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Re: Renewed my home contract and got optik tv upgraded
I was under the impression that I was being sent equipment to move to the new platform and was concerned when I saw these older devices, thus the question here. But, I do have some TVs on an Apple TV box so if I understand correctly I can move to just one or two TELUSTV-21T and send EVERYTHING else back and use my Apple TV boxes for the other TVs? Curiously, the Telus TV+ App shows the PVR titles that have been recorded but won't let me play them. How will the Telus TV+ App know I have switched from the old system to the new cloud system?2KViews0likes1CommentRe: Renewed my home contract and got optik tv upgraded
I am just curious if the new cloud-based optik TV service has one optik device designated as the PVR and all the others talk to it or if they equally access the cloud storage directly to retrieve programs? In other words, is there one box that should have hardwired network and maybe even UPS to ensure smooth operations? And who remembers the scheduled recordings? The cloud itself or one/each of the boxes?2KViews0likes0CommentsRenewed my home contract and got optik tv upgraded
At some point in the past, I had requested an additional set top box and they sent me a "new" one, a TELUSTV-21T. I did some research and discovered the coming wholesale change from old to new Optik TV hardware. At the time I just left the new box on the shelf and decided to wait for the real rollout of the new system (to existing customers--still waiting ...) Anyway, a few days ago I called about something and my contract was nearing its end so we also dealt with that and I pointed out that I had a mix of equipment and shouldn't we move forward? I thought I was promised all new equipment was on its way so I could get rid of the old. What I received were three different boxes: - a TELUSTV-21T (Digital Box) - a UIW4001 (technicolor 4K Wireless Digital Box and with a label "Migration Kit" on the box and NO Remote!) - a UIW8001 (technicolor 4K PVR and with a label "Migration Kit" on the box and NO Remote!) Curiously the latter two are different from my Cisco/Arris gear which is definitely "OLD" and uses local storage. Can anyone here confirm that the TELUSTV-21T is part of the "new cloud" system and cannot be used with any of the other Telus Optik TV equipment? (Arris, Cisco, technicolor, ?) Also, if an apple TV box can entirely replace the TELUSTV-21T in terms of functions then I only need them for TVs with no apple TV box, right? Thanks.Solved2.4KViews0likes7CommentsRe: MoCa Adapters
I just got my install done (upgrade to pure fibre). According to what was said and done, moca is a broadcast network not a point to point. I wanted to use it for Wifi boost backhaul traffic to preserve wifi bandwidth for my wireless devices. I was told this was not supported because it could affect Optik TV quality of service. So, the optic TV is using moca which still gets some traffic off Wifi. (One unit was wireless and is now on Moca.) But I don't understand how having Optik TV on Ethernet/Wifi with a WIFI network with wired backhaul could be worse than ethernet/Wifi where the Wifi also used Wifi (the way it was). Insights, comments? Is this only because Optik TV problems become immediately visible whereas a lot of wireless device usage problems are not always visible so we don't know when "small/brief" problems occur?20KViews0likes1CommentRe: MoCa Adapters
I have a related question. Does Moca work as a broadcast network and can have multiple moca devices on the coax talking to each other as long as the coax cable is all connected? (like the old Thick/thin ethernet from the 60's and 70's)? Or is it a point-to-point, for only two devices? Like a patch cable. For every pair of devices I need a separate set of coax to connect them. I ask because I want to use it to connect all the Wifi Boost units to Moca so they do not use Wifi to talk to each other thus saving wifi bandwidth for my wifi devices. Some of the units have no where to get wired ethernet from but could get connected via coax.20KViews0likes2Comments