No FiOS In Boston? We'll Make an Ad Anyway

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 8, 2013 @04:52AM from the unawareness-campaign dept.

Zott writes "The Boston Globe has a front-page story about Verizon's FiOS that recounts what many of us here in Boston and some surrounding urban areas know already: Verizon won't invest in the physical plant and actually offer the fiber optic Internet and TV service here in the 'hub of the universe.' This hasn't stopped Verizon from launching a new advertising campaign with Donnie Wahlberg (member of New Kids on the Block, actor, and well-known Boston native) standing in Copley Square and the Charlestown neighborhood touting the product. It goes even further, though — according to the Globe's article, '"This is New England, where people tell it straight," says Wahlberg... "No phonies, no fakers, no shortcuts."' Except for the shortcut in the fine print that's presumably in the ad somewhere: 'FiOS not available in all areas.'"

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From Boston, over FiOS. by csumpi · 2013-10-08 05:35 · Score: 5, Informative

Posted from Boston, plugged into 50MBps Verizon FiOS. It was already installed in the house when we moved in. Also had FiOS at our previous Boston residence, which was over two years ago. It was installed within 24 hours there.

Later tonight I'll watch the Redsox game, in HD, over FiOS.

I have no idea what this article is talking about.