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Verizon Launches 150 Mbps FiOS
Boosts 50 Mbps tier to 65 Mbps

Last year around this time, Verizon proclaimed that offering anything faster than 50 Mbps was little more than marketing tactics. The company responded to the cable industry's efforts to push the high-end speed bar to 100 Mbps by proclaiming that "slavishly satisfying (power users) skews the service and the market unrealistically." They even called Cablevision's 101 Mbps service "a parlor trick."

That was then, and this is now. The company this morning announced that they'll now be offering a new, 150 Mbps downstream and 35 Mbps upstream FiOS tier. The new tier pricing:

No contract, without voice service: $215 a month, $50 activation fee, $80 intallation fee

No contract, bundled with voice service: $210 a month, $50 activation fee, $80 installation

1 year contract, without voice service: $200 a month, $50 activation fee, no installation fee

1 year contract, bundled with voice service: $195 a month, no activation fee, no installation fee

"Our 35 mbps upload speed is more than 130 percent faster than Cablevision and Comcast's and more than 600 percent faster than Time Warner," crows Verizon. "Since we began selling FiOS Internet in the summer of 2004, we've learned that as the number of wired and Wi-Fi connectible Internet protocol devices, appliances and home control/security systems grow in popularity, the need for dependable, reliable, ultra-broadband increases proportionally," says the company.

"This advanced speed throughput is what we've often described as 'future proofing,'" Verizon's Bill Kula tells Broadband Reports. "By supporting the immediate and future speed needs of bandwidth-hungry customers, we believe our newest speed tier sets a new benchmark for high-speed Internet in America," he says, adding that the "new 150/35 Mbps offer will pave a path for a blizzard of bandwidth-intensive applications to reach mainstream status.

Unfortunately, most users won't be able to afford this new blisteringly-fast service. On that front, some pricing information we've obtained from Verizon indicates they're making a few other changes to their other tiers, including bumping their 50 Mbps down 20 Mbps up tier ($140-$165) to 60 Mbps down 35 Mbps up with no change in price. Verizon tells us they're considering updating the 50 Mbps tier to 60/35 Mbps, but that they haven't yet made the official move.
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tlylework
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tlylework

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Why??

My goodness, if your not a business, and are not sharing with four or five computers is their really a need for these speeds? And who can afford $140 - $215 a month just for internet service??

Well let me re-phrase that. While I could afford it, why would I want to spend a car payment on it?

C_Chipperson
Monster Rain
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C_Chipperson

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Re: Why??

Why does anyone buy anything that is high-end?
BlueC
join:2009-11-26
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BlueC

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Re: Why??

No kidding. $200 for a car payment? That's what some people spend on gas alone each month. There are plenty of people out there willing to spend more $ on something they enjoy.

At least Verizon is offering the service. It's up to the customers whether or not they want to subscribe to that tier.

Frank
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join:2000-11-03
somewhere

Frank

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Re: Why??

said by BlueC:

No kidding. $200 for a car payment? That's what some people spend on gas alone each month. There are plenty of people out there willing to spend more $ on something they enjoy.

At least Verizon is offering the service. It's up to the customers whether or not they want to subscribe to that tier.

gas? lol, in some places people spend over $200 a month on just parking.

Anon123
@wachovia.com

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Re: Why??

said by Frank:

said by BlueC:

No kidding. $200 for a car payment? That's what some people spend on gas alone each month. There are plenty of people out there willing to spend more $ on something they enjoy.

At least Verizon is offering the service. It's up to the customers whether or not they want to subscribe to that tier.

gas? lol, in some places people spend over $200 a month on just parking.

Yep, right here in New York. lol And half of that on the MTA.

We all like speed but come on man, Verizon that's a ridiculously expensive price point!

kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY

kamm

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Re: Why??

Compared to what? I would GLADLY buy it for even TWICE THE PRICE if I would be offered in Manhattan as a secondary connection to my ~$1k/mo 20/20 (SLA-backed) service.

