Defcon|Rich Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I just ran across this from verizon, 50mbps looks interesting. Anyone using it yet? http://www22.verizon.com/Content/ConsumerFiOS/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I have had the 15/2 for almost a year. I could not justify the cost of their top plan, but 49.95 is great I have had no problems whatsoever with it. If you can get FIOS, you are crazy if you do not get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 It's available in this area and has a 30 day money back guarantee so maybe I'll give it a try. Just have to come up with a good answer for the wife when she asks "Is this something we need?" Thanks for the feedback Doug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I got smart 15 years ago, so now I am the only one I have to convince of these things Also check on the TV service too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 God I wish I lived in the states. Here in the UK we pay silly money for our internet. I'm paying £26/27 monthly for 8meg ADSL. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daersun Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Oh Jase, when I was living in the UK, I had a 600-700UKP/month bill because DSL didnt exist, fucking 2p/minute telephone service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafia2k5 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 looll its not expensivE!!! i have 10mbdown/1mb up and paying 74.95$ Canadian no cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swish Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 FIOS is great. My buddy has it and its very very fast and uptime is awsome. Ill get it @ home and the office once its available here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Maybe this will convince you Rich, from home in Indiana to the same datacenter in Dallas we use Download Speed: 15159 kbps (1894.9 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 1825 kbps (228.1 KB/sec transfer rate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamnp Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I tried it a while back rich here in connecticut, and to be frank, the $69.99 I was paying here in CT (Web prices didn't apply for me for some reason) I achieved about 1600KB/sec download and about 250KB/sec upload. I achieve about 900KB/sec down and 300KB/sec up with my 19.99 comcast plan. Cant see justifying that difference in price personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Rich, When I had comcast my service was down for periods greater than 30 minutes almost twice a week. I've got the 15/2 FiOS plan since January, and haven't had a single outage. Nor do my speeds fluctuate. I get download and upload speeds consistently faster than my advertised tier. If you've got the opportunity for it, let it rip, I couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm checking on it now Matt, Thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamnp Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Any followup rich? The service I had 6 months ago was trial, so curious if you checked out what they are currenty offering....I finally see ad's on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 To be honest I haven't had the time to look into it further. I have to call and find out if it's available in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 You get it ordered yet Rich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Apparently it's only available in Greenwich (CT) right now so I'll have to wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Not to bring up an old post, but I just upgraded to 15/15 on my FiOS.... sure cuts down on the FTP times But with these speeds, it could hurt us all as people would not need to rent from a GSP when they have enough BW to host a game server from home...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swish Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Maybe someday it could hurt but in the mean time there are ALOT of areas FIOS isnt available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonF Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 there are ALOT of areas FIOS isnt available. I live in the sticks and there is not much of a selection for internet service. What service is available is very crappy. The day FIOS comes out there is the day hell freezes over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Maybe someday it could hurt but in the mean time there are ALOT of areas FIOS isnt available. That is what I meant. At some point in time others will also be providing the same type of service. But I do not see that happening for a few years. Look how many areas still are only able to use dial-up. I was paying $44.95 for 15/2 and saw they had this 15/15 for $64.95 and for $20 mote the increase in upload was worth it. The next plan is 30/15 for $139 which I can not justify. Overall tho, a hell of a lot better then it was at $24.95 for 14.4 dial up service not that many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I'm paying $99 for 10 down 1 up with Charter. I wish it was avaible here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwidjib0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 It's always been so acceptable for a local ISP to oversell their capacity like nobody's business- but if you can push 1/4 of that on the segment they put you on without dropping packets while you game, it sounds like it's worth it. We've got 10Mbps down on Insight here, and on a good day from a good source 6-7Mbps downstream is realistic (though during peak hours it's more like 1-2Mbps). Let us know how it turns up if you go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The good thing is I get close to 10 down. usually around 9 and some change. Upload is really over 1mb around 1.3. But I would love the speed of FiOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGN-Daniel Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I have charter here (5/512) and its usually at 2-3mbps down (it only goes up to 5 during the later hours). They offer 10/1 here but theres no way I'm going to pay $80 a month for something that I probably won't get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My Fios at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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