New Verizon High Speed connection

slaus · 08-12-2004, 10:52 AM

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...09KTX1K0100361

I hope they decide to offer that in my area. 15mb down and 2mb up would really be sweet.

DarkFury · 08-12-2004, 10:54 AM

Sounds expensive...

, but looking at the article, they are only talkin' around $50 per month.

SWEET!!!!

Maarchk · 08-12-2004, 03:18 PM

I wonder how that will work in florida, with the hurricanes and all... Thank goodness i live in the good old cali.

redcolours · 08-12-2004, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maarchk

I wonder how that will work in florida, with the hurricanes and all... Thank goodness i live in the good old cali.

with the earthquakes?

but seriously, id easily switch from cable to THAT if thats the price (and if its available in my area).

this will blow cable clear out of the water, into the next solar system!

InfiniteNothing · 08-12-2004, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redcolours

with the earthquakes?

but seriously, id easily switch from cable to THAT if thats the price (and if its available in my area).

this will blow cable clear out of the water, into the next solar system!

I sure hope SBC tries to meet or beat this.

Quote:

Verizon's prices, however, may rewrite the compeitive landscape. The company plans to offer plans that offer 5-Mbit downloads/2-Mbit uploads for just $39.95 a month, or $34.95 a month as part of an existing Verizon plan. The mid-tier upgrade, however, will offer a whopping 15-Mbits/s down and 2-Mbits/s upstream for just $49.95 a month, or $44.95 a month as part of an existing package. Prices for the 30-Mbit offering have not been set.

Who else is thinknig of investing in AVNX

psycho- · 08-12-2004, 07:25 PM

Fiber to the home

bachviet · 08-12-2004, 09:45 PM

I can't wait until it is available to the mass.

irwin · 08-13-2004, 01:57 PM

more info:
http://www22.verizon.com/Foryourhome/fios/fioshome.asp

Have you heard the news?
Verizon is the first major U.S. telecomm company to begin large-scale deployment of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP). Verizon is now offering FTTP otherwise known as Fios Internet Service in Keller, Texas, the first city in our rollout plans.

What is Verizon Fios Internet Service?
Verizon Fios Internet Service will use fiber-optic cable and associated electronics - instead of copper wires - to directly link residential and business customers to the Verizon network. Fiber-optic systems have been used in telecommunication networks for years, but primarily for long distance networks or for large business applications. But now the Verizon Fios Internet Service Program that we are begining, first in Keller, will extend the capacity, speed, and quality of fiber-optics right to our customers' homes and businesses.

Pricing

Code:

Maximum Connection Speed  Installation Charge  First 30 Days  Monthly Fee Thereafter  
 
 Up to 5 Mbps/2 Mbps*       Waived                 FREE           $39.95/mo  
 
 Up to 15 Mbps/2 Mbps*      Waived                 FREE           $49.95/mo  
 
 Up to 30 Mbps/5 Mbps*      Waived                 FREE           $199.95/mo

DarkFury · 08-13-2004, 02:04 PM

Well of course it is not available in my area... but I'll sign up on their "contact" list anyways just in case.

Apex · 08-13-2004, 02:12 PM

Anyone on Cox check their speeds lately?

Not only have they started offering higher speed cablemodem access (up to 5mbps down), they seem to have upgraded all of the existing accounts a bit for free. Seems they're gearing up for the battle.

bachviet · 08-13-2004, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apex

Anyone on Cox check their speeds lately?

Not only have they started offering higher speed cablemodem access (up to 5mbps down), they seem to have upgraded all of the existing accounts a bit for free. Seems they're gearing up for the battle.

It still costs about $40 per month and the speed is still depending on how many users are sharing the line.

Apex · 08-13-2004, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bachviet

It still costs about $40 per month and the speed is still depending on how many users are sharing the line.

Yep, price hasn't changed, and yep, speed depends on how many users share the line, exactly like DSL (except DSL's sharing takes place merely 1 level further up).

slaus · 08-13-2004, 11:55 PM

I submitted my name to be contacted the minute it becomes available. Some people are guessing it'll be around 2010

speedracer120 · 08-14-2004, 03:49 AM

Nice read over at Ars that they're rolling it out in HB too.

_=DeltaForce=_ · 08-14-2004, 03:24 PM

Does anyone have it available in their area?? not available in mine..

foxintampa · 06-02-2005, 07:36 PM

I just found a FIOS fourm here.

http://myfios.net

Quote:

Originally Posted by psycho-

Fiber to the home

thekidrocks · 06-02-2005, 09:10 PM

Well it's being installed in my addition right now - heck techs were working in my backyard this week. BTW I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana - and it's been a big issue around here. Verizon is pushing for full fiber to the home throughout the city.

BTW right now I am getting 3Mbps down with standard $29.95 Verizon DSL, however many areas here are still limited to 1.5Mbps. Over a wireless G/speedboost (108Mbps) network, I am getting about 2600 at my PC.

We are getting to the point that real-world wireless isn't keeping up with what is coming into the house!