GlennLouEarl
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Because they want to.

But why offer it? Because they can. FiOS supports it so why not offer the max [for now] speed they can market [for the hype factor] given the lower cost of new hardware. There are going to be some customers who want to go as fast as they can (and some of them do have more than a couple connections going at the same time--not that they'll come close to maxing out the connection... probably), even at the higher cost; and then there are those--like me--who just want a nice, stable connection that's "fast enough" (like 30/5).

What I get the chuckles from, however, is all the comments I've been seeing in the Vz forum to the tune of "WTF! Only 35 up! C'mon!" ...really? Meh.

fiosgt
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What kind of car are you driving for 150 a month??
fiberguy2
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Re: Why??

said by fiosgt :

What kind of car are you driving for 150 a month??

Really? Are you trying to somehow indicate that a car payment of any price would indicate the quality, value, or brand of car?

There are people driving new BMWs with $150 to $200 month car payments.. there are leases (also called a car payment) which are $149 a month for some really nice cars out there.

Care to rethink that rhetorical question?

(hint: it has NOTHING to do with what someone pays per month more than it does the negotiated or advertised deal, down payment, interest rate, credit worthiness, and collateral trade.)

MalibuMaxx
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Chesterton, IN

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Re: Why??

This is very true... I drive a chevy cobalt... entry lvl car and I have a payment that is very high... (not going to say...) but its because its my first car that I went out and got a loan on... The bank doesn't know that I am a good person to lend to so I am considered high risk untill they figure out that I pay my bills... which I do... However, my mom can get a car thats lux for a fraction of what I'm paying...

edit: I may add that my car is loaded... and i'd rather have a small car in the city... bluetooth, xm, leather... etc... I used to drive a malibumaxx... but it got totaled... so... thats life...
fiberguy2
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Re: Why??

Yup! Thanks.. I forgot the other angle of that as well.. in that people can have a nice car for $150... then there are those that have really old, high mileage, stripped cars and can pay upwards to $450 a month for them.

MalibuMaxx
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MalibuMaxx

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Re: Why??

Mine was brand spanken new... though... but yes to that...

way2evil
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WTF car has a lease for $150 a month? Please let me know as I could use a winter beater. And the only people driving BMWs for 200 a month are those that took out a 5k loan and spead it over a few years.
tdouglas22
join:2001-09-25
Memphis, TN

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Re: Why??

said by fiberguy2:

said by way2evil:

WTF car has a lease for $150 a month? Please let me know as I could use a winter beater. And the only people driving BMWs for 200 a month are those that took out a 5k loan and spead it over a few years.

I'll just take this post as coming from someone that doesn't pay attention to commercials (aka Ads) because the deals are out there.. or, from someone that doesn't understand car financing.

Well, I don't understand and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm more than willing to learn all about it though. A $150 payment per month? Please fill me in on what I need to know.
AstroBoy
join:2008-08-08
Parkville, MD

AstroBoy

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Re: Why??

Why would anyone have a car payment?

kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY

kamm

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Re: Why??

Because they're outside of NYC...
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way2evil
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said by fiberguy2:

said by way2evil:

WTF car has a lease for $150 a month? Please let me know as I could use a winter beater. And the only people driving BMWs for 200 a month are those that took out a 5k loan and spead it over a few years.

I'll just take this post as coming from someone that doesn't pay attention to commercials (aka Ads) because the deals are out there.. or, from someone that doesn't understand car financing.

You can assume all you want but until you start showing some facts your assumptions are just that.
way2evil

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Re: Why??

quote:
there are leases (also called a car payment) which are $149 a month for some really nice cars out there.
way2evil

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Re: Why??

said by fiberguy2:

Thanks for quoting just part of a whole message... like I said.. hijacking. Thanks for proving my point too... WE were not talking about leasing.. YOU were.. *I* was responding to someone else who was talking about a 'car payment'...

