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Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:38:33 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Well said Mcbane. Our internet should been Fiber optics years ago . Too bad is taking this long for it to get deploy. Lets hope that Verizon moves their butt and blanket the entire nation with fiber goodness :D

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:36:41 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Man on man that shows how much people want real high speed internet :D

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:51:11 EDT

McBane posted : Gratz on fios! Everyone should have an awesome network/tv connect.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:36:58 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : Kinda cool to be the only person in a building with 100 units that has FiOS. I don't think anybody else even knows it's available yet. When the tech was here, a woman saw him bringing my set top boxes in through the lobby, and she said nobody told her she could get FiOS here yet. She said she was so happy she was going to cry, and then went upstairs and placed her order.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:10:19 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Again Vathral

Thanks for the heads up. Now i can't wait for Fios to reach my neighborhood that way theres no more internet bog down like it happens here. Too many Ipods,Ipads,netbooks etc that kill our speed. Oh and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY Vathral.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:59:31 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Hey Fotomatt

congrats on the great speeds and keeping the wife unit Happy :D. Oh and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO ALL

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:44:35 EDT

loli posted :

said by Eddy120876:

Hey VAthral

had you tried slowing down your service by swamping it with internet connected devices :D . I know my friend tried that and it didn't work but they all had a great wifi party :D

Heh. I got myself, brother, and 2 cousins as the heavy hitters with bandwidth. It has been a blast. Skype, torrents, streaming video games footage on Twitch.tv, uploading videos to youtube, Netflix, etc with not a single blip. So glad to be away from TWC.

said by fotomatt1:

Install done! 5 hours total...tech was great. He just took his time and did an incredibly neat job. Took my cable boxes and modem back to TWC and cancelled my service....and had a beer to celebrate my independence from TWC!! Internet is super fast. Here's my speed test results. TV picture is incredible. Even my wife who is never impressed with anything commented on how much better the picture is than it was with TWC!!

First thing everyone here noticed with the TV as well. Channels flip over so fast. It doesn't even flash like it did with TWC. The DVR has been put into great use as well since any room can get it going. We have 1 DVR and 5 HD STB. The only problem we have is learning the new channels but it's been great!

This is the worst we really get here. When idle.

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With TWC, we had 4 HD STB, No DVR, No Showtime, 10/1 internet, and phone. The total came up to 180 dollars. We've had them for a long time so the price increases just kept piling on.

Like I said above, we have 1 DVR (free for life deal) and 5 HD STB, Extreme/Showtime, 35/35 internet, phone and Spanish language channel. After the first few bills, we're looking at somewhere between 140-145 dollars (including the upcoming adapter increases) monthly. We're way better off and internet alone is worth the price if we lose the 30 dollars in discount in 2yrs.

Our installer arrived at 10:30am. Left at 6:00pm on the dot. Heck, his supervisor passed by to take a look at the work. Everything was done professionally and he made picking a location for the ONT & BBU so easy for us. A+ service.

Which reminds me, time to add a review on dslreports!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:01:41 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : Install done! 5 hours total...tech was great. He just took his time and did an incredibly neat job. Took my cable boxes and modem back to TWC and cancelled my service....and had a beer to celebrate my independence from TWC!! Internet is super fast. Here's my speed test results. TV picture is incredible. Even my wife who is never impressed with anything commented on how much better the picture is than it was with TWC!!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:45:02 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : on the 4th of July? wow if thats true im super impress with Verizon :D

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:44:10 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Hey VAthral

had you tried slowing down your service by swamping it with internet connected devices :D . I know my friend tried that and it didn't work but they all had a great wifi party :D

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:21:49 EDT

loli posted :

said by fotomatt1:

said by Eddy120876:

Hey Fotomatt

well any news bro?

Install happening tomorrow at 8am!

Update good sir!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:50:10 EDT

loli posted :

said by fotomatt1:

said by Eddy120876:

Hey Fotomatt

well any news bro?

Install happening tomorrow at 8am!

Enjoy it! Had my service installed last week. I had a good chat with the technician while he was working. Love the new service. So glad to get rid of Time Warner. Even after 2 years and discounts go away (or however that works), it will still be a better deal for me.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:06:50 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Eddy120876:

Hey Fotomatt

well any news bro?

Install happening tomorrow at 8am!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:03:54 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Hey Fotomatt

well any news bro?

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:48:20 EDT

jcondon8 posted : I hear that. I noticed today they marked were the gas lines are.

I hope your install goes smoothly. I had FIOS Internet years ago and loved it. Would love to go back to it (and pick up TV too).

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:40:32 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Hey Foto

remember to honor your name and post lots of Photos of your installation .

