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Verizon, Fiber Or Die?

Posted by kdawson on from the copper-kiss-off dept.

dynamator writes "I live about 550 meters from my Verizon central office. I pay for their higher-tier 'Power Plan' DSL service, which boasts 3 Mbps down and 758 Kbsp up. For the past year, I've enjoyed excellent performance on this line. However, this past month Verizon has been hooking up my neighbors with FiOS, their new fiber-to-the-home system, and guess what, my connection speed and dependability have taken a nosedive. What can I do to build the case that this is really happening? Will anyone, least of all Verizon, care? Are they making me a fiber offer I can't refuse?" We discussed a few times last year what Verizon may be up to.

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  1. You do not deserve fiber! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd LOVE to have FIOS, but no... DSL is the only choice. Take it and love it.

    1. Re:You do not deserve fiber! by ivan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You should take off your fanboy hat and blinders long enough to realize how wrong you are.

      8Mbit? Come on... Verizon is offering 20/20 symmetric service for less than Comcast's pathetic "PowerBoost".

      But wait! Then you go on to say you can't get the full 8Mbit? Why are you still on the bandwagon?

    2. Re:You do not deserve fiber! by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 4, Funny

      You should take off your fanboy hat and blinders long enough to realize how wrong you are.

      HAH! My speed is faster than your speed, and my modem is bigger too. And don't let me get started on the size of my hard drive, it's really, really big!

      Ok, when I was little it was all about the size of your carburetor.

      Get off my lawn.

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    3. Re:You do not deserve fiber! by ryanov · · Score: 2, Funny

      I had FIOS for a few months and was severely disappointed. The Actiontec router they force upon you is a complete piece of junk - the thing went down on me at least once a day, With service like that, who needs a girlfriend?
  2. If I were you... by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd cancel my Verizon DSL and just connect to the neighbor's wireless.

  3. I'm your neighbor, and I drink your milkshake! by Firebones · · Score: 5, Funny

    See, it's like you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a very long straw called FiOS that reaches all the way over into your milkshake. I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! I drink it up.

  4. Re:At least you can get FiOS... by paul248 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't feel bad, I live in the Silicon Valley of the West coast and can't get FiOS either.

  5. Re:There's no winning with some people by Duhavid · · Score: 2, Funny

    You say that as if we are supposed to be surprised or something.

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  6. Re:There's no winning with some people by ivan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, how dare they? You mean they can force you to accept a faster, less expensive, more reliable service? What an outrage.