mishaq
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join:2004-01-24
Richardson, TX
clubs: | Gee I dunno
FIOS TV vs Comcast in Montgomery County, MD. Hmmmmmmmm.........
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loeakaodas
join:2005-01-31
Sarasota, FL | Any Day
Any day, as soon as it is available I will ditch Comcast.:D |
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r81984
Fair and Balanced
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join:2001-11-14
St John'S, NL | Price
Its all about the price vs. content. Basically whoever gives me the better deal is the one I will buy from, I imagine everyone would have this view also. |
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TearAbite
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1 edit |  No way!
I hate my phone company so much i dont even buy PHONE service from them!
Thank you VOIP !
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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Re: Price
said by r81984  :Its all about the price vs. content. Basically whoever gives me the better deal is the one I will buy from, I imagine everyone would have this view also. That is the intelligent answer. Price isn't the ONLY thing that matters, though it is very important. Price, service, content, reliability, etc all come into play.
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
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join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
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Re: No way!
said by TearAbite :I hate my phone company so much i dont even buy PHONE service from them! Thank you VOIP ! . Good, they don't need you anyway. They will be offering a BETTER price and more content. I know where I'll be.
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
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join:2004-01-06
Sweden | Why not?
If I can get MORE content for LESS money, YES I will do it. |
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BIGMIKE
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | reply to mishaq
Re: Gee I dunno
what is the Phone Company Selling Television NOW?:D |
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kpatz
MY HEAD A SPLODE
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join:2003-06-13
Manchester, NH
| A la carte?
I would if they offered a la carte. Let me receive and pay for ONLY the channels I want. Not 60 or 100 channels of crap. That's why cable is so expensive, we're helping to fund all these channels that most people don't watch.
IPTV's infrastructure would make a la carte feasible technologically, at least. Of course so does digital cable.
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs:
·Optimum Online
| No Point Seen.
I don't see a need for Tv from SBC. I currently have Opt online cable modem service and Direct TV for Programming.
I'm Content with that i have yet if SBC coming into the market means my currently monthly bill will go down *due to this invisible competition* then I'll be a happy camper. |
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IronChefMoto
Premium
join:2001-02-08
Alpharetta, GA
4 edits | It's about access to the PIPELINE
Hell no! Phone companies, right now, barely do what they do now BADLY, let alone with a semblance of customer service and price competitiveness (e.g. BellSouth).
[Please note -- this is my experience with BellSouth -- SBC or Verizon may be better. Not all experiences will be the same. Read on...]
I got rid of my phone company a long time ago. I think it's time for them to realize that customers want choice. I need a pipeline to the Internet, and my damned cable company gives me that in spades with only minor hiccups. I can use the cable company's TV service and save a little on my pipeline, or I can go with Dish or DirecTV or no TV at all.
I guarantee that I would NOT want to bundle (little or no customer choice) shitty, limited POTS phone service (assuming that's what the telcos would do -- BellSouth would in a heartbeat, I'd bet) with TV over DSL. That's three damned services.
If they offer fiber to the home and run the IPTV through that, then that's two damned services from a telco that most likely will riddle my monthly bill with mystery charges. Well -- it'd still be three, 'cause they'd want me to use their phone service too. Always the phone service.
I do fine with Comcast HSI, Vonage VoIP, and television with Comcast (or DTV, Dish, etc. if I want it).
My poor neighbor bought into the whole DirecTV, BellSouth DSL, BellSouth long distance, etc. package across the street, and she hates it. It's SOOOO expensive. It's wrong. Just wrong.
The PIPELINE is the key. Once I have access to the pipeline, I don't want your other services. If I have to use them, then I find another pipeline. That's all there is to it.
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BIGMIKE
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA
2 edits | reply to mishaq
Re: Gee I dunno
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csnewbie
join:2001-02-12
Atlanta, GA | reply to mishaq
only as an excuse to get FIOS 
not sure i like IPTV if it takes up my bandwidth. |
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·Comcast
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Re: No way!
said by Tzale : They will be offering a BETTER price and more content. Verizon, possibly, SBC, BS, and Qwest no way. Then again, so far there is nothing but marketing hype for Verizon TV service, and nothing but crap coming from the rest. I'll stick with my cable company as they offer me the best service and content for the best price that I have seen from anyone else. |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
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join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
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Re: Gee I dunno
said by BIGMIKE :what is the Phone Company Selling Television NOW?:D Well if cable companies can sell tv, internet and VOIP, then phone companies should be able to do the same.
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be-wary
@67.98.x.x | Don't forget about...
Don't forget about DRM being a factor. If they force me to use some set top cable box which prohibits good ole analog VCR usage and/or my trusty MythTV box screw it I'll stick with analog cable. |
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loeakaodas
join:2005-01-31
Sarasota, FL | reply to csnewbie
Re: Gee I dunno
FIOS TV will not take up your internet bandwidth. It will use a different wavelenght to send the video signal completely seperate from the data and voice over the fiber. |
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GilbertMark
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join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ | Not here I wouldn't
SBC is horrible at delivering DSL and phone service in my city. They can't solve our DSL problems after 5 visits and they can't solve our phone problems after visiting either. Completely inept company. |
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mustang03282
join:2003-01-10
Bridgeton, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon FIOS
| all comes down to price
Ive been screwed by comcast so they will never get my business again but i like both direct tv and verizon Ive got great customer service from both So i guess it will come down to price weather i jump from sat to ip tv Lately tv really hasnt been worth watching anyway If i did go to ip tv I would miss my direct tivos |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana | reply to Omega
Re: Gee I dunno
Only if it's on a "naked" line! |
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