FOCUS

The rest of that post is irrelevant. You said there are $149 a month leases, then told me to look at advertisements. No company advertises leases for "really nice cars" with huge downpayments to make the payment $149, so lets see some of these leases, huh?
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Ulmo
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You sound like the sort of person who still flies in airplanes and complains about TSA security because you're actually going through the TSA security processes to get on those planes. Well of course if you go to meet someone face to face, you don't need to videoconference with them any more, and if Internet isn't water, natural to your psyche, then get over it. You could save the price of that airplane ticket and still have a lot left over once you paid for the higher speed offered by the company.

FFH5
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said by tlylework :

My goodness, if your not a business, and are not sharing with four or five computers is their really a need for these speeds? And who can afford $140 - $215 a month just for internet service??

Well let me re-phrase that. While I could afford it, why would I want to spend a car payment on it?

A prime customer might be an off campus frat house with maybe a dozen users living in 1 big giant house. That is if Verizon will sell a single residence subscription to a frat house w/o making them do a business contract.
Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
Aptos, CA

Ulmo

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Re: Why??

I have a Comcast 25/5 plan right now (business; used to have 50/10 residential but they kicked me off that into the higher price product line and my budget got squeezed so I just did a lateral price movement), and it feels very constrained with standard use from a household of 3 users. DirecTV HD DVR, two YouTube streamers, two music and three movie watchers .... it's getting more often I have to traffic shape in order to make the network usable at all. We're adding a fourth user soon, since some really old person in the house bought a computer. If that person does more than tap on the keyboard, then I can expect to have to cut off some other expense, charge my household more for their use, and double the budget for the connection so that I can double the speed, if the company will let me do it. However, that will just to be able to keep up with the current situation of traffic shaping use. To just make the current situation livable without all that waiting around and constrained use, I'd actually be better off going straight to the 100mbps tier, just for normal current use patterns, as simple and normal as they are.

MalibuMaxx
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Chesterton, IN

MalibuMaxx

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Re: Why??

hmmm... I have 7-8 computers a ps3 and 2 xbox's... the computer amount varies due to laptops in use at my home all the time... We as a family don't use more than 100 GB per month nor do we need more than 12 Mb/s tier. Most the time we have multiple netflix hd streams and xbox's playing at the same time. I haven't found a time where we affected each others browsing or internet speed...

edit: but then again we work and have lives... so nvm... we're all not home for 8 hrs of the day... so I know I consum more bandwidth at work than I do at home...

ARKx
join:2005-02-13
Philadelphia, PA

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If you don't know why this bandwidth is wanted, needed, desired, etc. don't post since it does NOT apply to you.

uroutoftouch
@verizon.net

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to tlylework
u may not want or need it but its good for consumers and businesses to have an option....DOH!!!
said by tlylework :

My goodness, if your not a business, and are not sharing with four or five computers is their really a need for these speeds? And who can afford $140 - $215 a month just for internet service??

Well let me re-phrase that. While I could afford it, why would I want to spend a car payment on it?


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saintkamus
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64k ought a be enough for everyone right?

I can tell you right now, that i'd have immediate use for this.

So you think that a household with say... 4 people in it wouldn't even use this?

lets see:

This opens the door for multiple high bit rate video streams.
It would mean that even if you, and someone else in the house is watching a blu-ray quality video stream at the same time, there should be a very decent amount of bandwidth left for downloads, and lag-less gaming, even if someone else is doing something like a high quality video chat at the same time.
a connection like this would mean that, at least for a couple of years, it would be good enough for multiple users with out (hopefully) ever having to experience lag, or slowness on your end because the connection is maxed, making the net experience very good for everyone using it.

Now, if you think that 50 mbit/sec is overkill for video using h.264, well you'd probably be right. h.264 looks amazing with even half the bit rate of that.... but now there's 3d streams to worry about, which need 50% more bitrate to achieve the same quality, so 50 mbps per stream would be really nice, nevermind that it opens the door for future, better than HD resolutions if displays and content that supports it starts rolling out.

