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Cablevision CEO a Verizon FiOS Customer?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the for-research-purposes-only-of-course dept.

Keri_Love writes "Cablevision and Verizon are in the middle of heated battle trying to sign up customers for the coveted 'triple play': it's fiber-to-the-premises vs. cable for broadband, television, and phone. Cablevision is slinging lines like 'We're not afraid of your fiber!' Tech blogger Mike Murray discloses evidence that Cablevision's CEO may be enjoying FiOS at home. He writes: 'Click the picture to the right showing a Verizon FiOS can and drop directly above Cablevision's CEO Chuck Dolan's Oyster Bay, Long Island mailbox.' He's not scared! He's a customer!"

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  1. give him credit by belmolis · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This doesn't have to be evidence that Verizon is better or that Dolan is a hypocrite. It may well be that he deserves credit for checking out the competition, or that his own service isn't available where he lives.

    1. Re:give him credit by unlametheweak · · Score: 4, Insightful

      the CEO is, ultimately, just an employee.

      A CEO isn't "just an employee". A CEO represents the company he works for. The position is very sales oriented in most cases. And a CEO is generally elected to that position by the shareholders. There is politics involved, so being politically astute is important.
  2. Let me be the first to say.. by ynososiduts · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. so what?

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  3. he'd be an idiot... by seanadams.com · · Score: 3, Interesting

    NOT to evaluate the competitor's product. What's the point of this story?

  4. Two things spring to mind... by Richard_at_work · · Score: 4, Insightful
    1. How long has he actually been living at the premises?
    2. Are these two fuzzy photos of two separate things actually linkable in any way to this person?
  5. two mailboxes by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seeing as how there are two mailboxes in that picture, isn't it just as likely that his next-door neighbor has FiOS instead?

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  6. Not the right box... by jea6 · · Score: 4, Informative

    As a Fios customer, I can tell you that a box on the wires on the street doesn't mean you have service. What matters is the ONT box that would be affixed to the side of your house. No pic of the ONT, no evidence of Fios service.

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  7. Sure there is! by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, is there a way I can tell whether I'm hooked up? Easy! Just look at your checkbook and see if you wrote any checks to Verizon lately.