said by iNick:Do they plan on matching Verizon FiOS?
At the time I signed up for Comcast, Verizon had run conduit to the pole but no fiber.
Reasons why I have stuck with Comcast:
1) FiOS has a hidden ~4TB/month cap. The Comcast FTTH tier does not.
2) Comcast has native IPv6, Verizon does not.
3) Comcast is active ethernet, Verizon is PON.
4) XfinityWiFi
What could cause me to switch to FiOS:
- Comcast implements a cap.
- Verizon launches gigabit service, Comcast does not. I do max out my connection from time to time.
- Comcast switches mediums from fiber to coax and the quality suffers / caps return.
said by tshirt: Probably because Comcast is his ISP and maybe reached him first.
BTW Verizon's DC site says
"FiOS available in select areas. 500/100Mbps service availability may be limited in your area based on network qualification requirements." so even if available it may not offer any advantage.
All of DC proper is GPON where FiOS is available. There are some older MDUs with VDSL, which would be the exception. I don't think MDUs can get Comcast's 505 service yet so that's kind of a moot point.
TV is a different animal. As soon as someone offers IPTV, I'll be switching to them. I have a couple of TVs without coax and no plans to run coax so I'm really looking for an IP based set top box.