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Optimum Online or FIOS?

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Night201

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I have had Optimum Online for years and love the speed. Although, at my current residence, the speed is very crappy due to the amount of people on the pipe. Latency is really bad. I'm really interested in Verizon's FIOS. It's available at the house that I'm moving to.

Not sure which to get...

The speeds are as follows (or the plan I would get)
Optimum Online is 15MB/Down, 2MB/Up
Verizon FIOS is 20MB/Down, 2MB/Up

Pricing (not including taxes, etc.)
1st Year
Optimum Online: $449.40
FIOS: $384.45

2nd Year
Optimum Online: $539.40
FIOS: $419.40

Anyone have FIOS here? How do you like it?
Better yet, did anyone here have Optimum Online and switch over to FIOS? Thoughts?
 
Originally posted by: MangoTBG
That seems like a no-brainer?
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It really does. I'm just a little concerned about the install. How does FIOS come into the house? I don't have to worry since the cable line is already there, but it seems like they have to install 2 boxes or something...

I'm reading up on it now on broadbandreports.com - but would still love some feedback here if anyone has any experience with FIOS?
 
Optimum Online also imposes a cap on uploading speed if you upload a lot. I wish I have the option to go to FIOS too but it's not available in my area yet.
 
If you played games or ran a webserver or something or was simply more concerned about uptime or latency over cost or bandwidth, it wouldn't be a no brainer. But I would go with FIOS. Damn Hawaii sucks, all we have is cable with like a 95% uptime and 1.5 down/384 up.
 
Update: I am going with FIOS. I will have it installed in maybe 2 weeks or so. I will results when I get it.
 
Originally posted by: Night201
Originally posted by: MangoTBG
That seems like a no-brainer?
Click to expand...

It really does. I'm just a little concerned about the install. How does FIOS come into the house? I don't have to worry since the cable line is already there, but it seems like they have to install 2 boxes or something...

I'm reading up on it now on broadbandreports.com - but would still love some feedback here if anyone has any experience with FIOS?
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The way I understand it is they run fibre to a box outside your house, and then run ethernet to a router inside your house. Your phone service (if you use verizon) will also be sent over the FiOS fibre.
 
I have no idea where you are moving to but considering optimum is ny nj or ct, i would read dsl reports. Verizon sucks in parts of NY. With DSL, it was as slow as dial up for many months, and now with FIOS it's as slow as dsl. The fiber to the house is great but it's still connected to the same congested oversold routers that support their network.

so this is a no-brainer, just dsl reports (the forums) the area you are in.

Me personally, would choose cablevision because I freaking hate verizon like many others from having their phone and dsl service for a while. But i like verizon wireless go figure which has yet to screw up majorly on me (crossing fingers)
 
Originally posted by: Zee
I have no idea where you are moving to but considering optimum is ny nj or ct, i would read dsl reports. Verizon sucks in parts of NY. With DSL, it was as slow as dial up for many months, and now with FIOS it's as slow as dsl. The fiber to the house is great but it's still connected to the same congested oversold routers that support their network.

so this is a no-brainer, just dsl reports (the forums) the area you are in.

Me personally, would choose cablevision because I freaking hate verizon like many others from having their phone and dsl service for a while. But i like verizon wireless go figure which has yet to screw up majorly on me (crossing fingers)
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I'm going to quote this.
 
I have optimum online and have numerous problems with it, from as of yet unresolved latency / lagspike issues, to having been throttled for "excessive" upstream usage (I used it.. how dare I), to some TV channels sometimes being choppy, to them not carrying one of the only channels I can stomach, Discovery Health. I've had Verizon service in the past and been pretty happy with it, on the other hand. I could be an exception rather than the rule - both companies have a lot of haters - but I'm going to give them another call about the latency soon and possibly go back to direcTV (or noTV) + verizon dsl (fios won't be here for a while).
 
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