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inteller
Sociopaths always win.

join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK

bizarro....

I thought MA was a lot more dense than that. they actually have rural areas? If they call those black holes, then the rural areas in OK must be in an entirely different universe!
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Ahrenl

join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS

Western, MA and OK only differ in the distance they have to drive to actually be "somewhere". They're both "the middle of nowhere".

That being said, I notice my town is listed as a Duopoly when it shouldn't qualify, since Verizon can only offer 768k DSL because the CO that serves us is in Lawrence. (which is why we'll never get FIOS either)


printscreen

join:2003-11-01
Juana Diaz, PR
Why not? There is FIOS in Lawrence. N. Andover is just a short distance away.

Ahrenl

join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS

said by printscreen See Profile :

Why not? There is FIOS in Lawrence.
That's news to me.


printscreen

join:2003-11-01
Juana Diaz, PR
·Choice Cable TV
·Coqui/PRTC


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A friend of mine lives there and is considering getting FIOS after she got some offer or promotion. And I have visited Lawrence a few times, last visit was last month. I noticed some new aerial installations in many areas of the city that I thought were newer cable TV plant but later saw Verizon people working with them. There were many boxes in poles with fiber cables going into them. Too bad I didn't take a picture of one of them. I did find a picture on the Internet. You will see these things all over Lawrence.

»www.bruce.wells.name/fios/thepolemarked.jpg

Have not found a picture of the large boxes in the poles conected to these black boxes in some places.

Ahrenl

join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
·Verizon FIOS

I did see that Lawrence was trying to approve Fios TV. I don't think they are wired yet. (probably in process) I haven't yet found ANYONE who actually HAS fios in Lawrence. (I live maybe 100 feet from the Lawrence/North Andover line) Of course Verizon also claims North Andover has FIOS because a few people on the Andover line are the Andover CO and are able to get FIOS. So I'll believe it when some people actually report that they have it.


printscreen

join:2003-11-01
Juana Diaz, PR
Then they are probably building the fiber infrastructure at this time. I did see a few Verizon crews here and there during my stay in Lawrence last month.
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