14 Responses for "Picture of the Day: Fyre Down Below"

1. Dave Zatz May 2nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm 1

   I forgot I’m heading out of town for the weekend (making it my third state in three days). So, not only won’t I get a chance to connect the Xbox 360 for some GTA IV or see Iron Man, FyreTV will remain boxed up the next few days.

2. Griffon May 2nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm 2

   Mmm, another proprietary box (that I assume you will have to buy) that gets the privilege of spending more money. Woo!. No sir that dog won’t hunt.

3. Todd May 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 pm 3

   Jargon watch: Unofficially known as “pr0n star STB” which should not be confused with “pr0n star STD”.

4. Vince May 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm 4

   According to this article:
   http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/fyretv-brings-t.html

   The box is ‘free’ with a subscription cost.

   Still not getting one but it’s an interesting sales model.

5. Pol Pot Pie May 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm 5

   Received mine about a week ago.
   First impressions:
   Remote sucks.
   Interface is weak.
   Movie selection for the master-beta (their words, not mine) is also limited.

   It’s no TiVo– pron or no pron.

6. Brad May 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm 6

   Pol Pot Pie,

   I have come to understand that you are not satisfied with the FyreTv Boxxx, yet you give no recommendations on how to correct the system. This is not the final system but rather a developmental stage of the system. If you have something worthwhile to say we would love to hear it and we will do everything in our power to make it the best system possible. We have already posted on our forum http://forum.fyretv.com new prototypes of the remote as we have received negative feedback on the remote layouts. We are the first to admit that the system is not complete or perfect but with the correct feedback and hopefully yours we will have the perfect porn viewing system on the market.

7. Bread May 2nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm 7

   I have BETA tested more than a few products including products from the major tech companies and am currently a beta tester for FyreTV. Yes FyreTv does have a ways to go before it is a perfect system which thankfully for us Beta testers that means many more months of free porn. But the personal and quick customer support that the FyreTV teams provides is incredible. I will see posts on their forum 24 hours a day from their development team personally answering and calling customers to troubleshoot and test their issues. I am not sure if those guys sleep. I don’t know if the guy “Brad” is part of their team or just a very happy “Master-BETA tester” (pun) intended but it sounds like he is and if they are willing to come onto this blog to ask for help on their product from a beta tester that is clearly not happy then that should show the FyreTV Team’s eagerness and desire to design the most “satisfying ” product out there. There BETA test is free so if you want some free porn and have a desire to see what it is about then go to their home page and sign up for it…..someone told me that if you place AVN’08 into the promo box that you will get booted to the front of the line.

8. Pol Pot Pie May 2nd, 2008 at 4:38 pm 8

   Brad,

   I did not say I was not satisfied– I was giving my first impressions (as I stated). These are similar opinions of posts I have read on FyreTV forums. I haven’t spent enough time with it to evaluate it fully, as I plan to just like all the other Betas I am a part of. I have visited the FyreTV forums and will post any ideas or suggestions once my evaluation is complete.
   I think it would be a good idea to give simple (optional) homework tasks so you can get a better understanding of user preferences, similar to how Tivo handles their betas.
   I am glad to hear you’re open to suggestions– otherwise the beta would be a waste of everyone’s time.

9. Travis May 2nd, 2008 at 4:54 pm 9

   I was on the list for a free Beta box but when I saw a partial list of the available vids and there was no gay stuff I declined the offer. Fyre did not offer to provide my preferred viewing pleasure so their support isn’t all that good.

10. Scott May 2nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm 10

    I have applied for the BETA program and I am awaiting word on if I was accepted….Any idea from the time you apply to how long you get a response?

11. Bakk May 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm 11

    This seems like a product that will ultimately work if its managed correctly. How does the pricing of it work once the beta is over?

12. Carlton Bale May 7th, 2008 at 8:39 pm 12

    Is this a beta program or is it bait-and-switch for a subscription service? And they don’t even spell “canceling” properly.

    c. FyreTV will notify all Beta Trial subscriber’s when the fee Beta Trial service will end. Subscriber must cancel their subscription or will be converted automatically to subscriber.

    d. Upon the expiration of the free Beta Trial Period, the subscriber will automatically become a paying subscriber, and the subscriber agrees that the subscriber’s credit card account will be charged for the subscription automatically, unless the subscriber cancels the subscription prior to the expiration of the Beta Trial period. To cancel the subscription, the subscriber should do the following:

    Please contact us at Customer Support:

    Toll Free: 1-888-FYRETV0

    Accounting: billing (awt) fyretv.com

    3. Upon cancelling the subscriber’s subscription, the subscriber agrees immediately to return the set-up box and remote to FyreTV as stated in Cancelling Service in page 6 of the Terms and Conditions. If FyreTV does not receive the set-up box and remote in working and good condition within 30 days of the cancellation of the subscription, the subscriber agrees that the subscriber’s credit card account on file with FyreTV may be charged for the replacement cost of the set-up box and remote.

13. Magster U May 14th, 2008 at 10:01 am 13

    My friend and I signed up and it took about 6 weeks to get approved for the beta. I believe that they only want beta testers that will really spend the time to give feedback. We are playing with it and giving our input plus getting all our friends opinions too. The fyre team is really responsive. Its really great to introduce a new product like this. So far my niche friends think its amazing and only due to get better with all of the content that will be available.

    BTW “Travis” they are working on providing a full lineup of gay content. It takes time to get all those studios together. I’m sure they will want gay testers once the content is on….so you should not ignore the chance to get a box now.

14. Dave Zatz May 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pm 14

    I’m closing comments on this post due to suspicious contributions.