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@Jethro wrote:Should I expect to find the local channels at the same channel numbers as those eminating from the STB? If so, care to hazard a guess as to why nothing appears? Is the QAM-256 used by FIOS tweaked in some way that would make it incompatible?
STBs and CableCards remap the QAM numbers to the "official" numbers in the FiOS channel lineup. With QAM, the locals can be found on channels in the 71-74 range. With STB or CableCard, those channels appear on 500-510.
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You should be able to get all the local and music choice channels without any issue. The national channels are encrypted and you would need a TV card or STB to view those channels.
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Thanks for the response. I actually have 2 DTVs (different brands) with 256QAM tuners and both act the same on raw FIOS input. They both independently claim to find 66 channels but those channels are blue-screens. Should I expect to find the local channels at the same channel numbers as those eminating from the STB? If so, care to hazard a guess as to why nothing appears? Is the QAM-256 used by FIOS tweaked in some way that would make it incompatible?
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@Jethro wrote:Should I expect to find the local channels at the same channel numbers as those eminating from the STB? If so, care to hazard a guess as to why nothing appears? Is the QAM-256 used by FIOS tweaked in some way that would make it incompatible?
STBs and CableCards remap the QAM numbers to the "official" numbers in the FiOS channel lineup. With QAM, the locals can be found on channels in the 71-74 range. With STB or CableCard, those channels appear on 500-510.