Hi folks, Just a quick update. While bell has sent the wrong equipment twice now..still waiting for my landlord 's third request, he is allowing me to borrow the unit for a hard work related deadline. Everything connected perfectly, to my set, i have the box along with a DVD player and a VCR all hooked in running sound via a surround sound setup with my stereo. interfaces to the internet covering the property just fine as well. Do have to return it tomorrow, but if bell ever does their job providing the unit, this will be a fine solution. Thanks, Kare On Tue, 23 Jan 2024, David Ing daviding.isss--- via talk wrote:
Karen, I'm sorry that I can't provide you with the equipment. I can provide you with information, because I have this hardware in my house.
In the livingroom, I have a VIP2262 HD PVR that works with the Bell slimline remote. Beside that is the VAP3400 Wireless Transmitter, that serves as a bridge to receivers that connect to the television elsewhere in the house.
In the kitchen, and in the bedroom, I have a VIP2502 Wireless Receiver that is connected to a television.
In the kitchen, I used to have a small Samsung television, that had inputs of either coaxial cable, or SRGB RCA plugs. That old television did not have an HDMI input. So I attached the VIP2502 Wireless Receiver to the Sansung television with the three SRGB plugs.
I've since replaced that old kitchen television with a newer LG television that has an HDMI input. The VIP2502 Wireless Receiver now takes full advantage of the HDMI quality on the LG television ... that I didn't know was missing when I had the Samsung television.
The Bell slimline remotes for each television are programmed differently: bedroom old Samsung television; livingroom new Samsung television, kitchen new LG television. Through the slimline remote, I can program via any television for the VIP2262 HD PVR to record, and to playback stored video.
Last year (in 2023) , we were on Fibe 500, with Fiber-to-the-House. I discovered that after 5 years, Bell had stopped charging for this hardware. We've had the equipment for 5 years, and I guess it's fully depreciated. I think that when the equipment fails, I will not be able to get replacements. When we switched from Rogers to Bell a while back, we didn't have fiber-to-the-house, and were on an ADSL modem.
Last April, we got a package upgrade to Gigabit Fibe 1.5, and new Wifi 6 pods. The resulted in swapping out the Fibe modem, but the televisions were not impacted.
The condo where my father lives recently switched from Rogers to Bell, and so he's got the Fibe Tv box, that is an small Android device with Google Play. This means that recorded video is saved in the cloud, not in a PVR in the home. The major advantage for my elderly father is that he doesn't need to switch remote controls for the television and the PVR. The disadvantage is that cloud services mean the programs can expire online, whereas the VIP2262 HD PVR has a hard drive in it.
So, if your landlord has the VIP2262 HD PVR and the VAP3400 Wireless Transmitter, it should be easy for add on another VIP2502 Wireless Receiver.
The wrinkle is that Bell probably doesn't distribute the VIP2502 Wireless Receiver to consumers, anymore.
If a customer were to upgrade from VIP2262 HD PVR to a Bell Fibe Tv Android box, I assume that Bell would send boxes to return the old equipment.
So if you're looking for a VIP2502 Wireless Receiver , you might find that from someone who either hasn't returned the equipment to Bell. However, you want to make sure that your landlord has VIP2262 HD PVR, and isn't planning to switch to the Bell Fibe Tv Android box anytime soon.
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On 2024-01-22 17:17, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote: hi all, Layered times, leaving me reading more than commenting. My landlord wishes to provide, but cannot seem to successfully secure from bell, the box below.
it's a basic bell cable box vip2502 https://www.bellmts.ca/support/tv/fibe-tv/installation-and-setup/arris-vip25... eference-guide Anyone have this sitting in a closet? Might be wise to confirm the idea will work. This entire property, even outside, has bell fibe for home coverage including internet..But my on going issues with them have me a bit scared. Thanks, Kare Who has not given up on Over The Air, just gauging offered options.
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