karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
iraq
 ·Fairpoint Communic..
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Re: FiOS from Fairpoint?
Yes, it was a fairpoint installer, but all the equipment still says 'verizon'. Even the modem label, bios, etc, all read verizon. I'm not saying it's not worth it, by all means, if you CAN get it, get it. The routing is MUCH better than the 15 odd hops I used to get before I even SAW outside of comcasts network. Right now, first hop is Verizon, and yahoo is only 6 hops away. All the web pages load faster, and the download speeds meet all my expectations, AND, the upload speed is ALSO at 15mb/sec.
Hey, if the installer had completed in the '2 hour' estimate they had told me, I would have given them a much higher score.
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happy with fios
@verizon.com
| Was this installation in Nashua or in another town? My fios installation went smoothly and my experience was pleasant. The technician installed several devices in my house in just under 4 hours and for what he had to do the time seemed justified. Now I am waiting for the video. |
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karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
iraq
·Fairpoint Communic..
| Umm, don't think there will ever be video over fios. well, I've not seen any indication that fairpoint is working on it. I REALLY wish they would.
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STPitcher
join:2008-07-24
Litchfield, NH
| I'm in Litchfield, NH... Fairpoint installed my FIOS yesterday.
They took, I guess 3-4 hours... I wasn't timing it. Seemed a bit slow, but I wasn't at all disappointed. (hower, they were there about 2PM, whereas, I'd been promised 8-12 AM!)
The guys did tell me that... and I think they implied this may not be past the rumor stage... Fairpoint does hope to offer video (i.e. TV) in New Hamsphire... even suggested a timeframe of perhaps 6 months.
Further, they said Fairpoint wasn't going to use Verizon's video technology, but would be trying TV-over-IP. Never heard of it, but I'm game!
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