Verizon FIOS

[POLKOHOLIC]

anyone here have it? if yes, how is it like?

[Serendipity]

My family has had it.

IMO I'd give it a few more months for Verizon to get the bugs worked out. Right now it's just not reliable - constant changes of IP addresses, dropped connections, and there is some macroblocking on the TV channels. Also the TV picture quality varies due to compression.

It's a great service, but I'd give it a few more months for Verizon to get it working reliably.

[sucks2beme]

Fios down in Dallas is very good for internet. No drops, very fast.
I haven't gone the tv route with it yet.

[Mike682]

still waiting for them to offer it here. I see Verizon laying cable all over the place so it should be anytime soon

[Pablo]

My brother has fios internet and says it's unbelievably fast. They don't offer the phone by him yet, and he's rebuilding his house, so his tvs are not totaly set up, but says so far the picture is good. If cablevision raises my rates, I may switch when it comes around here (I talked to an AT&T guy and a pole outside my house and he says they are working on it right now). I'll be curious to how many HD channels they will offer. I get quite a bunch with cablevision (and the just added CNN HD. Why the hell would anyone need that? Give me the science channel instead!).

[dorokusai]

I have it as well and I live in the DC area. PQ is better than Comcast, speed is faster than Comcast and way more reliable.

The big downside for me, and my wife who reminds me every other day, is that the "local"(No Box TV) lineup just stinks. I don't have a need for Russian, Latin, Hindi or any other global news and programming and aside from CBS/NBC and FOX....you get 45 channels of world programming. This may vary by area, I have no idea. If I wasn't a redneck, this might be interesting but it's not and I could care less. We also lost the Food Network in the kitchen and I get complaints quite often.

Perhaps a remote gripe....some menu gripe but it's alot about being so used to Comcast.

I may go wireless on a box for the kitchen in the very near future. Overall, I'm very pleased.

Once you start seeing those lawn parasites digging 3x1ft sections thru your well manicured lawn, you have FIOS on the way. They are also liable for the disturbed areas condition, after the work has been performed. You should get the contact information of the contractor being used onsite and if you end up with dead patches of grass/lawn, get them to fix it. It's a fact and its free.

[Sami]

I used to live where they started offering their service first, got it whenever it came available to consumers and it was great from day one. Much better PQ than satellite, much faster internet with great upload speeds. Too bad they don't have it where I moved to.

[schwarcw]

So, how much are you folks paying for these services?? I may be interested using it for internet access. I see the trucks around I expect it to be available here sooner or later. I live in an older neighborhood and all the wires are above ground, so the service should be easy to run.

[Pablo]

I don't have fios, but cablevision's "triple play". It's tv, phone and internet. Mine is probably more expensive then most, but I pay $170 a month. I get every channel (including all the HD they offer), unlimited phone and high speed internet. The internet is plenty fast (as far as I know, fios is faster, but they offer different speeds, and thier fastest speed is a bunch more $$$). I think it's a pretty good deal. I used to pay much more when everything was seperate (I had sprint for my land line).

[shawn474]

I have it and love it. The picture quality devestates cable. Mark is right though. The tradeoff is them absolutely destroying your lawn. They knocked out my entire block by cutting through an underground power line and Allegheny Power was PISSED!!!!! I talked to the Power guys and they told me that they are fudging up things everywhere they run the lines. I have had two landscaping companies come out to fix my lawn after Verizon came around. The price is right and I'd pay more to stick it to the cable / dish companies!!!!!

Shawn

[Lasareath]

Two days ago i ordered a 3rd box. this time I needed another full HD DVR. I currently have a Home Media DVR and a Set top box.

The Set Top Box can access the recordings from my Home Media DVR but the Set Top Box cannot record, pause or delete any shows.

So this time around I ordered another Full DVR with its own Hard Drive so it can record its own shows.

The plan is to take the Set Top Box and put it in the Guest bedroom (it only costs me $6 a month)

And then put the new Full DVR in the living room but someone screwed up and sent me another set top box.

So I just called them, something was up with their phone system and I was routed to a spanish line and could not figure out how to get out of it. I wasted 22 minutes there.

