Comments on: Verizon Fios: You must be joking http://www.protocolostomy.com/2005/12/15/verizon-fios-you-must-be-joking/ Made with only the finest 1's and 0's Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Crackpot http://www.protocolostomy.com/2005/12/15/verizon-fios-you-must-be-joking/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Crackpot Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:19:53 +0000 http://bkj.protocolostomy.com/?p=105#comment-28 Wise move, my friend. I just cancelled my FIOS account this afternoon after a mere 4 weeks of service. Installation was a real pain, even though the installer was cool. Since that day my internet service has been flaky at best. Though it routinely hit advertised speeds in bandwidth tests, the overall reliability sucked. I'm kinda bummed and will be crawling back to Comcast in the morning. <br /><br />BTW, you're absolutely correct about the changeover. Once you opt for fiber there's no going back. I'll stick with cable & Vonage for now. Wise move, my friend. I just cancelled my FIOS account this afternoon after a mere 4 weeks of service. Installation was a real pain, even though the installer was cool. Since that day my internet service has been flaky at best. Though it routinely hit advertised speeds in bandwidth tests, the overall reliability sucked. I’m kinda bummed and will be crawling back to Comcast in the morning.

BTW, you’re absolutely correct about the changeover. Once you opt for fiber there’s no going back. I’ll stick with cable & Vonage for now.

]]> By: Brokerblogger http://www.protocolostomy.com/2005/12/15/verizon-fios-you-must-be-joking/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Brokerblogger Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:30:57 +0000 http://bkj.protocolostomy.com/?p=105#comment-27 Brian,<br/><br/>I got FiOS in 10/05 and while I agree totally with your "trust" point, I believe I'm getting faster speeeds at my 5/2 package deal vs. my minimum DSL package deal. Also, I'm using my cell phone for "back-up" and all long distance calls.<br/><br/>However, I feel Verizon is not disclosing key buying info upfront on their web site to the point where they are possibly breaking the FTC rules on "deceptive advertising" = http://ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ruleroad.htm<br/><br/>On "taking the copper out", that is not exactly right as it is the "NID" that is removed or made inactive. I think you'll find my last post (especially the updates at the end) interesting = http://www.brokerblogger.com/brokerblogger/2005/11/f_stands_for_fi.html<br/><br/>I may use your blog post as proof of consumer "lack of trust", so thanks for your post. Brian,

I got FiOS in 10/05 and while I agree totally with your “trust” point, I believe I’m getting faster speeeds at my 5/2 package deal vs. my minimum DSL package deal. Also, I’m using my cell phone for “back-up” and all long distance calls.

However, I feel Verizon is not disclosing key buying info upfront on their web site to the point where they are possibly breaking the FTC rules on “deceptive advertising” = http://ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ruleroad.htm

On “taking the copper out”, that is not exactly right as it is the “NID” that is removed or made inactive. I think you’ll find my last post (especially the updates at the end) interesting = http://www.brokerblogger.com/brokerblogger/2005/11/f_stands_for_fi.html

I may use your blog post as proof of consumer “lack of trust”, so thanks for your post.

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