Verizon Fios Internet Service

reavo · May 2006

I am sooooo stoked!!! <happy dance>

My roommates and I just got Verizon Fios Internet service today. It's awesome!

We used to have Comcast "high speed" Internet. But Fios is over twice as fast and with the Fios TV package it ended up being cheaper than Comcast too! Our download rate is 15 Megabits/sec, where with Comcast I was lucky to get 5 Megabits. Plus our upload rate is 2 Megabits/sec. Waaaaay faster than Comcasts.

And the Fios TV is cool too. There are all the channels we had with Comcast, and more. And not just dumb ones. Stuff like Discovery Times.

If it's in your area, I would definitely look into it. My two roommates and I are very happy so far. Just thought I'd pass that on. hehe.

mister_GuS · May 2006

I WISH WE HAD IT IN MY AREA: SAN DIEGO

i still find it hard to believe that in a city as important and LARGE as san diego we still dotn have FIOS

kimmar · May 2006

I was playing DAoC the other night, and there are some Italian players on there. One of the Italians I was playing with said that they have 100 Megabit Internet service to their houses. And the government build the whole thing to make the country (or her city, I'm not sure) more appealing to business and residents. She said it was free to them too. Well, as free as paying taxes I guess. hehe.

I don't know if I understood her correctly, but that's what she said. Maybe someone else knows. If that's true then why is America, a free market, not offering something like that already?

Neptus · May 2006

WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I asked my friend who worked at comcast and he said comcast was faster!
That lying alsdjgkl;asjgkl;asdjgaskl;djglaskdjg

I've been on comcast high speed for almost 8 months now.
I'm switching..cause it's available in my area.

Thanks a lot amigo ::::24::

grimweeper · May 2006

Originally posted by kimmar
I was playing DAoC the other night, and there are some Italian players on there. One of the Italians I was playing with said that they have 100 Megabit Internet service to their houses. And the government build the whole thing to make the country (or her city, I'm not sure) more appealing to business and residents. She said it was free to them too. Well, as free as paying taxes I guess. hehe.

I don't know if I understood her correctly, but that's what she said. Maybe someone else knows. If that's true then why is America, a free market, not offering something like that already?

There is a place in new york or somewhere like that where they have free wifi internet access over a 2 block range or something but then a company convinced them to not make anymore of these free wifi areas becouse they were loosing money. I will try to find the link i read this in and post it.

Another reason we cant have free internet is becouse our government doesnt own or run the fiberoptic cables that run across the country (they are owned by at&t verizon comcast and maybe 1 other corporations) so the government does not really interfere that much with the internet. Whereas wherever the people you were talking to probably connected to the internet through a government isp.

I have regular verizon dsl, its not great but not bad either.

Spathotan · May 2006

Originally posted by reavo
I am sooooo stoked!!! <happy dance>

My roommates and I just got Verizon Fios Internet service today. It's awesome!

We used to have Comcast "high speed" Internet. But Fios is over twice as fast and with the Fios TV package it ended up being cheaper than Comcast too! Our download rate is 15 Megabits/sec, where with Comcast I was lucky to get 5 Megabits. Plus our upload rate is 2 Megabits/sec. Waaaaay faster than Comcasts.

And the Fios TV is cool too. There are all the channels we had with Comcast, and more. And not just dumb ones. Stuff like Discovery Times.

If it's in your area, I would definitely look into it. My two roommates and I are very happy so far. Just thought I'd pass that on. hehe.

I have Verizon's DSL atm, im paying $15 a month for 768k (the highest ive ever had it is 386) and im pondering upgrading to the 3mb connection for $30/month. I might check out this Fios stuff as well, is this fiber-optics?

