# Verizon FIOS Question
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [May 27, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041 "2010-05-27T12:01:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/1 "2010-05-27T12:01:07Z")
Anybody know if there is a way to use FIOS on a TV that does not have a set-top box? I have FIOS at my house and have a DVR in the living room and a regular HD box in the basement. I was hoping to also have TV in my bedroom and figured I would just be able to plug the cable into the TV and it would work. When I was growing up, all you had to do was plug the cable into the TV and it would work without the box, you just wouldn’t get the interactive menus and stuff. Do I have to use a box now?
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### Author:  [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/2 "2010-05-27T12:09:14Z")
> **[LMGTFY](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=do+i+have+to+use+box+with+FIOS%3F)**
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> LMGTFY
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### Author:  [@paNX2K\_SE-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paNX2K_SE-R)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/3 "2010-05-27T17:19:56Z")
When I was still working in the Fios group at VZ (Feb '09) you needed a box for each tv.
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### Author:  [@foz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/foz)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/4 "2010-05-27T18:34:58Z")
From what I remember with Fios, it has to have a box. Even if there is a multi-room dvr, it needs another box to project to. Very few cable providers now let you get away with just plugging the cable in
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### Author:  [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/5 "2010-05-28T09:39:33Z")
it’s because it’s not a standard analog signal, so your TV doesn’t know what to do with it… won’t work.
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/6 "2010-05-28T12:55:23Z")
Another over hyped piece of shit.
Internet, watch what you want and pays for itself. bootlegs and commercial free showsbroadcast to tv = win
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/7 "2010-05-28T15:43:33Z")
fios \> shaggy
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/8 "2010-05-28T15:55:22Z")
Verizon \< Comcast
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### Author:  [@Rainbow1616](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rainbow1616)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/9 "2010-05-28T16:17:35Z")
You don’t need their box but you do need a box. You can use an aftermarket cable box but wont be able to get the premium channels. It must be a qam tuner.
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### Author:  [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-fios-question/205041/10 "2010-05-30T04:18:07Z")
if your tv is newer (ie hd). and has a built in qam tuner, you can get ~20 channels, you have to do a tuner search. if it doesn’t have a built in tuner, you can get a dct700 (digital converter box) it’s like 3.99/month, no guide or on demand, but you do get every channel