Got FIOS installed today (08/09/06)

[codeyf]

I had it installed on 7/17. Surprised they have your router out in the garage. They wired cat5 along the outside of my house, over to wall where my computer is, then drilled through and have my router on the shelf above my desk.

But I guess that's why they gave you a usb wifi nic.

 

[spidey07]

MSDawn,

It's not a battle of technology, but one of customers/services/returns.

Don't think for a second that they don't see what is happening.

they've already got the cable in the ground. they have more than enough bandwidth. it will be interesting to see how this battle plays out.

 

[Spydermag68]

Originally posted by: SketchMaster

Fios is currently not available for the state of Colorado. Since Colorado is not within the coverage of Verizon's territory, FiOS will most likely not reach the state of Colorado anytime in the near future.

****ING COMCAST!

QFT...And they charge big bucks for thier service.

 

[T9D]

So whats the limitation of cable lines? Where does it hit a brick wall in speeds? Can't comcast just keep upping the speeds? They seem to up my speeds once or twice a year.

 

[PanzerIV]

OP you are a lucky man. Don't get me wrong, I am happy with my cable modem speeds because it sure as hell beats dial-up but it's kind of depressing knowing you can get extremely fast speeds for less than I spend for an inferior service.

Oh well maybe someday.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
what exactly is fios? what kind of connection does that use?

Uses a single fiber to the home, one wavelength for transmit, another for receive.

Cable will catch/surpass it soon as they already have the networks in place and can offer the same speeds at a lower price.

Unless if they're Cox. If they're Cox, they'll just promise high speeds and low cost, but will actually just shaft you with constant outages and network slowdowns.

 

[Chaotic42]

Oooh, I think they put fiber here not too long ago....

 

[rh71]

still nothing in my area... they've done quite a few towns around but not mine... no of course not.

 

[thescreensavers]

Do you need to have verison telephone for your house to have fios,b/c I got Bellsouth tele adn dsl 3000/384 for 40 bucks and fios looks very promissing but can I have it on my bellsouth telephone...

 

[The Stigenator]

why is pics.bbzzdd.com not working for me.. waah!

i see the file name and no picture.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: spidey07
MSDawn,

It's not a battle of technology, but one of customers/services/returns.

Don't think for a second that they don't see what is happening.

they've already got the cable in the ground. they have more than enough bandwidth. it will be interesting to see how this battle plays out.

They've had the bandwidth for a very long time. Bottom line is what the customer gets is poop. The largest operator (Comcast) is one if not the most unethical managed providers around. Their network, routing, and quality of service is absolutely horrible. The best thing that could happen with them is they would buy Disney and both companies run into the ground. That would be the finest example of the ship of fools running aground. :laugh:

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: duragezic
FIOS is just ridiculous. 75mbps down next year??!!!!!!!!!!!

My only "high speed" options:

$32.95/mo for 384kbps/128kbps, or $52.95 for 3mbps/384kbps.

Charter is fvcking useless, overpriced garbage.

And weird that Michigan ain't allowing that, fvcking MI sucks.

That would be politics and money for ya.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: spidey07
MSDawn,

It's not a battle of technology, but one of customers/services/returns.

Don't think for a second that they don't see what is happening.

they've already got the cable in the ground. they have more than enough bandwidth. it will be interesting to see how this battle plays out.

They've had the bandwidth for a very long time. Bottom line is what the customer gets is poop. The largest operator (Comcast) is one if not the most unethical managed providers around. Their network, routing, and quality of service is absolutely horrible. The best thing that could happen with them is they would buy Disney and both companies run into the ground. That would be the finest example of the ship of fools running aground. :laugh:

Speak for yourself. In my area (southwestern PA) Comcast has been nothing but reliable since the day we got it three years ago. Anytime I've ever had issues they were resolved over the phone in minutes and the initial setup back in 2003 was a breeze as well. I also get extremely good speeds (9000k+) for my $42.95/month, however that could be because very few people have cable internet in my sector.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Speak for yourself. In my area (southwestern PA) Comcast has been nothing but reliable since the day we got it three years ago. Anytime I've ever had issues they were resolved over the phone in minutes and the initial setup back in 2003 was a breeze as well. I also get extremely good speeds (9000k+) for my $42.95/month, however that could be because very few people have cable internet in my sector.