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:00:59 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : Just forget about the fact that they MIGHT be getting ready to start a build-out. It takes so long that if you think about it it gets even more frustrating. At least you're on Cablevision....a few notches better than TWC, but nowhere near as good as FiOS. Only 5 days left until my installation!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:26:46 EDT

jcondon8 posted : I am in Dutchess County and live in an apartment complex. We have Fios all around us but only have Cablevision here. I can not even get DSL from Verizon or Frontier. All our utilities are under ground. We have about 16 2 story buildings with 24 or 16 apartments in each.

I come home from work today and see red and orange paint from the street all through out the complex on the grass, road, and sidewalks. It actually crosses the main road in front of our complex and is on the grass on the other side of a four lane road. A few flags say hand dig Verizon underground cable. Some of the spray paint says TV.

I am hoping it is for FIOS. Guess we will see over the next couple weeks.

Nice to see Verizon at least still trying to expand into areas they are in and get more into apartment buildings.

I also hope to have FIOS at work early next year.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:23:20 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : They are bringing the Bang to your firework :D lucky man . True now a day taking too much time off can really cost your job and money :(

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:02:49 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Eddy120876:

thats one reason why is good to have extra family at home .

This is true, although my wife and I just took a ton of time off from our jobs so taking more time off now isn't so easy. As it turns out, a VZ manager called me today and rescheduled my appointment for July 3! So instead of waiting 35 days now I only have to wait 7. I can celebrate my independence from TWC on July 4!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:58:57 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : thats one reason why is good to have extra family at home .

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:01:12 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by UofMiamiGrad:

You try calling and seeing if they can move up your order install date? Just have your order# handy and call VZ up, doesn't hurt to try. Congrats on finally getting your building provisioned for FIOS.

I've called a couple of times already....they did give me the option of this Monday, or July 22! Unfortunately, neither my wife nor I can stay home this Monday. Bummer!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:36:18 EDT

UofMiamiGrad posted :

said by fotomatt1:

said by gadgetboyj:

It's great that you finally got it! I finally got it installed after waiting about 3 years in the complex I live in too!

said by fotomatt1:

They did that in my old building, but it was more than a month after service was actually available.

When they did the show and tell thing for my complex, they were taking orders right then and there. Of course my address was the ONLY one that wasn't marked as available in their system, so they had to take my info down and put the order through a few days later.

Finally got it, but my install date is 35 days out!! Ughh...they're busy in my area!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:26:01 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by gadgetboyj:

It's great that you finally got it! I finally got it installed after waiting about 3 years in the complex I live in too!

said by fotomatt1:

They did that in my old building, but it was more than a month after service was actually available.

Finally got it, but my install date is 35 days out!! Ughh...they're busy in my area!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:51:26 EDT

gadgetboyj posted : It's great that you finally got it! I finally got it installed after waiting about 3 years in the complex I live in too!

said by fotomatt1:

They did that in my old building, but it was more than a month after service was actually available.

Re: FiOS Finally Available!

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:16:44 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Pathfinder:

great to hear. I hope to follow soon. BTW what zip code are you in?

10024

Re: FiOS Finally Available!

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:15:04 EDT

Pathfinder posted : great to hear. I hope to follow soon. BTW what zip code are you in?

FiOS Finally Available!

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:45:39 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : FINALLY!! I checked Verizon's FiOS availability page at about noon today, and it said my building was only eligible for DSL. Not sure what made me check it at about 4pm, but I did, and BAM! My building has been added to the database and approved for service. I ordered right then and there....only down side is the fact that my install date is 36 days away! I'm kinda bummed as 36 days seems excessive, but the rep I called said they're busy in my area. I guess at least I have a definite install date and TWC is on their way out.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:20:25 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : Well a week would be much better than the 6 - 12 months Verizon keeps telling me. As I said, a manager was in my building two days ago with a laptop connected to the network, so my assumption is that it will be approved any day.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:19:14 EDT

lijacobs posted :

said by fotomatt1:

So last night my building handy man told me that the Fios installation has been completed in my building, and that someone from Verizon stopped by to confirm that everything was working and even had a computer connected. How long should it be before I can actually order service? It's still showing up on the website as not available.

The VZ engineer covering your territory has to give the final OK and activate your address in the database. In our building it took about a week after all of the physical work was completed.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:41:41 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Oh yeah. I remember when my aunts building manage to get Fios they did something like that. They handed out some swag and raffles. It did work on her building 80% did chose and stayed with Fios.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:28:04 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Pathfinder:

Most buildings I have seen have a "Show and Tell". Vz will come out and install a FIOS line in a common area and have a sales force come out to go over things.