I can tell you with right now, that the only thing that would stop me from getting this other than the obvious, (location) would be that the price is too steep and i can't afford it (if i could, i'd get it though...)
Cause using up the bandwidth would be the least of my worries, just having the knowledge that most of today's internet needs would be met with out having my network saturated would be very welcome, never mind future advantages.
fiberguy2
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Verizon already said it was nothing more than marketing when cable starting pushing up speeds, and now Verizon is driving the point home.

Verizon can now, and VERY MUCH WILL, say they have "the fasted internet connection" at almost every turn.. TV, radio, print, and internet banners... but, do they REALLY want to sell this?

... no, they don't.

They too believe it's marketing or they would not charge $215 a month, $50 ACTIVATION FEE, and STOP thinking that charging $80 INSTALLATION fee was viable to the consumer, because it's not. Besides, they, like anyone else selling these top speeds, don't want the consumer to buy them by charging these fees that they know most won't pay.

They also need to stop thinking that it costs more to install a faster speed tier when all it is they're selling is a configuration push in the first place.

And they're INCREDIBLY HAPPY TO SELL YOU into a tier, which is all marketing anyway, at a very lucrative price with a bundle and CONTRACT.

So, then they run on to say (and I'm taking Karl at his word on this one) how their speeds are 130% faster than Cablevision and Comcast and more than 600% faster than Time Warner.. I did notice that they don't do much to inform their current DSL customers how they're being left behind.

In my personal opinion, this is a case of marketing-envy and Verizon is upset that they didn't either think of it first, or jump on it first. I'm just trying to decide which of the two, or both, that it is.
dfxmatt
join:2007-08-21
Crystal Lake, IL

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even if you're sharing with 2 computers in total, you still have 2-3 wifi devices. so a household of 2 people can have 5+ devices connected. If you intend to do any downloading (Torrenting, streaming, gaming, etc) and don't intend for it to put the other person's connections into a complete crawl, you're going to need at least 20-25MB downstream and 5-10MB upstream, because that works back out to about 10MB/person. Also with 2 people = split bills. What is $100/mo (split 2 ways) for 150mbps to me? Pretty much a non issue.

So my household consists of (2 people, mind you):
1 desktop
4 laptops
3 cellphones.

Not all are in use at the same time, but the desktop's always on and the cellphones and at least 1 laptop are.

danclan
join:2005-11-01
Midlothian, VA

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showing us 50/20 some love finally....

So I will wait patiently for the love to arrive....
jimboe
join:2000-08-14
New York

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Member

Re: showing us 50/20 some love finally....

Now the article has been corrected to say VZ is "considering" a slight bump up for us.

What the hell do we have to do get some freakin' attention here?

I cannot understand where all the damned animosity against 50/20 subs comes from. We're the only ones who've been summarily ignored by VZ, yet we pay the most.

What's that about?!
nanaki333
join:2010-08-11
Chantilly, VA

nanaki333

Member

sweet

already on hold with verizon.
nanaki333

nanaki333

Member

Re: sweet

nevermind. they don't have it available on their business side yet...
glinc
join:2009-04-07
New York, NY

glinc

Member

Hope...

I still have hope and faith that one day I'll see $50/month 100/100 service from FiOS haha.

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br0adbanddoc
join:2001-12-31
Wilkes Barre, PA

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Wow, that's great but...

What's their IPv6 strategy?
iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Austin, TX

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iansltx

Member

Re: Wow, that's great but...

1. They're Verizon. They have plenty of IP space.
2. They're doing v6 trials if I remember correctly. Not as far along as Comcast though.

Vamp9190
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Chantilly, VA

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Earthshattering

This is BIG. This is FiOS!

Wow, I am impressed. Now (part of) the US is catching up with Europe and Asia in Broadband speed.