Xexima · May 2006

The town im livin in was the first town to offer FIOS in the U.S. Now im special

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yeah, actually it was pretty cool cuz they set up a LAN party at the local Rec. center, and we all played unreal tournament. It was fun :P

reavo · May 2006

Originally posted by Neptus

WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I asked my friend who worked at comcast and he said comcast was faster!
That lying alsdjgkl;asjgkl;asdjgaskl;djglaskdjg
I've been on comcast high speed for almost 8 months now.
I'm switching..cause it's available in my area.
Thanks a lot amigo

Hahaha. Comcast called us about a week ago because we had called to tell them to cancel their service to our house this Saturday. The guy on the phone wanted me to know how sad he was that we were leaving and that he had a special 6 month offer for us to get us to stay. Oh yeah, and funny, this guy was American. Everytime I call tech support I get someone I can't understand. But anyways, I told him we were getting Fios instead. He asked why. I said cuz it's faster and with the Fios TV package it actually came out cheaper. He said faster, but we offer up to 6 Megabits/sec, we're the fastest. I said, well then you need to goto the Fios site and check, because they're offering 15 Megabits/sec. He didn't know either.

reavo · May 2006

Originally posted by Spathotan

Originally posted by reavo
I am sooooo stoked!!! <happy dance>

My roommates and I just got Verizon Fios Internet service today. It's awesome!

We used to have Comcast "high speed" Internet. But Fios is over twice as fast and with the Fios TV package it ended up being cheaper than Comcast too! Our download rate is 15 Megabits/sec, where with Comcast I was lucky to get 5 Megabits. Plus our upload rate is 2 Megabits/sec. Waaaaay faster than Comcasts.

And the Fios TV is cool too. There are all the channels we had with Comcast, and more. And not just dumb ones. Stuff like Discovery Times.

If it's in your area, I would definitely look into it. My two roommates and I are very happy so far. Just thought I'd pass that on. hehe.

I have Verizon's DSL atm, im paying $15 a month for 768k (the highest ive ever had it is 386) and im pondering upgrading to the 3mb connection for $30/month. I might check out this Fios stuff as well, is this fiber-optics?

Yup, it's fiber optic. Cuz I watched them laying the lines when they came through our neighborhood. Really interesting to watch. Then it took about 3 or 4 months before the service was offered. They put some flyers on our doors around the neighborhood.

Verizon Fios for Home
Verizon FiOS TV

Hehe, I've been downloading E3 movies from Fileplanet all day. It's so awesomely fast!
I love it when two companies compete for my business. lol.

Spathotan · May 2006

Originally posted by reavo

Originally posted by Spathotan

Originally posted by reavo
I am sooooo stoked!!! <happy dance>

My roommates and I just got Verizon Fios Internet service today. It's awesome!

We used to have Comcast "high speed" Internet. But Fios is over twice as fast and with the Fios TV package it ended up being cheaper than Comcast too! Our download rate is 15 Megabits/sec, where with Comcast I was lucky to get 5 Megabits. Plus our upload rate is 2 Megabits/sec. Waaaaay faster than Comcasts.

And the Fios TV is cool too. There are all the channels we had with Comcast, and more. And not just dumb ones. Stuff like Discovery Times.

If it's in your area, I would definitely look into it. My two roommates and I are very happy so far. Just thought I'd pass that on. hehe.

I have Verizon's DSL atm, im paying $15 a month for 768k (the highest ive ever had it is 386) and im pondering upgrading to the 3mb connection for $30/month. I might check out this Fios stuff as well, is this fiber-optics?

Yup, it's fiber optic. Cuz I watched them laying the lines when they came through our neighborhood. Really interesting to watch. Then it took about 3 or 4 months before the service was offered. They put some flyers on our doors around the neighborhood.

Verizon Fios for Home
Verizon FiOS TV

Hehe, I've been downloading E3 movies from Fileplanet all day. It's so awesomely fast!
I love it when two companies compete for my business. lol.

Lol, I live out in the boonies in Virginia (Chesapeake), hell will freeze over before I get FIOS here

Phoenixs · May 2006

Originally posted by kimmar
I was playing DAoC the other night, and there are some Italian players on there. One of the Italians I was playing with said that they have 100 Megabit Internet service to their houses. And the government build the whole thing to make the country (or her city, I'm not sure) more appealing to business and residents. She said it was free to them too. Well, as free as paying taxes I guess. hehe.

I don't know if I understood her correctly, but that's what she said. Maybe someone else knows. If that's true then why is America, a free market, not offering something like that already?

