Optimum v Verizon

[jcole998]

Verizon charges are getting out of hand with my bill reaching nearly $200/mo. Granted I have excellent service but I am considering moving to Optimum and saving at least $60/mo.

I have two burning questions regarding using cable cards with Optimum. My current setup with Verizon works very well with mostly Fox channels NOT marked as "copy-freely." I use a set top box for those. I know that HDHomeRun will return digital rights management(DRM) status by channel when asked to "Detect Channels." Hauppauge DCR-3250 does not. HDHomeRun also returns the encoding by channel as either MPEG2 or h.264. Again, DCR-3250 does not.

My Optimum service area for the channel lineup I believe is identified as Dutchess County in the Mid Hudson Region.

Questions:

1) Does anyone in forum-land know how Optimum stacks up as far as "copy-freely" channels?

2) Can anyone offer a list of the channel lineup as reported by HDHomeRun that shows encoding?

I would greatly appreciate if some one in this Optimum service area would upload the <HDHomeRunDeviceIP>/Lineup.xml file created by detecting channels. That file will have all the information I need to help me decide on moving to Optimum.

Many thanks.

[2leftfeet]

Have you tried dealing with Verizon? Not directly related to Optimum per se, but I have a similar situation between Verizon and Comcast. With the best offer I can find in hand from Comcast, I have been successful calling and negotiating with Verizon to get much better pricing from them using the Comcast offer as leverage.

[jcole998]

Thanks for the tip, 2leftfeet. I'll ask my negotiating team leader(my wife) to give them a call. She's good at it!

But, I still would like to get that xml file I referred to in OP. Am I posting in the right place for relevant listeners?

[BrettB]

But, I still would like to get that xml file I referred to in OP. Am I posting in the right place for relevant listeners?

Since getting a lineup listing from a Prime isn't NextPVR specific, you might have better luck if you posted in a SiliconDust forum (wider audience).

[jcole998]

Thank you, BrettB. A good lead. See ya!