 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to garagerock
Re: Whiner said by garagerock:So what is the story with your avatar? do you hate the Bell company so bad you "whined" about their service? Its a very long story LOL. Here's a summary.
My hatred for Verizon goes back to 1998, the very first year they did not start offering DSL to where I used to live. At that time it had been nearly 3 years since I had last used broadband (at PSU). It wouldn't until 2002 (and 2 residences later) that I would see broadband again (thanks to Comcast). When I moved in 2003 to where I live now, the first thing I did was to not reward Verizon for their not offering me DSL back in 1998 by not signing up for a telegraph line from them. I guess all those years of broadband deprivation, along with Comcast beating them to the punch forged me into the uber-Verizon-hater that I am today, but if the tables had been turned and Verizon delivered before Comcast I might have had a different avatar.
I've become very skeptical with regards to Verizon's many promises. They keep going on about how great DSL is but refuse to provide it. They are now advertising FIOS but no one I know in Philadelphia can get it or has it. To me, anything Verizon tells me is a vaporware until proven otherwise.
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 EnzonE
join:2000-03-23
Indiana, PA
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| Yes I first started learning about DSL service back in 2000. Due to my location I had no choice but to wait for Verizon to reach me. A year later in 2001 I had their service at close to 18,000 ft. At that time it was a stretch to provide service that far and somehow I was able to be a part of their '18k trial group'. Haven't had many problems and back when it was $49.95 monthly I was satisfied. Sorry to hear you started out on the wrong foot with them, obtaining DSL anywhere would of been pushing the envelope especially if you were 12k+ away from the CO!
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Verizon 1.5M/384k @ 17,047 feet from CO.Activated June 13 2001.Upgraded March 30 2005. |
