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Verizon To Offer FiOS Videoconferencing
Also exploring home security systems and remote power management
Verizon tells Telephony Online that they'll be offering a video conferencing service to FiOS customers sometime this year. The video phone system will be part of a flood of new services Verizon is working on to bring added value to speedy connections (and added monthly revenue to Verizon), including home security systems and remote energy management. "We don’t regard video telephony as the silver bullet," says Verizon's Bill Heilig. "It is in a clip of silver bullets in the digital connected home space." Heilig says that going from voice-over-IP to video-over-IP is a "natural progression" for the company. Of course, Verizon is only just starting to truly offer their own VoIP service.
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bogey7806
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bogey7806

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Absolutely natural

The only problem Verizon had was capital and ability to roll out. Once they get past the curve, expanding services and going towards IP is absolutely a given.

cableties
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cableties

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Re: Absolutely natural

They should have video-conferencing with their billing department. Then you can let them see how pissed off you are with their incompetence!

joe01880
join:2007-10-26
Wakefield, MA

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joe01880

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Re: Absolutely natural

said by cableties:

They should have video-conferencing with their billing department.
I agree, then they can see me flipping them the finger!

en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

en102

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Re: Absolutely natural

Lets see if 'big brother' could spy on your video phone
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

elray

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Re: Absolutely natural

said by en102:

Lets see if 'big brother' could spy on your video phone
Funny, I could swear all the folks campaigning for our President said that such would not be tolerated under the new administration.
jarthur31
join:2006-04-14
Carlsbad, NM

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LMFAO! Nice.

vzland
@charter.com

vzland to cableties

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well it would be great if people were handling the billing in the first place. Blame computer programmers for errors.
kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA

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kes601

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Speedy Connections?

NM

Zen6
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Zen6

Anon

clip of silver bullets

You will need those bullets after the intro rates change to full price.

fifty nine
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ

fifty nine

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Who needs video phones that doesn't have them?

Corporate environments that need video conferencing already have them.

Home users aren't really all that excited about video phones. Kinda makes it awkward to talk on a video phone if you're half (or completely) naked at home.

I think this is a solution in search of a problem.