And to think that not too many years ago a T1 was what, $1000/mo?

Even now businesses pay $150+ for a T1, and a lot more for a T3.

And a T3 is only 45 Mbps.

For residential to have this bandwidth is well.....awesome.

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AndyDufresne
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Once again the low end user get left behind

I hope you guys are taking note. The big guys are consistently going after the high dollar customer and not offering anything out of this world to 20-40 dollar sub. Maybe Frontier CEO Maggie Wilderotter is not so crazy after all to offer dsl in more places.

Not complaining , just stating a fact that if you want top notch speed then you are going to have to pay a good penny for it.

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voipguy
join:2006-05-31
Forest Hills, NY

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100 Base T

How do you get 150 Mb/s through the 100 Base T connection on most FiOS BPON equipment? How about through the 100BaseT and MOCA ports on the ActionTec router?

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mrhuggles
join:2007-03-29
Ames, IA

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google says that will take 3.79166667 hours till cap

3.79166667 hours till you hit your cap? wow.

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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Austin, TX

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60M or 65M?

Is the former 50M tier 60M or 65M? Can't be both

Also, nice to see that Verizon is bumping uploads to 35M, to match their 35/35 tier. Personally, 60+/35 is plenty for my purposes, and if it was offered for $90 in my area I'd absolutely buy it.

cableties
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No More lag!

LOL....now my gaming will have no more lag! LOL!

Oh, I suspect they give you a router than can dish out over 100Mbps...
tman852
join:2010-07-06
Columbus, OH

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Re: No More lag!

said by cableties:

LOL....now my gaming will have no more lag! LOL!

Oh, I suspect they give you a router than can dish out over 100Mbps...

Too bad you can play nearly any online game with 256k or less. Although that's different if you have Teamspeak/Vent, steam and other crap running alongside it. 150m down with 35 up and you could be hosting your own servers with ease.
nanaki333
join:2010-08-11
Chantilly, VA

nanaki333

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Re: No More lag!

i think he was being sarcastic...
batsona
Maryland
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Oversubscription?

I think VZ is selling to a market that's not there. It's all flash & dazzle -- there's no way that a family with even 10 computers in their house could utilize 100mbit.

Luckily few will buy this service - which is good, because i don't want to see Verizon's backbone over-subscribed to the point of being useless.
Bytezboy
join:2001-05-17
New York, NY

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Re: Oversubscription?

It could easily be used up with torrents and newsgroups.
patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY

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said by batsona:

I think VZ is selling to a market that's not there. It's all flash & dazzle -- there's no way that a family with even 10 computers in their house could utilize 100mbit.

P2P....
Data center from home...
Botnet controller from home...
DOSing from home...
Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
Aptos, CA

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Finally, some modern speeds for modern services.

We can finally start installing live security system monitoring and videoconferencing. Also, the old-fashioned TV programme style of entertainment product will be easier to market, i.e., downloads and streaming of canned content.

So, finally Internet has gotten into the range of 2D visual reproduction.

Newer applications that go beyond 2D visual reproduction can start to evolve. Setting this low price point for entry level developers will help evolve the lower-end of the future bandwidth users. Opening up to 150Mbps is a good first step in salting the taste for higher speeds.

For the modern power users who have real needs, this price point will be welcome. And finally, for the modern developers who need to test something a bit higher, they can afford this. Of course, when these speeds become regular for the commoners, then perhaps the company can consider setting a widely affordable price.

I think it's unfortunate that company (Verizon) needs to compare themselves to Time Warner, since TW dropped the ball many years ago and left their outbound speeds horribly low.
Lurkerage
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Grand Prairie, TX

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Re: Finally, some modern speeds for modern services.

Most might never use these kinds of speeds, but there is more demand for higher speeds especially considering everyone who is streaming HD content to say an xbox or ps3 or directly to their TV from netflix, and then torrenting on their computer as well. It would take a lot to max it out, but it's definitely possible heh.