Most people that typically surf the net don't notice the issues at hand. Some areas are so bad that everyone notices. Check out the forums at broadbandreports.com. This really is a case of your mileage may vary. Remember where there is smoke, there is usually a fire.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: archcommus

Speak for yourself. In my area (southwestern PA) Comcast has been nothing but reliable since the day we got it three years ago. Anytime I've ever had issues they were resolved over the phone in minutes and the initial setup back in 2003 was a breeze as well. I also get extremely good speeds (9000k+) for my $42.95/month, however that could be because very few people have cable internet in my sector.

Most people that typically surf the net don't notice the issues at hand. Some areas are so bad that everyone notices. Check out the forums at broadbandreports.com. This really is a case of your mileage may vary. Remember where there is smoke, there is usually a fire.

Indeed, I understand that some areas really do suck. Hence my "speak for yourself."

But I'm definitely not a light user. I max the connection regularly usually without hiccups.

 

[j00fek]

all of you with fios suck, must be nice to live in populated states...:|

good move tho..THATS SOME FAST ITERWEBNETS!!!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

They've had the bandwidth for a very long time. Bottom line is what the customer gets is poop. The largest operator (Comcast) is one if not the most unethical managed providers around. Their network, routing, and quality of service is absolutely horrible. The best thing that could happen with them is they would buy Disney and both companies run into the ground. That would be the finest example of the ship of fools running aground. :laugh:

Well then that's their own demise.

Most people who have broadband have a choice in providers. And the customers will drive the capabilities of the networks. Verizon will only drive better quality/prices from cable. And that's a good thing. But DSL is a thing of the past IMHO.

me, I'm happen with my almost 20 mbs cable service for cheap.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
I got the notice last week. 5/2@$35, 15/2@$40. There is a deal out there for $29.95 for the first year of 5/2, I have to find it and call'em out. Verizon ran all the optical cables about 4~6 months ago. Now they look for a mass switch over.

I live in Long Beach, Ca.

I've had Verizon DSL (supposed to be 3Mbit, but I only get 1.5Mbit) for over about a year and a half now at the $30 rate. In the past six months I've been hammered with fliers, phone calls, emails, and even people at my door asking me to upgrade to FIOS. They seem pretty anxious to get people switched over, and I've been considering it but also wondering when they'll match the regular DSL price...

Looking at the OPs pictures, though, I don't know where all that harware will go. I live in a four-unit apartment building, and I'm not sure the owner would be cool with all that stuff being attached to her stucco.

I live in Redondo Beach.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Well then that's their own demise.

Most people who have broadband have a choice in providers. And the customers will drive the capabilities of the networks. Verizon will only drive better quality/prices from cable. And that's a good thing. But DSL is a thing of the past IMHO.

me, I'm happen with my almost 20 mbs cable service for cheap.

Ever think about making a CM with a tube based RF section? Just think upstream would never be an issue with a 6146 based transmit! :laugh:

 

[Reckoner]

I hate Comcast. The company composes of the Anti-Christ as the CEO, and his devil minions mining the phones.

 

[archcommus]

FEE-ose or FIE-ose?

 

[franksta]

This is not fair. I called up my ISP and asked them about getting fiber and they're bringing out a new string for my tin cans.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: archcommus
FEE-ose or FIE-ose?

Fly ointment

 

[Mayfriday0529]

15/2... I already get that with regular Cable.
I want faster upload speeds though.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: freegeeks
no deployment of ADSL2+ and/or VDSL in the USA?

<-posting from a 17mbps VDSL line

At&T is starting VDSL deployment now. I have VDSL and IPTV for about 3 months now and it works quite well.