Hotwire Communications vs Connect PBC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hotwire Communications
Manage your internet and TV services, pay bills, and access entertainment features like channel lineups and TV Everywhere apps. Get support, view community announcements, and troubleshoot set-top box issues directly from your device.
- View channel lineup
- Access TV Everywhere Apps
- Manage account details
- Pay bills and set up Auto-Pay
- View payment history
- Troubleshoot set-top box issues
- Contact customer service
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The Hotwire Communications app is for customers with Fision TV service. Manage your TV experience, account, billing, and support from your smartphone or tablet. This app includes remote DVR management for Fision TV, allowing you to schedule and manage DVR recordings while you're away from home. Note: If you have Fision TV+, please use the MyFision app. This app is intended for customers with Fision TV service. Features .Manage remote DVR recordings .View your channel lineup .Access TV Everywhere apps .View and pay your bill .Manage Auto Pay and Paperless Billing .View your services and account information .Receive community announcements .Contact Customer Care by phone or live chat .Troubleshoot your set-top boxes .Check for reported outages .Browse FAQs and support resources
Connect PBC
This app allows residents to directly communicate with Palm Beach County Government for various services. Submit requests for trash collection or road repair, and receive GEO-targeted information relevant to your location. It facilitates two-way communication for community needs.
- Direct 2-way communication with government
- Submit service requests (trash, road repair)
- Receive GEO-targeted information
- Report neighborhood information
- Location-based relevance
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Palm Beach County is happy to announce the new Connect PBC app, empowering residents to be in immediate 2-way, GEO-targeted communication with the Government for a host of services, from their mobile device. Service requests ranging from trash collection to road repair needs can all be communicated directly from any Apple mobile device. Direct Communication from the Palm Beach County Government With Connect PBC, the PBC Government can send information to Palm Beach County residents based on where they physically are in the community; and, to receive and use city-related information in a way never before possible --- providing residents with information that is the most relevant to their homes, neighborhoods or location. GEO-targeted information can be delivered to the residents as text, photos or videos. Residents Can Send Neighborhood Information and Requests for Service With Connect PBC, county residents have a powerful new tool for communicating with the government. Communication with the city can be actual service requests with the GPS-tag of the issue; or, reports from residents with information from their neighborhood. Constant use of GPS in the background may increase your battery usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect PBC at 4.0 against Hotwire Communications's 2.2. Hotwire Communications's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connect PBC holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hotwire Communications has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hotwire Communications ships an update every 2 months, Connect PBC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hotwire Communications | Connect PBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (51 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hotwire Communications, Ltd | County of Palm Beach |
Customer experience
Hotwire Communications
Connect PBC
Bugs and requests
Hotwire Communications
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on opening
- Update loop: prompts to update but update doesn't happen
- Unable to fetch storage info
- Unable to fetch MDS Token
- Cannot watch recorded programs on mobile devices
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- DVR functionality missing/removed after update
- App closes immediately after launch
- Verification code for account setup not sent
- Cannot save credit/debit card information
- Remote feature removed after update
- App not working after new update
- App closes after refresh attempt
- Forced update loop leading to inability to open app
- Guide takes a long time to load and limited channels shown
- App crashes during installation/verification code entry
Requested features
8 requests- Add back TV remote feature
- Add volume control to remote
- Improve mobile viewing/streaming capabilities
- Allow remote DVR viewing on any WiFi
- Add Apple Wallet support for payments
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- Improve font size for readability
- Allow user control over guide query timing
- Add ability to stream DVR content
Connect PBC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hotwire Communications
No in-app purchases
Connect PBC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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