I am running on time warner cable roadrunner turbo and have been perfectly happy with its speeds. I regularly get 25-28 mbits down and 1.5-1.8 up. Thats not too shabby for about 50 a month.
techman01
join:2010-10-19
Palm Coast, FL

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Re: Finally, some modern speeds for modern services.

in NY's cablevision market they charge a lot less for their higher speed tiers then the prices listed there

houkouonchi
join:2002-07-22
Ontario, CA

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To low of upstream

I am already paying about $215 (after taxes) per month for 70/70 by bonding two 35/35 FIOS lines. For a bit more (and no TV service) I could get twice the downstream but at a cost of half the upstream. Its really too bad that Verizon did not up the upstream at all as I would have jumped on this at 150/65 or 150/100 but no way at 150/35 =( Oh well.
nanaki333
join:2010-08-11
Chantilly, VA

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Re: To low of upstream

i was paying for cox 50/5 and fios 50/20 and load balancing them. the cox had a hire sustained speed and had a speed boost up to 70Mb.

anyway, good luck finding this service available. i checked in one of my offices, my home, and my stepdad's house, and it's not available yet at any of the locations.
techman01
join:2010-10-19
Palm Coast, FL

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Ny metro alot less

On Long Island they offer the 50 for under 100 and offer the tv bundle with 35 symmterical for 94 including all three services pretty good deal...looks like other areas subsidize the price on li to compete with cablevision better
milkman82
join:2006-06-19
Cleveland, OH

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Thats really not a bad deal.

It's really not that bad of a deal when you think about it. Considering Cox wants $100 a month for 50/5 and AT&T wants $65 a month for 24/3. Although most people may not need these speeds for a while. I am sure there will be some who find it worthwhile. Also, if you read this is Verizon’s way of future proofing their internet speeds. I am sure they are thinking this should set them ahead and in-place for the next 3-5 years. By then I am sure we will see the price decrease a couple times over.

With those nice upload speeds I wish i could think of a way to make money off that. Give me an excuse to move out to their Fios territory and use that to make money, like a live streaming rock band! Or a independent live streaming news channel! Or better yet a streaming bashing group that just makes fun of tyt, man I hate them!

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coold8
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Arlington, VA

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MDUs

Hi all,

I just called down to Verizon, and they said the MDUs are going to need approval from the building owners, as there are new wiring that needs to go in. Also new ONTs will be needed, the current one for TV and Phone, and the new one for internet. You will need 2 running at the same time. I am working on getting approval from my apartment building, and they said it probably won't be a problem, so I will keep y'all up to date.

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xNPC
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Errington, BC

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bragging rights

that's all this is. i have the 35/35 plan. i got it for the upload. ill stick with what i have unless they at least double the upload speed.
rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO

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Who needs it?

As a developer, it's really nice to download stuff really fast. I bounce around between several technology stacks (Apple, Windows Mobile, Java, Flash) and whenever I spend a while in one and then return to another, the tools and versions have all been upgraded. It seems like everything on the Microsoft Developer Network is a DVD ISO and several gigabytes in size.

Now I would never pay that much for fast service. I'm just pointing out that some folks have a "burst" duration need for speed that isn't terabytes of potentially unlicensed material or video of folks in their birthday suit expressing their artistic and speech free will.

It isn't always about using that much speed all the time. It's about getting a 3GB DVD ISO image in a few minutes vs. a few hours. It does wonders for productivity.

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xNPC

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Re: Who needs it?

not to mention when there are over 500 seeders on that ROIO torrent. that and hosting mad ubergaming sessions. i routinely peg the meter at 5megabytes/s and up to 6.95 megabytes/s for hours and hours. FIOS love is teh awesome!

FastiBook
join:2003-01-08
Newtown, PA

FastiBook

Member

I can has free provisioning upgrade?

As existing customer, i am curious as to what might happen to the current lower tiers....... Hopefully a nice bump?

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