Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | reply to PGHammer
Re: 1.6
CableCARDS were supposed to mean the end of STBs. Too bad it didn't catch on. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
 ·PenTeleData
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| reply to JPL
said by JPL  :Except that Verizon has more SD channels than any provider around here, and the PQ of those channels on my SD TV is astounding. You're also right about the internet service - definitely the best going. No download caps, no throttling, and no slow periods (I get 20+Meg down everytime I test it - no matter what time day or night), and totally rock solid - I've had one short outage in 3 years. Most people aren't technophiles. There are people still watching analog TV from an off air antenna. They aren't going to care about FiOS and its hundreds of channels?
Most of my TV watching is on the networks (Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, MyNetwork, CW) and 24 hour news channels. Maybe occasionally Discovery and Comedy Central. Most people have similar viewing habits. In fact I don't know anyone who has time to watch all of those those channels.
I would very much like some sort of a la carte service. If FiOS offered that it would probably attract a lot of people. |
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PGHammer
join:2003-06-09
Accokeek, MD
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| reply to FTTC
Ever heard of the *comfort factor*?
Some folks won't switch because they don't want STBs (even the DCT-7xx minis that VZ uses at the lowest end) attached to every TV, and are quite willing to pay MORE to avoid them. (Yes you read that right, so get your jaw off the floor.)
It's generally a LOT easier to do absolutely nothing, even if you're getting ripped off. |
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bender
Bite my shiny metal ass
Premium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL
clubs: | reply to JPL
i'd invade a small country to have fios on my desktop. |
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JPL
Premium
join:2007-04-04
West Chester, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to bender
said by bender :they could be like me and just not have an hd tv to use the hd tv programming aspects. don't get me wrong i'd hop on that internet service they got in a heartbeat. Except that Verizon has more SD channels than any provider around here, and the PQ of those channels on my SD TV is astounding. You're also right about the internet service - definitely the best going. No download caps, no throttling, and no slow periods (I get 20+Meg down everytime I test it - no matter what time day or night), and totally rock solid - I've had one short outage in 3 years. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| reply to Ahrenl
said by Ahrenl :I don't have an HDTV. The TV experience is better, and, more importantly for most people, CHEAPER. How is it better?
I used to think my SDTV was great until I got a HDTV. Only then did I realize what I was missing. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to bender
I don't have an HDTV. The TV experience is better, and, more importantly for most people, CHEAPER. |
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bender
Bite my shiny metal ass
Premium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL
clubs:
 ·T-Mobile US
·Vonage
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Midwest
·Mediacom
| reply to Eat Me
they could be like me and just not have an hd tv to use the hd tv programming aspects. don't get me wrong i'd hop on that internet service they got in a heartbeat.
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| reply to NOCMan
said by NOCMan :Agreed. Either Verizon is not being aggressive enough, or there are actually that many people locked into contract with other carriers. Or some people are happy with their current provider and don't wish to change. Believe it or not, some people get stuck in the same routine for years and get all they need, so they don't see the need to upgrade to the best and the latest. |
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X Cablevision
@verizon.net | reply to FTTC
I'll second that! Blows Cable away. |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX | reply to FTTC
Agreed. Either Verizon is not being aggressive enough, or there are actually that many people locked into contract with other carriers. |
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FTTC
join:2008-10-01
Mount Rainier, MD | 1.6 million out of 8.2 million wtf. about 7 million people are missing the best service on earth. retards I tell ya's |
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