Comments on: Is Verizon FiOS Putting the Hurt on Cable?

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:57:48 +0000

I’d be interested in any speed test data available on Verizon FiOS, does anyone know of any?

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By: Verizon FiOS Slows as Mobile Grows – GigaOM

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By: Verizon Releases NBA League Pass Widget

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By: As FiOS Zooms, Time Warner Scrambles to Launch Wideband Service

As FiOS Zooms, Time Warner Scrambles to Launch Wideband Service — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:56:13 +0000

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By: Kyle Brady: Blog - AT&T’s Local Monopoly Continues Unabated

Kyle Brady: Blog - AT&T’s Local Monopoly Continues Unabated — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:08:19 +0000

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By: Vid-Biz: Verizon, Big Screens, Redbox

Vid-Biz: Verizon, Big Screens, Redbox — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:02:04 +0000

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By: VZ is Garbage

VZ is Garbage — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:57:25 +0000

OPTIMUM OWNS, FIOS BLOWS.
Firstly Verizon is the most evil teleco i have ever encountered that only spews BS lies and thrives on ppl being ignorant/uninformed. They make ppl think that just because fiber is in the house that means its better == BS. Modern cable infrastructure is mostly fiber, they only use coax from the pole/switchbox to ur house, that saves them and u money on running fiber into the premises which wouldnt add any benefits to the enduser or the cable company. Modern embedded signal processors are now fast enough to transmit data over copper as fast as most fiber implementations. The only advantage fiber has in this situation is that the cable can be longer without needing a repeater to boost the signal(less attenuation). which in the case of cable infrastructure is usually meaningless. So wats left, speed, price, and stability of the service. Since both infrastructures are mostly fiber, the stability is the same, and the speed/price are much much better from optimum. Verizon loves raping their customers. Both TV services offer the same quality HD service so that claim vz makes thats its the best quality, is yet again another lie. So in comparison of FIOS and OOL, only a retard picks FIOS if OOL is an available option.
I also wanna mention how badely their wireless services are. They use oldschool cdma2000 technology, that in no way is able compete with the speed, quality, and availablity of gsm/umts/hsdpa. For some reason ppl think verizon has the best service, and I think that is due to BS advertisements, and retards trying to justify their expensive crappy phones/service. Also the phones they use are exclusive to them(totalcrap) or are manufacturer modified gsm phones made to work with cdma which are released months after the gsm versions hit the market. The latter are made poorly made cuz they use crappy cdma chips that are bigger and use more power which stresses the original(gsm) design of those phones resulting in inferior overall quality compared to their gsm counterparts.
P.S. the security on the VZWireless network is a joke, a 10yr old with some skills can evesdrop on and/or hijack any phonecalls u make.
P.P.S evesdropping/hijacking is also possible on gsm but is harder to achieve. Shh ;)

F U VZ, You Dirty SCUMBAGS

By: Telcos Need to Ramp Up R&D to Stay Competitive

Telcos Need to Ramp Up R&D to Stay Competitive — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:08:54 +0000

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By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:13:05 +0000

It is true that Verizon FiOS has superior speeds and that is great no doubt, and the fiber optic network definetly is an improvement over copper cables, but cable is more thorough with coverage. FiOS hits specific neighborhoods or sections of areas. Verizon FiOS needs to blanket an area to be a real threat to gain marketshare.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:49:27 +0000

The article states that in the first sentence.

I’m surprised that the layoffs were officially announced. Verizon has been laying people of for the past 4 years and it never seems to make the news.

By: majortom1981

majortom1981 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:41:11 +0000

Ps you forgot to mention verizons earnings fell 21 percent.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/07/28/verizon.ART_ART_07-28-09_A8_KAEJNQ6.html?sid=101

By: majortom1981

majortom1981 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:34:49 +0000

Cablevisions speeds are offered through their whole footprint. (That link is a blog that doesnt say anywhere that its only available in select areas but remember the competitor fios is only available in select areas)

Verizon cherry picks which blocks get fios. Yes you heard that right blocks. My parents can get fios but me who makes double what they make wont and the verizon fios rep told me my block will never get fios even though I am in the same town which approved the franchise agreement.

So cablevision might lose some subscribers but if verizon keeps it up they will also.

Also that link says you will need an 802.11n router but that goes for all high speed service including if fios comes out with anything higher.

Also with verizon known to be neglecting its dsl networks even in areas that dont have fios i think we will see verizon to stop gaining customers.

By: David Robins

David Robins — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:16:26 +0000

Fiber will help to realize the web promise. Watching a movie steaming on you PC, Having all your files in cloud storage and have access to them from anywhere and anytime.For us ( binfire.com ) the real issue in providing more advanced features has been the users connection speed. When more customers have access to fiber, these limitation will disappear.

By: Misleading layoff news « All the dull stuff

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