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Plan: It's a promotion; 35/35, Ultimate HD with Showtime for one year, ~$95/mo with taxes for year one, then I think ~$110/mo taxes for year two. Internet: Speed is great! I had Cablevision for three weeks and canceled it because I was paying for Boost Plus (50/8) and getting an average of about 30-35/7.5. FiOS supposedly gives you a speed bump on the download side if you subscribe to TV, so my speeds are 42/33-35 depending on speed test. TV: We don't really watch it but it's a better value to add it into your plan. Channels are good and the menus/channel changing are a lot faster than Cablevision. I forget if this was a contract or not. --------------------------- February 2012 Downgraded to 25/25, internet only, since we weren't watching TV. $75/mo with taxes. Only problem we had was reps trying to re-sell us to TV because they couldn't believe that we really don't watch TV that much. Also, the 35/35 tier was surprisingly overkill for me. I rarely uploaded at a full 35Mbps and only downloaded from websites at 35Mbps a handful of times. --------------------------- November 2013 Upgraded to 50/25 + local channels because with a two year contract it came out to $60/mo, or $15/mo cheaper than the 25/25 internet only for $75/mo. The 50/25, being that we have a video package, comes out to 58/38 which is a nice bonus. The local channels were also a surprise, because I was expecting the basic national broadcast networks plus a couple local NJ stations, and we actually get 95 stations. Sure, most are crap/filler, and some aren't technically "stations" (10 or so channels of non-stop commercial loops for TV services?) but regardless, 95 is still a lot. I don't even need a receiver for them (despite the best efforts of uninformed sales reps saying otherwise); my TV has the QAM digital tuner required for receiver-less viewing. Again from my previous reviews, I had two reps try to upsell me to a higher TV package when I called in with a question, a mere ten minutes after activating my new package. Edit: I can max out my upload/download speed easily now. --------------------------- 17 August 2014 Just received the free upgrade to symmetrical speeds this afternoon. 50/50 becomes 58/61 with fluff. Now at 58/61 + local channels for the same price of $60/mo. --------------------------- October 2015 My 50/50 and local channels bundle for $60/mo for two years was expiring next month, so I used the chat to see if there were better options than what the website said. The rep assured me $75/mo was the best price possible and I should lock it in. I said no thanks, and he copy/pasted the benefits of the speed/service which I know. Continued to say 'no thanks, I'm going to let my plan expire and go to Cablevision'. Suddenly I'm transferred to an account manager who renewed my same plan for $60/mo for two years. And then I see the contract and it's actually $50/mo for year 1 and $55/mo for year 2, $10 less and $5 less respectively! I'm waiting for my next bill to confirm new pricing. Edit: Looks like $55.62/mo for 2 years. --------------------------- 23 May 2017 Had Gigabit installed yesterday, internet only. Speed tests are all over the place, but ATT and Comcast seem to be most consistent. From those two tests, it looks like my upload is where it should be at 900Mbps+, but my downloads clock in at 250-650Mbps at best, depending on speed test. I thought it might be the speed tests being unable to handle the connection, but I've seen other users getting 900Mbps+ up/down on the same tests. I even tested directly to the ONT, same speed issues. I also updated the Good/Bad/Bottom line sections. Edit: Verizon is sending me a free G1100 as I had an MI424 Rev I which I was told was compatible but apparently it's not. Edit 2: G1100 was sent, and didn't change anything. A couple weeks after install I upgraded my computer to the Verizon (and Comcast) recommended i7 7700 and 16GB Memory (as well as a new motherboard) and voila, speeds are perfect across multiple testing platforms except DSL Reports for some reason. I was also testing on a Surface Pro 4 with Gigabit Ethernet to USB 3.0 adapter; the Surface got correct speeds on some tests and not as good on others which I think was due to its dual-core i5. Also received bill for $69.99/mo as advertised, with no taxes or other fees. It was about 9 days from order to install, because I needed a specific day. --------------------------- April 2019 Still have Gigabit, but there seems to be a slight slowdown (congestion?) on the download side. I've found a couple file hosts that can max me out, but I seem to top out around 850Mbps, sometimes a little less. I've stopped using speedtest.net because I'm fairly sure I'm maxing out those servers--I usually only see a max of 600-700Mbps down regardless of server. I usually get 800-850Mbps down from DSLReports' test. Naturally I get ~930/~940 on the Verizon test. I'm still on the $70/mo promo that doesn't expire, but if I was offered 500/500 for $40-$45/mo no contract and that didn't expire, I'd probably switch to that. Edit: No slowdowns, the problem is there's only one server nearby that can max me out on SpeedTest, and it's surprisingly not Verizon's. Bill increased to $73 over Summer 2019. member for 16.5 years, 1818 visits, last login: 29 days ago updated 4.4 years ago
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