Verizon said Monday that it is now offering its Web-based remote DVR management service to all DVR-equipped customers of its FiOS TV service, as well as expanding its mobile DVR management service to a larger range of wireless handsets. The company launched its remote DVR management service, free-of-charge, to FiOS TV Media Manager subscribers in January: those subscribers have been able to access the service via a special Web site or through a small selection of Verizon Wireless handsets. The company says it is now opening up the online version of the service to all FiOS TV DVR users.
In addition, Verizon is providing a new wireless application to FiOS TV Home Media DVR customers that will allow them to use any mobile phone to access their DVR's remotely. In order to use the service, customers must have a data plan from Verizon itself or a third-party operator. "We've had a tremendous, positive customer response to the freedom, flexibility and control that our remote DVR management service provides," Shawn Strickland, Verizon's VP of FiOS products, said in a prepared statement. "The immense two-way capacity of our advanced, all-fiber network allows us to continually introduce interactive capabilities that give our customers richer, more robust and more personalized entertainment experiences."