So I search around and found a local # and called and even though I was on the phone for another 28 minutes this time I received a smart girl and she wanted to make me happy. She searched around and found some promotion that allowed her to give me $20 off every month from my bill for the next year!

Very Nice!!!

Here's Kudos to you Verizon!!!

I LOVE my FIOS!!!!

Lasareath

[jimmydep]

I've been a Fios user for 1-1/2 years now with no problems. It's much cheaper than cable and the internet connection is 1st rate. The picture quality is better than cable and I have many more channel and FREE on demand choices.

Since going to Fios I've had very few outages, unlike with cable where internet and TV was out frequently.

Fios all the way!!!!!


Jimmy

[ryanjoachim]

Ah Sal...the master of reviving old threads!

I have it at the place I'm staying at right now. I don't watch much TV, but from what I've seen their remote and box is very unresponsive. The quality of video is good, but I really hate their box/remote combo.

Oh, and the modem/router combo is a piece of sh!t.

Hardware aside, it's a great service for a great price (depending on your area).

[MillerLiteScott]

I think the picture quality and sound quality is better than comcast. We have never had any loss of service issues, but I am having an issue with my DVR ( I think) because the video stops and then speeds up and the dialogue gets out of sync with the video. I think I need a new box but Verizon insists it is a signal issue. However I do not know where to take the box to get a new one and they make it impossible to find out how to do such a seemingly simple switcherooony. Something I need to get done.

[exalted512]

Its not available here yet :(
-Cody

[schwarcw]

I have it an enjoy it a lot. Customer Service is not the greatest but it is wayyyy better than Communist Cast. Not even close! Go for Fios!

[Ron-P]

I've been running FIOS for 2.5 years now, not a single issue or problem yet. Phone, TV and Internet all bundled together.

[nadams]

I've been running FIOS for 2.5 years now, not a single issue or problem yet. Phone, TV and Internet all bundled together.

Almost as long as this thread has been around! :tongue:

[Ron-P]

Almost as long as this thread has been around! :tongue:

HAHAHA, I hate when that happens!

[txcoastal1]

If you can get FIOS then get it...the need for speed is there its the only thing to compete and surpass comcast and time warner...but I dont know antthing about the customer service...Comcast customer service lacks compared to Time Warner...good luck

[Lasareath]

Ah Sal...the master of reviving old threads!

I have it at the place I'm staying at right now. I don't watch much TV, but from what I've seen their remote and box is very unresponsive. The quality of video is good, but I really hate their box/remote combo.

Oh, and the modem/router combo is a piece of sh!t.

Hardware aside, it's a great service for a great price (depending on your area).

Why start a new Fios thread when one already existed?, your router must be a lemon because I've configured and used at least a dozen of these between family and friends and they work great. Reception is top notch. Mine is in my basement and I'm sitting in my bedroom with my iphone which is 3 floors up and I have full bars.

One thing I have seen is that if you use WEP then your connection speed gets chopped down to 1/10 of what it should be. I'm using WPA2/TKIP

I think the picture quality and sound quality is better than comcast. We have never had any loss of service issues, but I am having an issue with my DVR ( I think) because the video stops and then speeds up and the dialogue gets out of sync with the video. I think I need a new box but Verizon insists it is a signal issue. However I do not know where to take the box to get a new one and they make it impossible to find out how to do such a seemingly simple switcherooony. Something I need to get done.

Scott, check your splitters, they must be top notch. No garbage $1.99 splitters. I learned that the hard way. Even the monoprice ones are garbage. Radio Shack's best ones which start around $12 are very good. I just hooked up a 5 way from Radio Shack, it was $24.99

If that doesn't do it then it's very easy. Order another DVR. When it comes swap it with yours, if it fixes it then you were correct. Then send back one, in their box which comes with a return UPS label.

[jimmydep]

One thing I have seen is that if you use WEP then your connection speed gets chopped down to 1/10 of what it should be. I'm using WPA2/TKIP

Sal, I use WEP, If it's much better, you've got to show me how to do the WPA2/TKIP setup.


Jimmy