They did that in my old building, but it was more than a month after service was actually available. Any idea how long it takes for them to provision the building once build-out is complete? My TWC DVR doesn't even work anymore, and I CANNOT WAIT to dump them! LOL

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:26:13 EDT

Pathfinder posted : Most buildings I have seen have a "Show and Tell". Vz will come out and install a FIOS line in a common area and have a sales force come out to go over things.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:20:58 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : So last night my building handy man told me that the Fios installation has been completed in my building, and that someone from Verizon stopped by to confirm that everything was working and even had a computer connected. How long should it be before I can actually order service? It's still showing up on the website as not available.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:12:39 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : fotomatt

thats my problem and biggest fear. You see I kept saying it here on DSL my building is a cluster F*ck when it comes to letting new tech in. Had so many issues with then just trying to get a single sat for every building(where I live it consist of 4 buildings connected and manage by one company) and this F*ckers block the direct tv and dish network join venture, because of some stupid rule aka=we want money under the table. Incase anybody ask how I know this simple. They block any solution that both companies came up and that included 4 million dollar insure for any structural damages and 4 million dollar more for any water or fire damage. Yet they say no because they wanted more. So both companies manage to get 99% of the tenants signature and yet they block it by saying both companies were anti competitive to Cablevision.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:05:54 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : It takes a while....even after they have it on your utility poles (or in my case underneath the street) it could take years before they wire your apartment building if you live in one. If you're in a house you have a much better shot, but apartment building are a pain in the butt because the landlord / management company / co-op board has to want it in their building and allow them to install it. I'm lucky that I know I should have it in the next couple of months no matter what, but I have been waiting two years so far.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:39:36 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : nope Fotomatt

They haven't even lay out the fiber on the utility poles and that sucks. I call VZ and spoke to tech but no clear ideas as to when. All they keep saying is "you will get it soon" and thats it :(

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:21:31 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by clrana9017:

Just called my Verizon local office about it. They said that for the next six months, there are no installs for FiOS registered in my area. Well, I give up.

In reality, I think the people you talk to on the phone have no clue. They're still telling me 6-12 months, but the build out in my building is almost complete. They even told me FiOS isn't available in my part of the city yet! When I came out of my building this morning, I saw that overnight Verizon closed up the hole they dug in the street to connect my building to the fiber in the street, so it has to be getting near the end.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:32:21 EDT

clrana9017 posted : Just called my Verizon local office about it. They said that for the next six months, there are no installs for FiOS registered in my area. Well, I give up.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:05:13 EDT

clrana9017 posted : at least you haven't been waiting for seven years like me. I remember when the advertisement first came out in 2005 for 5/2 and I ordered their service. The reps said everything was going well and I had an appointment. I cancelled everything that day and they never came. When I called them about it, they said FiOS was not available in my area yet. The fact that buildout in NYC is this slow makes me hate Verizon a little more each day.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:38:38 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Eddy120876:

Hey Fotomantt

unfortunately i been waiting for Fios for 3 years :(

Did they start your install yet? Mine was started 14 months ago...they placed conduit in my building between the basement and 20th floor and then just stopped. It finally resumed again 4 months ago, and it looks to be nearly complete, but who the heck knows? Nobody at Verizon or in my building has any info. Every week I have another problem with TWC, and they think I'm bluffing when I call them up and tell them FiOS is almost in my building. Can't wait to call them up and cancel!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:53:34 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Hey Fotomantt

unfortunately i been waiting for Fios for 3 years :(

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:37:53 EDT

fotomatt1 posted :

said by Eddy120876:

Cirana

wow wish i was that close to having it on my building :(

Looks can be deceiving....this install has been going on for 14 months, and even though I think it will be done soon, verizon is still telling me 6 - 12 months when I call them.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:29:36 EDT

Eddy120876 posted : Cirana

wow wish i was that close to having it on my building :(

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:25:40 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : It looks like there's only fiber going to a box on each floor in the fire stairs from the basement. The wiremold is installed, so I assume the installer pulls a new strand of fiber from the fire stairs to each unit during the install.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:54:14 EDT

bhan261 posted : When they did the installation in our building early this year, they ran fiber through the wiremold in the hallways to each apartment. All the installer had to do was retrieve it from there and complete actually pulling it into the apartment.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:47:29 EDT

clrana9017 posted : don't forget the University! We're dedicatedly wired and (finally) got gigabit service. But nowhere in the surrounding areas, including 191st and below, are wired.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:00:45 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : I wish I could tell if the installation is actually done. Everything looks like it's closed up and connected at the demarc....I'm not sure if they have to do anything else on each floor in my building.

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:59:13 EDT

UofMiamiGrad posted :

said by fotomatt1:

Well it looks like Verizon connected the demarc to the conduit in the street on Friday. Looks like everything is connected in the basement of my building...I'll try and take a picture later if I can. Hopefully my building will be provisioned soon and I can place my order. Anybody know how long it takes for Verizon to provision a building from the time the installation is complete?

Within a week of everything being lit, it should be provisioned in the system & you can order service!

Re: Verizon FINALLY pulling cable in my NYC apartment building!!

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:54:16 EDT

fotomatt1 posted : Well it looks like Verizon connected the demarc to the conduit in the street on Friday. Looks like everything is connected in the basement of my building...I'll try and take a picture later if I can. Hopefully my building will be provisioned soon and I can place my order. Anybody know how long it takes for Verizon to provision a building from the time the installation is complete?