Getting FIOS Today

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
in 07003 this is what we get for the next 2 years:

$94.99/mo = 20/5 + unlimited phone + their basic digital/HD package

we added 2 HD-DVRs for $12/mo

EDIT: oops, we also got a $100 rebate

We live in the same town!:shocked: I can't get fios yet though.:|

 

[pcslookout]

FIOS rocks with the same download and upload speed! Top that off their other services are just as good as they include a lot of things others don't.

 

[idiotekniQues]

i've heard horror stories about verizon CS but in jersey city we are switching from comcast to verizon for 3 reasons:

Main Reason - my gf needs good upload speeds, sending large digital image files to her clients (freelance work). It quite simply takes her too long to send large jobs back, and here and there we get dropped during file transfers overnight.

Second Reason - may as well get the HD package from verizon since it has HD channels in this market that we want but comcast does not carry - such as FOOD HD, Discovery HD, H&Garden in HD, also NFL network comes on demand which I am psyched for.

Third Reason - my pings in gaming spike majorly in the evening, never happened with cablevision and I dont expect that to happen wth FIOS from what I have read.

 

[TallBill]

Lucky bastard

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[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: w3stfa11
Welcome to the club. I have been 100% satisfied with Verizon FiOS.

me too

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: fatpat268
Blah, I really want to change too.

I'm stuck with TWC and I have no other choice unless I go satellite/dsl. I'm sick of TWC... they always act like they do stuff for the consumer good. Bullshit. They don't offer NFL Network (let me pay for it at least), they have tons and tons of channels that no one watches, and they charge you an arm and a leg for crappy service. I regularly have someone from TWC come over every other month or so because my internet has been down all day because of something stupid on TWC's side. You'd think they'd compensate you with the two days of no service (1 day no service + the 1 day it takes for someone to show up)? Hell no.

And if TWC does roll out bandwidth caps, then that'll be the straw that broke the camels back for me. TWC and other cable companies rather move backward, while the rest of the world moves forward.

Hell, I've had TWC going on 6 years now. You'd think they'd update my bandwidth? Hell no. I get the same dl/ul speeds that I got in 2002. Granted, I pay $10 less, but still.

The point is, is that TWC largely operates with very little competition in the areas it operates, pisses me off. I want FIOS! But I know that wont happen anytime soon.

I've got TWC in NYC and my DL speeds some time in the past year or so have been upped from 600kbs to 1000kbs (sorry if i get the kb vs KB thing wrong) and my UL speeds have gone from about 40kbs to 60+ kbs. They still rob me every month pricewise but they've been very responsive to support calls. Still, when FIOS comes to town, hopefully they'll either lower prices, or I'll jump ship if word on FIOS service is positive.