We have something similar here in Norway too. The goverment pays the internet providers, so that they built cables into less central areas. Makes the areas more attractive for companies and people. You still have to pay for it, but if the goverment didn't pay the providers they wouldn't even build the cables. Just yesterday the goverment showed the new budget to the public, where they gave 50 million extra just for this cause.

reavo · May 2006

Originally posted by Phoenixs

Originally posted by kimmar
I was playing DAoC the other night, and there are some Italian players on there. One of the Italians I was playing with said that they have 100 Megabit Internet service to their houses. And the government build the whole thing to make the country (or her city, I'm not sure) more appealing to business and residents. She said it was free to them too. Well, as free as paying taxes I guess. hehe.

I don't know if I understood her correctly, but that's what she said. Maybe someone else knows. If that's true then why is America, a free market, not offering something like that already?

We have something similar here in Norway too. The goverment pays the internet providers, so that they built cables into less central areas. Makes the areas more attractive for companies and people. You still have to pay for it, but if the goverment didn't pay the providers they wouldn't even build the cables. Just yesterday the goverment showed the new budget to the public, where they gave 50 million extra just for this cause.

By nature, I am practically always opposed to the government getting involved in something that businesses can take care of. But it's clear that the businesses in America are dropping the ball on Internet service.

My parents live in a suburb of Dallas. The can't get any kind of broadband where they live other than satellite. Their only other option is dial-up. To me that is horrible. We're supposed to be this advanced nation yet we're lagging behind other countries.

I think in some cases, where commerce is concerned, it's okay for the government to pick up the slack. In the interest of promoting commerce, there are some things the government (and I hate to say this) is just better at. For example, building highways and roads.

Maybe the U.S. government should start laying these fiber optic lines to peoples houses. If no business is willing to do it then it's good for the sake of commerce for the feds to handle it.

God, I hate saying that. I loathe government interference.

Spathotan · May 2006

Originally posted by reavo

Originally posted by Phoenixs

Originally posted by kimmar
I was playing DAoC the other night, and there are some Italian players on there. One of the Italians I was playing with said that they have 100 Megabit Internet service to their houses. And the government build the whole thing to make the country (or her city, I'm not sure) more appealing to business and residents. She said it was free to them too. Well, as free as paying taxes I guess. hehe.

I don't know if I understood her correctly, but that's what she said. Maybe someone else knows. If that's true then why is America, a free market, not offering something like that already?

We have something similar here in Norway too. The goverment pays the internet providers, so that they built cables into less central areas. Makes the areas more attractive for companies and people. You still have to pay for it, but if the goverment didn't pay the providers they wouldn't even build the cables. Just yesterday the goverment showed the new budget to the public, where they gave 50 million extra just for this cause.

By nature, I am practically always opposed to the government getting involved in something that businesses can take care of. But it's clear that the businesses in America are dropping the ball on Internet service.

My parents live in a suburb of Dallas. The can't get any kind of broadband where they live other than satellite. Their only other option is dial-up. To me that is horrible. We're supposed to be this advanced nation yet we're lagging behind other countries.

I think in some cases, where commerce is concerned, it's okay for the government to pick up the slack. In the interest of promoting commerce, there are some things the government (and I hate to say this) is just better at. For example, building highways and roads.

Maybe the U.S. government should start laying these fiber optic lines to peoples houses. If no business is willing to do it then it's good for the sake of commerce for the feds to handle it.

God, I hate saying that. I loathe government interference.

A good friend of mine lives in Sweeden, and about 2 years ago she had 10mbps connection and was only paying like $15 a month, dont really remember the exact ammount, but at the time I dont think we even had 10mbps connection back then, and if we did it sure as HELL wasnt $15 a month.

Phoenixs · May 2006

Yeah, Sweden is a world leader in Broadband. Not long ago private persons in Sweden got a 1000 megabit line

. I think it was world first. It's not that expensive either around 124 $, about double of what I pay for my Dsl line.

grimweeper · May 2006

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05112006-654931.html

This actually pretty interesting, imagine going anywhere in the city and having a wireless internet connection, thats amazing.

And think of all the new doors it could open up, imagine one day no matter where you go you have wireless internet connection, no matter what.

And instead of having a phone number you have an ip adress that people can call you on, IM you on, and interact with you, and all you would have to do is pay a monthly fee to get a permenant ip adress, and with ipv6 becoming more popular this is all possible, we would just have to develope more powerfull technology.

And i cant find the link to the place i said already had free wifi internet connection over a 2 block radius.

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