Set top box exchange run around. 07-18-2018 10:23 AM. I've been a FIOS cutomer for years and I know when a set top box has failed and how to setup a new one. I recently had to exchange an HD set top box so I took it to the Verizon store. After several minutes of waiting for the agent to enter the information and print me a receipt, the agent gs0b. Community Leader. 06-25-2021 07:16 AM. As was answered over in DSLreports, you can't buy your own Verizon set-top-box. Any used units you see for sale online were ones that were not returned to Verizon. Verizon will not activate them. You must rent Verizon boxes from Verizon.
This is part of the Channels Plus subscription package that costs $80 per year, but I'd rather pay for that than the equipment rental fees from Verizon. You can not use a Verizon cable box without a Verizon G1100 or later router. Period. These boxes are hardcoded to look for a Verizon router.
A set-top box performed the function of converting data that it received into a format that was viewable on the television screen. It performed this task by converting the analog cable TV channels into video that was viewable on a television set.

Re: Set top box and Fios. clem21. Community Leader. 10-30-2023 04:34 PM. If you have the 4100 series boxes, they have been out for about 4 years now. Sounds like the system was setup correctly, This is a basic setup. If you wired your mini, you would need a source for coax or ethernet from the Fios router for them.

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