Verizon FIOS Update (Clearwater, FL):

**cubsfanintampa** · 06-07-2009 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by skottey

Much of St Pete is serviceable now. I got mine in Nov 2008 in northeast St Pete (62nd Ave N area, east of 4th St). As you may or may not know, I have a computer business and a lot of my residential customers are popping up with FIOS. I would say they are in pockets and cherry-picked areas though. Not just the rich areas. There are areas where you'd think they'd have service and other areas that you wouldn't think they would have service and they do. I haven't seen as many work crews lately but I did see a big sign yesterday near 4th and 52nd stating their intent to do some major work in that area.

A while back they said they were backing off FL to meet legal requirements in NY state. They had to hit a certain number of serviceable houses by a certain date per the franchise agreement with the state on NY. So they were backing off FL and other areas to meet those demands. They'll be back, but if you aren't getting FIOS yet, you might have to wait a bit longer. I actually thought Clearwater was pretty much done and it was just St Pete left in Pinellas. Hope you get it soon.

Yeah...I'm in Countryside area...between Enterprise and 580, along Landmark. I know they have it South of Enterprise, but for whatever reason they aren't working in our subdivision yet. Frustrating!

Thanks for the info re. NY...

**mdhef** · 06-14-2009 03:58 PM

ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA WHEN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT FIOS TV?

**Larry** · 06-14-2009 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by mdhef

ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA WHEN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT FIOS TV?

I know I shouldn't do this...but, what does Central Illinois have to do with a Clearwater, FL thread?

While I'm on the soapbox...why are you shouting?

**juan** · 06-14-2009 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by mdhef

ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA WHEN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT FIOS TV?

Sorry Central Illinois was sold to frontier communications

**skottey** · 06-14-2009 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by mdhef

ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA WHEN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT FIOS TV?

Stop shouting and start a new thread. You've now tainted our Florida FIOS thread. Thanks.

**cubsfanintampa** · 03-02-2010 09:40 AM

It's been 9 months since my last post...still no updates on when my area is getting service. I did get a letter from Verizon back in December, enticing me to "pre-order" FiOS, but when I called they said it must have been a mistake. Completely aggravating.

I guess I'm stuck with Brighthouse forever.

**Larry** · 03-03-2010 05:08 PM

I was at the State Fair last month and stopped by the FIOS exhibit. I asked the girl when FIOS would be in my area. She plugged in my address and got nothing, then called someone and got nothing again. Bottom line...same answer as the Verizon website, NOTHING! I'm thinking they went right past me to Coachman Ridge. There's more $$$ there. Too bad, it's your loss Verizon

**VinceT3** · 03-03-2010 05:19 PM

They need to hurry up with this and move approx 300 miles southeast to boca asap!

**skottey** · 03-03-2010 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by Larry

I was at the State Fair last month and stopped by the FIOS exhibit. I asked the girl when FIOS would be in my area. She plugged in my address and got nothing, then called someone and got nothing again. Bottom line...same answer as the Verizon website, NOTHING! I'm thinking they went right past me to Coachman Ridge. There's more $$$ there. Too bad, it's your loss Verizon

It is ridiculous. I had FIOS and LOVED it, moved, and was told it would be available on 1/15/10. When I moved in this house in Aug 2009 it was wired, even had the orange round circle thing in the street and the green box in the yard but nope, not yet serviceable. I swear, I could throw a stone and hit a serviceable house on the next street but not my house. I have opened 4 engineering tickets to find out what the problem is and after the first (which said it would be here 1/15/10), I have not gotten a response.

My neighborhood is WIRED for Christ sakes. I own a computer service business servicing residential and business customers and have no less than 3 clients in my neighborhood who also want FIOS. What gives?

The faster Internet, all 26 HBO/MAX channels in HD, other HD channels, etc. I want my FIOS! They suck by virtue of the fact that they are serviceable on one street and not the next. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood near Weeden Island.

I am pissed too!

**vlj9r** · 12-28-2010 05:08 AM

Any idea when Verizon will resume their roll-out of FIOS in the countryside area? We live in a subdivision behind Kohls and our only choices are Brighthouse and Knology. I know folks North of Tampa Rd and South of Enterprise have access to FIOS but someone we got skipped.

thanks