tampa is scheduled to get it before the end of the year. hopefully in a few months. i am going to try to be a beta tester. we have the FIOS lines run in our area, but it is not activated yet.
Can VERIZON be our knight in shinning armour??
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I live in a community outside of Dallas that was among the first to get FIOS. I had it installed in a new house my wife and I just built, with the $49.95 15down/2up internet package, and it is phenomenal service. I'm self-employed and office from home, and in my former office I had a partial T-1. In effect I had the full T-1 because no one else was on it and the tech didn't dial it back. Anyway, I went from paying $384 a month for 1.5 Mbps down to paying $49.95 a month for ten times that bandwidth. Tests I've run with FIOS show an honest 15 Mbps down.
Since I also had Voom installed in my house, like everyone else I've been looking for alternatives. I called FIOS, and they don't have any specific information on alternatives as of yet. The only deal is still a small break on D* if you order it through Verizon.
But, clearly they do have plans. Their salespeople say maybe later this year.
Will Verizon be the new V* and new HDTV Leader?
Verizon will be making a big push into the DC/Northern Virginia area. In fact, Franchise Agreement discussions between Verizon and my County Cable and Telecommunications Commission started in December/January (see the below linked minutes - III. Verizon). I will be taking a more proactive role and volunteering to help bring FioS/FTTP to this area.
Exciting times in this this neck of the woods:
1. Adelphia out/Comcast in
2. D* and/or E* to roll out a respectable HD lineup by end of year
3. Verizon (V*) to implement FioS/FTTP and video
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_18/b3931099_mz016.htm
http://www.spotsylvania.va.us/DownloadFiles/Minutes/cab/02102005.pdf
Verizon will be making a big push into the DC/Northern Virginia area. In fact, Franchise Agreement discussions between Verizon and my County Cable and Telecommunications Commission started in December/January (see the below linked minutes - III. Verizon). I will be taking a more proactive role and volunteering to help bring FioS/FTTP to this area.
Exciting times in this this neck of the woods:
1. Adelphia out/Comcast in
2. D* and/or E* to roll out a respectable HD lineup by end of year
3. Verizon (V*) to implement FioS/FTTP and video
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_18/b3931099_mz016.htm
http://www.spotsylvania.va.us/DownloadFiles/Minutes/cab/02102005.pdf
