Comments on: Verizon to Launch FiOS TV in NYC on Monday

By: Cable Markets in New York City Declared Competitive - GigaOM

Cable Markets in New York City Declared Competitive - GigaOM — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:51:29 +0000

[...] Communications Commission declared certain parts of the New York City cable market competitive, thanks to Verizon offering its FiOS TV in the area. This means the FCC also revokes the ability of the municipal authorities of New York to regulate [...]

By: Good-Bye TiVo, Hello Network DVRs? « NewTeeVee

Good-Bye TiVo, Hello Network DVRs? « NewTeeVee — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:40:26 +0000

[...] giants were growling. Now it can get back in the business and start to use it as a tool to compete with Verizon’s FiOS TV service — at the very least in New York and surrounding [...]

By: Vid-Biz: Vuguru, FiOS, FCC « NewTeeVee

Vid-Biz: Vuguru, FiOS, FCC « NewTeeVee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:06:25 +0000

[...] FiOS Adds 176,000 New Customers in Q2; TV service now has roughly 1.4 million subscribers, is now entering NYC. [...]

By: dean collins

dean collins — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:01:42 +0000

josh, it’s not the ip issue thats the problem – time warner doesn’t block ports. fios is (or so i’ve read from people who have had it installed).

Dean

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:33:27 +0000

Dean: Verizon’s $99 static-IP service (aimed at businesses, but available residentially) is actually terrific for server apps. I don’t know if it’s a terms-of-service violation, but it works great. And, in any event, Time Warner Cable’s residential TOS doesn’t permit server apps either.

By: jose3

jose3 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:10:45 +0000

Who needs FIOS, cable or a dish? I’m too busy watching Zipityzap.

By: dean collins

dean collins — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:56:30 +0000

wait until fios customers realise you cant run server applications on fios.

so no more personal blog websites, no more exchange servers at home, hell technically you are barred from even running a slingbox.

fios might be fast but if you cant use it then whats the point.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Collins.net.pr/blog

By: Tim Marman

Tim Marman — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:58:26 +0000

@NYC, most of Manhattan is Time Warner, with some areas getting RCN.

In Brooklyn and Queens, Time Warner is still the dominant one, though for example Cablevision is available for me now. Cablevision has most of Long Island and New Jersey suburbs.

I couldn’t be more excited for this. I really want the multi-room DVR in particular, but at the very least if this drives down prices and/or increases service levels on the woeful TWC I would be very happy.

That said, the FIOS Internet side of things has been “coming soon” to my neighborhood in Brooklyn for 2 years :)

By: NYC

NYC — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:19:55 +0000

Isn’t NYC all Cablevision? or is it both Cablevision and TimeWarner?

By: Dave @ Soccer FanHouse

Dave @ Soccer FanHouse — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:04:36 +0000

New York, Schmoo York. I’m in North Carolina. Where’s *my* FiOS?

By: High Speed Experts

High Speed Experts — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:01:56 +0000

Get ready to see more of those inane “the fiber” ads from Time Warner – as they try to hang on to the thousands of customers they will surely be losing to Verizon FiOS. Competition will be a nice change of pace in Manhattan (for those who are connected anyway).

Do you know what time this “ceremony” will take place at Grand Central?