What is the rollout plan for FIOS?

[shud]

I know Austin and Pittsburgh are already set up. Is there anywhere that lists a more extensive rollout plan? Ohio seems to always get the last of everything. I'd love to switch to this when it's available.

 

[trinketsummoner]

My wife works for Verizon in Pittsburgh handling FIOS, i'll ask her and see if she knows.

 

[mitmot]

It is already available in certain parts of new york.

 

[shud]

Originally posted by: trinketsummoner
My wife works for Verizon in Pittsburgh handling FIOS, i'll ask her and see if she knows.

Awesome.

As soon as they get it here, people will buy it. I know my parents are paying $50/month for a 3mbps/256k connection up in Toledo because Buckeye Cablesystem AKA The 4th Reich Cable System has a dominant monopoly. They'd love a cheaper alternative that's still as fast.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: trinketsummoner
My wife works for Verizon in Pittsburgh handling FIOS, i'll ask her and see if she knows.

does she have "inside info" on other areas as well ? I'm dying to find out about my town... most towns around me are lit.

 

[tami]

you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

 

[Shawn]

when is it comming to florida?

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Not available where i live.

 

[Goosemaster]

there used to be a website

 

[Goosemaster]

http://www.fioslive.com/


got it

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

 

[shud]

Indiana but not Ohio? FREAKING INDIANA?

 

[Goosemaster]

ah crap..that site I psoted is NOT it

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

seriously though IPTV is great.....

 

[shud]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Streaming content. DRM and broadband pipes are the only things holding streaming stuff back right now.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Running a server?

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Streaming content. DRM and broadband pipes are the only things holding streaming stuff back right now.

Like renting movies online and streaming them for one-time use? What are other things we'd benefit from with high-throughput streaming.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Jesus, if you have been asking this question long enough to be an "age old question" why the hell don't you understand the answer?

First being, it's none of your business.
Assuming it's for illegal matters, is well, an assumption.
Servers need more bandwidth than what you'd expect. You think anandtech.com runs on DSL?
Streaming video.

 

[shud]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Streaming content. DRM and broadband pipes are the only things holding streaming stuff back right now.

Like renting movies online and streaming them for one-time use? What are other things we'd benefit from with high-throughput streaming.

Well if you listen to Bill Gates' crazy ass, games on disc are gone in the near future. It's all about streaming content.

Everything becomes better with higher bandwidth. And yes, many people pay for broadband connections for illegal purposes. I'm sure companies know this...who are they to say they won't offer it though?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Streaming content. DRM and broadband pipes are the only things holding streaming stuff back right now.

Like renting movies online and streaming them for one-time use? What are other things we'd benefit from with high-throughput streaming.

Oh, I don't know, perhaps the same type of things you watch on T.V.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Jesus, if you have been asking this question long enough to be an "age old question" why the hell don't you understand the answer?

First being, it's none of your business.
Assuming it's for illegal matters, is well, an assumption.
Servers need more bandwidth than what you'd expect. You think anandtech.com runs on DSL?
Streaming video.

Yeah I thought Anandtech was running on a 768k line. :roll:

 

[Goosemaster]

archcommus, I think you are thinking short term.

For example, what if video on itunes takes off and you have hundred and hundreds of shows to choose from. Even in h.264, those files are massive.
Bandwidth makes that possible.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: shud

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: tami
you'd probably be best off searching the sites of the ISPs in your area.

anyway, i emailed optimumonline yesterday about their proposed 50mbps plan rollout, and i was told that it would be done between november 2005 and july 2006.

My age old question, W-T-F would you use that much speed for besides warezing on newsgroups?

Streaming content. DRM and broadband pipes are the only things holding streaming stuff back right now.

Like renting movies online and streaming them for one-time use? What are other things we'd benefit from with high-throughput streaming.

Well if you listen to Bill Gates' crazy ass, games on disc are gone in the near future. It's all about streaming content.

Everything becomes better with higher bandwidth. And yes, many people pay for broadband connections for illegal purposes. I'm sure companies know this...who are they to say they won't offer it though?

True but nothing is exciting about the speed as long as those things you mention still don't exist.

 

[shud]

Like I said those things do exist. The capability for them is limited only by some legislation regarding DRM and the fact that I only have a pipe capable of pulling 500k/s max.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
archcommus, I think you are thinking short term.

For example, what if video on itunes takes off and you have hundred and hundreds of shows to choose from. Even in h.264, those files are massive.
Bandwidth makes that possible.

Yes that is true, the speeds just don't excite me until I start seeing those things be implemented or at least try to be implemented.

It's just like sitting here patiently with a 50 Mbps line waiting for something to make use of it. When cable came out, things were already in place to utilize it that appealed to me.