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Same Old Jets
Premium
join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | Bring me fios! I'm going to call verizon now, I'm seeing advertisements in my area, damn I hope it's here. | |
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bchris02
join:2006-05-25 | Question about FIOS... Do they roll it out to full cities? Or is it just something the give to the wealthier subdivisions. | |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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| Re: Question about FIOS... said by bchris02  :Do they roll it out to full cities? Or is it just something the give to the wealthier subdivisions. Depends on who you ask..
Ask Verizon and they will tell you they do not cherry pick and roll it out everywhere. As those here on DSLR that don't have a clue and they will tell you the same thing. ASk others and they will tell you most certainly that the more affluent are getting it first and not necessarily being rolled out to the more populated areas while not looking at wealth.
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| keep 30mb down I just want the 5 up. 50Mb is overkill TODAY...though it will be useful later. (i dont want IPTV unless I can only get and pay for the 5 channels I watch)
but the 5mb up is something to cheer about.
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bdsdc
join:2003-12-05
Allen, TX
| ughh "10 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream (increased from 5/2 in May) Suited for Internet surfing and basic computer functions. $34.95 a month with a one-year agreement, or $39.95 month-to-month."
Err... I would say overly-suited. I cringe at the thought of Mr. and Mrs. Applebee who don't use the internet, but their 4 kids IM and MySpace all day long on 10/2 FIOS service. I actually have needs for that kind of speed. Come to my side of the street, Verizon. I want it too  | |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| WTF? Is this a weakness in the current ONT architecture? Why is it NOT symmetric or at least 10mbit on the upstream (you need to throw people a BONE on the upstream, even if its 2 mbit more)?
As for thos thinking of it:
Its TWICE the $ price $ for only 20mbit more down...
Weird...!
I'm also wondering why this shoe dropped NOW? Is cablevision planning to unveil a similar plan in the immediate future? | |
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BigRooster
join:2005-08-07
Rialto, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| How come? Why is the East Coast so far a head of the rest of the country in terms of internet speed (parts of NY, NJ, and CT specifically)? Is it simply because of competition between Verizon and OOL, or are there other reasons? Why doesn't Verizon compete with AT&T, TW or CC elsewhere in the U.S.? Is it because AT&T, TW and CC have such a large customer base compared to OOL? Or perhaps because each ISP has its own designated service areas? By the time most of the West Coast gets 1mbit upload, the East Coast will have 5mbit+.
Still, congrats to those lucky enough to have these faster services avaialable to them. I shouldn't be complaining since I at least have broadband whereas many other ppl in the U.S. don't. | |
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giveandtake
@verizon.net
| Its a little bit of this, a little bit of that... Its a price increase in disguise...
See, the 30/5 tier must be costing too much, so:
make a 50/5 tier, charge $35 more for it, and all is well in the kingdom of FiOS.
**caveat; original 30/5 customers can keep current tier, so they're not KICKING you off your underpriced service.
Needless to say, Verizon needs some extra CASH for the ONT gear replacements..  | |
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LinuxJunkie
join:2005-01-19
Cyberspace
| SNET/SBC/AT&T ***SUCKS*** Why oh WHY did SBC have to be the company that bought up the old and antiquated (and absolutely horrible) company formerly known as SNET? SNET was such a joke that, to this day, there's still roughly 60 - 70% of the state without DSL access as SNET/SBC wouldn't upgrade their copper and won't install remote terminals. Since a good portion of the state lives way more than the maximum distance from the CO for DSL, this will probably never happen.
If Verizon had bought SNET, the entire state would probably be wired with fiber by now. All I can say is thank GOD for Comcast. If it weren't for them, I'd still be on 56k where I live. I hope SNET/SBC/AT&T goes down the tubes... company's absolutely useless. | |
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jap
Premium
join:2003-08-10
038xx
·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: SNET/SBC/AT&T ***SUCKS*** said by LinuxJunkie :I hope SNET/SBC/AT&T goes down the tubes... company's absolutely useless. They've been quite useful to the NSA.  | |
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jaa
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
·Optimum Online
·Vonage
| What's with the pricing? Why does it cost different amounts depending on where you are?
Are they going to deploy this everywhere, or just in those states?
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Upload C'mon verizon, this is fibre! not cable or another medium. break out with the syncronous packages already. 5/5, 10/10, 30/30, 50/50. fibre is very capable of better upload than a paltry 5mbps.
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ftthz
If love can kill hate can also save
join:2005-10-17 | next tier 100mbit wonders when i'll be able to get it | |
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HomeLvr
Premium
join:2002-01-01
Atlanta, GA | i wish I wish verizon owned Bellsouth lol
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LightS
join:2005-12-17
Granbury, TX
 ·EarthLink
| Why Whine? I don't know why all of you people are whining about not being able to upgrade from your 6mbps, cable, or whatever..
I'm on DSL at home, and i'm so damn far away from the CO It's unstable
Oh well, it's fast, and I was on 56k for years. Why don't you guys just be happy w/ what you got? Why don't they wire it out to the more Rural Areas? WHY! | |
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nfixit2004
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Brooklyn, NY | Re: Why Whine? Just bring fious to NYC please | |
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nutntoit
@verizon.net
| nothing to whine about Well, it may not be anything to whine about, sigh, yes, whine, no.
I'd just wish they'd start producing alot more cheap ethanol hybrid cars that get 50-100mpg, this $3.25+ gas is killing the ordinary consumer!! Its entirely possible both Verizon and Cablevision might pay a huge price (as well as others) if the economy goes into the crapper because a few [insert muslim insult here] can't stop playing with the jews. | |
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anotherwurld
@verizon.net
| those people on "people-pc" dialup are in stone age compared You just KNOW someone had to get that 50/10 business plan for the first month risk free... | |
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join:2006-05-25 | Re: those people on "people-pc" dialup are in stone age compared I wonder how many people use dial-up in areas where FIOS is deployed. | |
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join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | Re: those people on "people-pc" dialup are in stone age compared You'd be surprised, there are still some Statler and Waldorf guys among's the PC/mac users.. (think hecklers from the muppet show) | |
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yabos
join:2003-02-16
Ingersoll, ON | Bot nets I hope people using this service don't get their computers hijacked onto bot nets. Imagine the DDOS attacks from a few hundred FIOS customers. | |
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wwfrules
@cox.net | ........ im in arizona and qwest is the worst phone company ever in my opinion. ther service is an absolute joke. when the phone is offline in an outage u dont get credit for the time. the basic service is $15 then qwest hits u with $25 in taxes | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| I heard that long_dong prayed for 37 inches rather than the 36 he had. Such a shame, this shortchanging thing. I make sure now that while filling up I lock eyes with the guy driving the newest V8 4x4, freshly waxed and never off the pavement or carried a load heavier than the weekend groceries. Such a shame. He's getting 11mpg in city when he could be getting 8 and have 40 more HP. Tsk, tsk ...
They said the meek would inherit - does that include the clueless?
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