrote:
To quote Verizon on the same question from PwrPak (just 5 days ago).
"We are dedicated to offering you the very best device experience, PwrPak! At this time, we do not have information regarding a future software release for the LG G3. I apologize for any inconvenience."
1. I am an Automated Software Test Analyst. What is that? I build code to run automated tests for the purpose of testing software prior to release.
2. Ever heard of Agile Testing? We run software releases, built, tested and promoted, in two to three week sprint sessions. It doesn't take 2 months to test software. Heck, it doesn't take 1 month to test software built for a specific device (in this case LG G3).
3. It was released in Poland as initial test and Korea once Poland was ok. Korea is not a small market for LG G3 -I think you over-estimate the number of people in the US who have the LG G3. The reason it was released in Korea is two fold - 1. It's the home of LG and 2. There aren't the same carrier restrictions that we face here in the US.
The problem my friend is not location or volume, it's the carriers themselves. The software may be just fine to release, but if it detracts any of Verizon's services where it might expose ways for users to get the same services for free or reduced- Verizon will crunch the release. Only when Verizon is absolutely sure it's bottom line won't be affected, will it release the OTA. This is the same reason the VS985 shipped with a locked bootloader - it's all about protecting Verizon's ability to charge it's customers for what has become one of the most expensive services in the US.
It's all about the Greenback and nothing about the OS Stability.
Amen!

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I just recently did an itunes update on my Windows Vista 64 and have been getting a runtime C++ R0634 error ever since. Per microsoft forum discussions, I have removed everything apple on my computer to get this runtime error to stop. When I tried to remove and reinstall itunes, I get an error message during installation and to try again. Has just become a cycle. Apple, are you working on this?

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