BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| reply to jaa
Re: Boost & Capping
They have 50/20 for $90 now |
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Thinkdiff
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY | Not bad at all. If only they'd get off their lazy asses and start to wire up my part of the Bronx. And open port 80  . |
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jaa
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
·Optimum Online
 ·Vonage
2 edits | reply to BLUNTED 1
said by BLUNTED 1  :They have 50/20 for $90 now Yes, they offer that to about the same percentage of subscribers that CV offers 50/50 to.
To get that, you must:
1. Be in an area they have decided to wire for FIOS.
2. Be in a competitive broadband market.
3. Be in their "speical" pricing zone
That leaves most of us without that option.
Contrast that to CV. EVERYONE in their service area can get broadband - either 15/2 or 30/5. It is available at the same price - whether or not FIOS or DSL is available in your area.
Please put me back on ignore as you promised, and enjoy your speeds.
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GeekNJ
Premium
join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ
2 edits | reply to BLUNTED 1
Not in NJ apparently. The pricing on the Verizon site is pretty whacky once you can get into the pricing which takes about 5 or 6 clicks and 5 or 6 mins for their My Account pages to load. Below is what it shows I can change my plan to.
With a 2 year agreement:
10/2 - $40
20/5 - $50
20/20 - $65
With a 1 year agreement:
10/2 - $40
20/5 - $50
20/20 - $65
50/20 - $140
Month to month:
10/2 - $48
20/5 - $58
20/20 - $73
50/20 - $160
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Angerphile
Premium
join:2005-05-13
Los Angeles, CA
1 edit | reply to BLUNTED 1
Posted in wrong forum |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| reply to jaa
Thats alright I'll hold on the ignore but alot more people can get the 50/20 than OOL ultra because I only saw 2 people with ultra since it was announced and I bet nobody else can get it and the 50/20 just came out so give it some time.
Lets just hope they roll out the Ultra soon to beef up the competition. |
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jaa
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13 | Last time I checked 2 was more than 1. |
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Solitude
Don't forget to bring a towel
Premium
join:2000-04-29
New York
clubs:
·Optimum Online
| reply to BLUNTED 1
Verizon's 50/20 line is listed as $95 for me. I didn't log in to their site, just entered my phone and home address at »www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios
That's a pretty nice line, but $30 more is a lot to justify. I would have to see people reporting consistent 48+ Mbit speeds and 18+ upload before I would consider paying that much.
Either way, OOL has to notice that verizon now have the speed throne. I would expect a higher speed tier from OOL in the upcoming months.
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| reply to jaa
Good 1 Jaa
Solitude I bet you'll get a little more than the 50/20 they advertise and every package I had with Verizon has always been over its advertised speeds on upload and download. |
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StreetSpirit
Premium
join:2002-08-13
Roslyn, NY
·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon Online DSL
2 edits | I just did a lookup of my address. They have pretty good prices in my area. 20/20 is listed as 69 w/o TV or 59 with TV. All together the price is something like $120 for double play.
However, why am I not seeing triple play offers? I was hoping that if I was to switch, I'd be able to switch over to a single carrier.
But in any case, in my area, they are offering decent prices, but not 50/20. 20/20 is the highest.
PDF with the results of my lookup attached - I used my address because we don't have a VZ landline.
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Regards,
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PS Blunted1, have you had any billing problems or anything out of the ordinary? I just got stuck with a $55 dollar unreturned DSL modem fee which I've been trying to fight. I'm sending them ONE OF MY OWN, nothing to do with Verizon just so they leave me the hell alone - I don't have 50 dollars to throw out on some whim. Besides, they're worthless anyway - you can't sell them if you tried. Why the heck would I not return my modem, and get a bill nearly 6 months after I cancelled their ADSL (at home, I still have it in one of the offices.)
Spent an hour on the phone yesterday, didn't resolve it but got them to send me another UPS receipt so I can send them a modem which doesn't belong to them.
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY | Dave click on month to month and watch what pops up |
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Chris123NT
join:2001-11-24
Nesconset, NY
| said by BLUNTED 1 :Dave click on month to month and watch what pops up Hehe, yep |
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StreetSpirit
Premium
join:2002-08-13
Roslyn, NY
·Optimum Online
·Verizon Online DSL
1 edit | reply to BLUNTED 1
Heh K.
I'll try it eventually, in about 10 months when our CV bills go back to normal rates. 
[edit: heh, nice thanks for the suggestion- cute! The only problem is that this is the wrong forum, and a lot of people still can't get FIOS. In any case, thanks!] |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY | I only threw it out there because people were comparing packages thats it . |
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Beth64
Time Is An Illusion. Lunchtime Doubly So
join:2003-11-17
Brooklyn, NY
·Optimum Online
| said by BLUNTED 1 :I only threw it out there because people were comparing packages thats it . I don't mind.
It's good to know the alternatives that exist. But when is FIOS going to come to Brooklyn???!
I live where David used to live. There are lots of high rise 23 story condo and co-op buildings in the area. People would gladly try it if Verizon started showing some initiative.
But hey that's ok. We get everything dead last. I'm used to it. It sucks that I've finished 2 years of College and am graduating, and FIOS is still hyped, but still can't be ordered by the majority of the people in this area.
So why the threads? They're moot. Take them to the FIOS area. Until we can get ubiquitous access, it just goes to underscore how people in my area of Brooklyn are getting shafted.
Have a nice day with your FIOS speeds.
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Beth64
Time Is An Illusion. Lunchtime Doubly So
join:2003-11-17
Brooklyn, NY
·Optimum Online
1 edit | reply to jaa
said by jaa :said by BLUNTED 1 :They have 50/20 for $90 now Yes, they offer that to about the same percentage of subscribers that CV offers 50/50 to. To get that, you must: 1. Be in an area they have decided to wire for FIOS. 2. Be in a competitive broadband market. 3. Be in their "speical" pricing zone That leaves most of us without that option. Contrast that to CV. EVERYONE in their service area can get broadband - either 15/2 or 30/5. It is available at the same price - whether or not FIOS or DSL is available in your area. Please put me back on ignore as you promised, and enjoy your speeds. Thank you for crystallizing my argument.
Beth |
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Alcohol
Premium
join:2003-05-26
Somerset, NJ
| reply to BLUNTED 1
said by BLUNTED 1 :Good 1 Jaa Solitude I bet you'll get a little more than the 50/20 they advertise and every package I had with Verizon has always been over its advertised speeds on upload and download. Hey buddy, what speeds are you getting with Optimum Online? You seem to have the highest speed result for a boost customer.. Care to explain what happened? |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| Not really since its only good really early in the AM and it starts to die mid afternoon till the AM again.
Here is what I get now which is crappy for 30/5
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