redgtxdi
Diamond Member
- Jun 23, 2004
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Just my .02 here.............
Fios came to my neighborhood a year ago. I'm still with cable.
Reasons in order of importance:
1.) I run my main TV on a DVR but run 3 more TV's strictly off the line and FIOS' channel lineup only basic channels plus not much else. (If you want the same channels from FIOS you need a box for each TV)
2.) Watched neighbor get it & went to her house to test/retest speeds for her internet vs ours......(Time Warner upgraded speeds when Fios came to town)........and while she consistently got 2MB going upstream, her downstream never got higher than 8mb. (TW was/is 6/512 which is extremely fast, imho)
3.) Latency was no better than I have w/ my cable.......and because I'm just a daily browser latency is WAAAAY more important to me than 6 vs 8 downstream.
4.) Cable service has typically been good to me. No matter who's come out, they've done almost everything I've ever asked them to. All things being equal, Verizon would have to really push the envelope in service to prove better to me. (PLUS cable office is near me and I've been able to get new equipment at the drop of a hat whenever I've wanted just by bringing the old stuff down, showing my D/L and picking up new.) Not too shabby, imho.
Anyway......just my .02!
Fios came to my neighborhood a year ago. I'm still with cable.
Reasons in order of importance:
1.) I run my main TV on a DVR but run 3 more TV's strictly off the line and FIOS' channel lineup only basic channels plus not much else. (If you want the same channels from FIOS you need a box for each TV)
2.) Watched neighbor get it & went to her house to test/retest speeds for her internet vs ours......(Time Warner upgraded speeds when Fios came to town)........and while she consistently got 2MB going upstream, her downstream never got higher than 8mb. (TW was/is 6/512 which is extremely fast, imho)
3.) Latency was no better than I have w/ my cable.......and because I'm just a daily browser latency is WAAAAY more important to me than 6 vs 8 downstream.
4.) Cable service has typically been good to me. No matter who's come out, they've done almost everything I've ever asked them to. All things being equal, Verizon would have to really push the envelope in service to prove better to me. (PLUS cable office is near me and I've been able to get new equipment at the drop of a hat whenever I've wanted just by bringing the old stuff down, showing my D/L and picking up new.) Not too shabby, imho.
Anyway......just my .02!
DainBramaged
Lifer
- Jun 19, 2003
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Honestly, this is actually a pretty high priority on my list. I'll pay a little extra if I have received consistently good customer service.
Baltimore Co, MD.
I've been pissed that the Howard Co people for years have had such luxury while we suffered at the hands of monopolized Comcast.
$52 for your lowest tiered broadband, Comcast? Give me a break.
Last price quote from Comcast was $52 for 6MB download(lowest tier available) as of Jan. 2007 when our trial expired.
I doubt they've reduced the price.
buck
Lifer
- Dec 11, 2000
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Originally posted by: E equals MC2
HAHHAAHH how long have you been waiting to snipe? tool. Keep at it. We can do this forever.
I believe it, dipshits like you who lie to impress people on the internet are pathetic. How is the University of Phoenix treating you today?
moshquerade
No Lifer
- Nov 1, 2001
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fustercluck
Diamond Member
- Dec 29, 2002
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Took a long time to read this thread to find out where the OP was. That's the most important thing. Was hoping you were from Tucson - I really want it...I think. I don't know why but in a lot of online games I have one of the worst pings at the server even though it's only 80-100, lots of people have below 20 ping. What service do those people have I wonder. How much more does fios cost than cable? I'm paying $50 a month for crappy COX HSI (I complain but really it's not all that bad).
- I really want it...I think. I don't know why but in a lot of online games I have one of the worst pings at the server even though it's only 80-100, lots of people have below 20 ping. What service do those people have I wonder. How much more does fios cost than cable? I'm paying $50 a month for crappy COX HSI (I complain but really it's not all that bad).
my parents have fios... I gotta say, I really hate the tv service and I don't notice any significant differences between my laptop on their network and my laptop on my network at my house (optimum w/ speed boost)
Well isn't the whole point of remote backup to guard against theft or fire? I suppose backup schemes all depend on how paranoid you are. If I only had a local drive for backup, I would be afraid of both my primary and backup drive failing at the same time, but then I'm paranoid
Is there someplace where I can see Verizon's projected availability for areas around the country?
Gibson486
Lifer
- Aug 9, 2000
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It does not matter. It could be in yoru city, but not in your neighborhood. Also, if you live in a condo, you are getting FIOS last.
They have put down all the stuff for FIOS in my builsing....except the fiber itself. The have already made the runs and everything....but no fiber has touched my building yet.
funboy6942
Lifer
- Nov 13, 2001
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And here Im thinking my whopping 10 meg is fast, DAMN, upto 50mbs with that service, crap, you you dl a demo, and it just throws it up right into your pc almost instantly. Like, click-barf-its done.
I WANT IT!!
I WANT IT!!
Originally posted by: Gibson486
Originally posted by: aphex
Its even worse here, EVERY DEVELOPMENT AROUND ME has Fios, except mine.
You live in a condo? I am in the same situation. Apparently, they have to go through your condo association to do everything, so they do condos last.
With the amount of restrictions I keep hearing about condos/HoA on ATOT, why do people even bother to choose them?
What exactly are the benefits of living in a condo?
I surely wouldn't buy a house in which I won't have full control.
I live in the woods thirty five miles north of the closest city. I doubt I will be able to get it for years. All I can get from Verizon is local phone and satellite.
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