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Just finished having Verizon install their new FiOS system in the house. Holy shit it is fast. Two installers from Verizon were here from 9:30 to 2:00 installing the system. Plus two other guys from a utility company were here to dig up the neighbor's yard and lay the fiber optic cable.
15Mbps down and 2Mbps up for $45/mo with the first month free.
15Mbps down and 2Mbps up for $45/mo with the first month free.
Not available for me. 
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Originally Posted by goose25
Damn, that speed is smoking. Is it a constant speed or just your max speed?
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hey were are you guys checking to see if its available in local areas? I WANT. right now with comcast, somehow some way, i been getting downloads in the 9's mbps. upload i havent checked. but i pay 55. and this 45? and 2 times faster. hell yeah i want to switch!!
Steve.. this will work fine with cat5 linksys routers right? it is still CAT5 or CAT6 connection? ethernet?
Steve.. this will work fine with cat5 linksys routers right? it is still CAT5 or CAT6 connection? ethernet?
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Originally Posted by GunnmeTaLCURA04
Steve.. this will work fine with cat5 linksys routers right? it is still CAT5 or CAT6 connection? ethernet?
Yes they install it using CAT5 so don't waste your money on CAT6 cable to network your machines from the router.
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Originally Posted by soopa
They announced months ago it would be available here, alas, still not. Lucky bastard.
Should be here soon I hope.
Should be here soon I hope.
The real test will be if my brother and I can both game online without lag
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thanks soopa, i know its like dsl and cable. i just wanted to make sure IF they have it in my area, that i wont have to go get a new router and all.
And again. WERE DO YOU CHECK TO SEEE IF ITS AVAILABLE PLEAS...???
And again. WERE DO YOU CHECK TO SEEE IF ITS AVAILABLE PLEAS...???
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
They had to dig a big fucking hole in the neighbor's yard to lay the cable 
They hardly had to touch a thing in our yard.
They hardly had to touch a thing in our yard.never mind they dont have it in my area!!!
Anyone else have Verizon internet? Are they really reliable? How is customer service also?
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Originally Posted by amisconception
BUMP
if you are serious and not making fun of my spelling in PLEASe.
its www.verizon.com on the left hand you will see dsl and then FIOS....
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
The real test will be if my brother and I can both game online without lag
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Originally Posted by soopa
Me, my brother, and my sister all play XBOX Live simulataneously while my mother and stepfather browse the web... without lag... on roadrunner... so if you can't... well... you got bigger problems than your internet connection (like still playing SOCOM).
<-- doesn't play SOCOM
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Originally Posted by GunnmeTaLCURA04
if you are serious and not making fun of my spelling in PLEASe.
its www.verizon.com on the left hand you will see dsl and then FIOS....
its www.verizon.com on the left hand you will see dsl and then FIOS....
I was serious. And thanks.
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more extreme example, my brother and sister play 32 player halo games online together while i play 64 player battlefield 2, with my laptop in the background leeching off bittorrent, and my stepfather on his PC downloading pr0n... without lag.
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Originally Posted by GunnmeTaLCURA04
thanks soopa, i know its like dsl and cable. i just wanted to make sure IF they have it in my area, that i wont have to go get a new router and all.
And again. WERE DO YOU CHECK TO SEEE IF ITS AVAILABLE PLEAS...???
And again. WERE DO YOU CHECK TO SEEE IF ITS AVAILABLE PLEAS...???
not availible yet where i am
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There are no install or activation fees. The service includes a free wired router or you can purchase a wireless router through Verizon for $70.
They replace the copper phone wire from the utility box to the house with fiber optic cable. The downside to this is you must have electricity to use the phone. With the copper wire, if you lose electricity to the house you could still make phone calls. To help with this problem they install a battery back-up for the system:
and they install this box where the fiber optic cable reaches the house. Then the voice and data lines enter the house.
They replace the copper phone wire from the utility box to the house with fiber optic cable. The downside to this is you must have electricity to use the phone. With the copper wire, if you lose electricity to the house you could still make phone calls. To help with this problem they install a battery back-up for the system:
and they install this box where the fiber optic cable reaches the house. Then the voice and data lines enter the house.
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Originally Posted by GunnmeTaLCURA04
by them doing all of this work and time comsuming install, did they charge you activation fees, for the install and labor, and hole digging lol ?
never mind they dont have it in my area!!!
Anyone else have Verizon internet? Are they really reliable? How is customer service also?
never mind they dont have it in my area!!!
Anyone else have Verizon internet? Are they really reliable? How is customer service also?
Here at work (AOL) we use T3 connection
...lightning fassstt!!!! 
SAY SUMTHN..N***A !!!!
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<- running 15 Mbps down/2 Mbps up from Cox
Just had to make a call and they switched it over in two minutes a few months ago. They probably did it in response to the thread from Verizon FiOS.
It's pretty damned fast, yes.
Cox Northern Virginia users ... it should be an option to anybody who has cable modem service here.
Just had to make a call and they switched it over in two minutes a few months ago. They probably did it in response to the thread from Verizon FiOS.
It's pretty damned fast, yes.
Cox Northern Virginia users ... it should be an option to anybody who has cable modem service here.
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^ That's awesome. I wish i didn't have to go through the trouble of switching but Comcast tried for 7 weeks to fix the problems I was having and they couldn't so fuck 'em.
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GREAT. batterybackup and all included for this CHEAP price. I wish they come here fast.!!! But i am pretty happy with my comcast right now. I will post my speeds later on. Almost at 10mbps. dont know how or why when i got the up to 6mbps plan. lol..
ohh by the way STEVE... by them giving you all these items at no extra charge, just the 45 dollars a month, i asume there is a contract to be signed right? 1 year, 2 year,, or no?
ohh by the way STEVE... by them giving you all these items at no extra charge, just the 45 dollars a month, i asume there is a contract to be signed right? 1 year, 2 year,, or no?
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Originally Posted by GunnmeTaLCURA04
GREAT. batterybackup and all included for this CHEAP price. I wish they come here fast.!!! But i am pretty happy with my comcast right now. I will post my speeds later on. Almost at 10mbps. dont know how or why when i got the up to 6mbps plan. lol..
ohh by the way STEVE... by them giving you all these items at no extra charge, just the 45 dollars a month, i asume there is a contract to be signed right? 1 year, 2 year,, or no?
ohh by the way STEVE... by them giving you all these items at no extra charge, just the 45 dollars a month, i asume there is a contract to be signed right? 1 year, 2 year,, or no?
Yeah just like anything with Verizon there is a contract. I believe it's 2 year actually. However I'm not too concerned with that. Both of our neighbors have had FiOS for a few months now with zero problems and zero downtime. There's a public elementary school in this neighborhood and all the county schools switched a fiber optic a year ago so it's been available here for a while now.
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Originally Posted by soopa
15mbps on Cable? Post your speed test throtex! 
However, here's a thread back when I got the service in June:
http://www./forum...5&postid=48469
14081 kbps down / 1856 kbps up
I saw it go up to 16 kbps once on the Speakeasy test. Of course, it varies wildly based on the server you're on and general network congestion, but it's always damned fast!
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
^ That's awesome. I wish i didn't have to go through the trouble of switching but Comcast tried for 7 weeks to fix the problems I was having and they couldn't so fuck 'em.
http://www.cox.com/Fairfax/HighSpeed...et/Default.asp
I like Cox now though ... ever since they were forced to get up off their ass and compete against satellite/DSL, they've really cleaned up their act!
