Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Thank Verizon
For without Verizon, these cable operators would still be sitting on their hands. |
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ | Let me re-phrase that; without cable, Verizon would be sitting on their hands. Competition breeds competition in both directions.
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Hardly. |
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ
| What I meant is, I think cable was beating DSL's pants off, so Verizon does to the mats with FIOS causing cable to fight back with DOCSIS 3.0. It works both ways. Do you think Verizon would be investing billions in fiber if cable wasn't competing? There would be no motivation.
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DrThodt_
@cox.net
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Verizon is a terrible HSI and Television provider. FiOS is a terrible technology and it is clearly showing its age quickly. FiOS was great when it launched but since then, the speeds have started to slow. If it wasn't for Cable MSOs and their contractual obligations to cities and/or counties plus added government regulation, then there would be no competition to telephony providers such as Verizon. Cable MSOs are the reason companies such as Verizon had to clean up their game and install FiOS.
Remember that silly tax by ISPs to gain revenue to build FTTH for all users? Instead Verizon pocketed the money and built a less reliable and proprietary technology.
Thats all I have to say... |
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CCNnorthcali
join:2004-03-07
Tempe, AZ
clubs: | Most would not agree with you based on reviews here at DSLR.  |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to needforspeed59
It depends on what you consider beating DSL's pants.
In terms of new ads, DSL's cheap prices and slower speeds, smoked cable's higher prices and faster speeds.
Billions in video revenues is a good motivation to deploy fiber and telcos couldn't do any video without rebuilding their network. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
·Cox HSI
·Verizon FIOS
·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to DrThodt_
LOL. Yeah, FiOS sucks...that's why I now get 50/20 service that cable has no hope of offering.
Verizon just uppped their tiers to 10/2, 20/5, 20/20 and 50/20. They're getting FASTER, not slower.
They're kicking cable's ass and DSLR reviews here have both U-Verse and FiOS smoking cable. |
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