BTW with the wonderful folks at Comcast cable (GASP!), we are getting a solid 4Mbps, however for $43/mo *if* you pay through the nose for their horrid cable service. I liked the speed, but the $130/mo high-def digital cable bill was insane... and that was without any movie channels.

ski · 06-02-2005, 09:57 PM

FYI: Fiber Optics has crossed the 1 TERAbyte/sec mark in experimental phase. Imagine that, get 1024g's worth of information and transfer everything: movies, music, pictures, pr0n, etc. in one second to another source (ideally, still high in realistic figures). Pretty neat! I'm taking my senior level design course in Fiber Optics as we speak, and have a quiz at 8am tomorrow. Gotta go study, bai!

Devhux · 06-02-2005, 10:28 PM

I'm happy with my 7mbps speeds through Shaw Cable (a provider here in Canada). I'm on their Extreme-i package, which gives me 7mbps downstream / 1mbps upstream. I think I'm paying about $52.95 Cdn for it (it's part of my whole cable package, so I can't recall the exact price off-hand).

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekidrocks

BTW right now I am getting 3Mbps down with standard $29.95 Verizon DSL, however many areas here are still limited to 1.5Mbps. Over a wireless G/speedboost (108Mbps) network, I am getting about 2600 at my PC.

We are getting to the point that real-world wireless isn't keeping up with what is coming into the house!

More than likely your wireless card's RWIN value is set too low -- use Doctor TCP (found on the DSLreports site) and set your receive window to something like 65535 -- your speeds should jump right up. Then again, with overhead, that 2600 rating sounds about normal for a 3mbps connection.)

speedracer120 · 06-03-2005, 01:48 AM

What sucks is that while they've rolled out FIOS in our city, they've stopped just short of our neighborhood. I swear, I'd be willing to pay $1000 in setup fees if all I had to was pay the same amount as I do for service via the cable company.

08-12-2004, 10:52 AM	#1
slaus Commander Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,189	New Verizon High Speed connection http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...09KTX1K0100361 I hope they decide to offer that in my area. 15mb down and 2mb up would really be sweet.

08-12-2004, 10:54 AM	#2
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Sounds expensive... , but looking at the article, they are only talkin' around $50 per month. SWEET!!!! __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

08-12-2004, 03:18 PM	#3
Maarchk Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Where the east meets the west. Posts: 3,066	I wonder how that will work in florida, with the hurricanes and all... Thank goodness i live in the good old cali. __________________ "The girl is crafty like ice is cold." "I left my heart in san francisco... And my liver at Moe's Tavern." A real friend is one who listens to you as much as they talk to you.

08-12-2004, 07:25 PM	#6
psycho- Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Del Mar, CA Posts: 2,261	Fiber to the home __________________ Victor

08-12-2004, 09:45 PM	#7
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08-13-2004, 01:57 PM	#8
irwin Vice Admiral Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ohi Posts: 4,525	more info: http://www22.verizon.com/Foryourhome/fios/fioshome.asp Have you heard the news? Verizon is the first major U.S. telecomm company to begin large-scale deployment of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP). Verizon is now offering FTTP otherwise known as Fios Internet Service in Keller, Texas, the first city in our rollout plans. What is Verizon Fios Internet Service? Verizon Fios Internet Service will use fiber-optic cable and associated electronics - instead of copper wires - to directly link residential and business customers to the Verizon network. Fiber-optic systems have been used in telecommunication networks for years, but primarily for long distance networks or for large business applications. But now the Verizon Fios Internet Service Program that we are begining, first in Keller, will extend the capacity, speed, and quality of fiber-optics right to our customers' homes and businesses. Pricing Code: Maximum Connection Speed Installation Charge First 30 Days Monthly Fee Thereafter Up to 5 Mbps/2 Mbps* Waived FREE $39.95/mo Up to 15 Mbps/2 Mbps* Waived FREE $49.95/mo Up to 30 Mbps/5 Mbps* Waived FREE $199.95/mo Last edited by irwin : 08-13-2004 at 01:59 PM.

08-13-2004, 02:04 PM	#9
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Well of course it is not available in my area... but I'll sign up on their "contact" list anyways just in case.

08-13-2004, 02:12 PM	#10
Apex Can you hear me now? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Here Posts: 5,506	Anyone on Cox check their speeds lately? Not only have they started offering higher speed cablemodem access (up to 5mbps down), they seem to have upgraded all of the existing accounts a bit for free. Seems they're gearing up for the battle. __________________ The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 - )

08-13-2004, 11:55 PM	#13
slaus Commander Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,189	I submitted my name to be contacted the minute it becomes available. Some people are guessing it'll be around 2010

08-14-2004, 03:49 AM	#14
speedracer120 Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: HB,CA/PA Posts: 3,437	Nice read over at Ars that they're rolling it out in HB too. __________________ Off in La La Land

08-14-2004, 03:24 PM	#15
_=DeltaForce=_ Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet Mars Posts: 1,699	Does anyone have it available in their area?? not available in mine..

06-02-2005, 09:10 PM	#17
thekidrocks Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northen Indiana Posts: 357	Well it's being installed in my addition right now - heck techs were working in my backyard this week. BTW I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana - and it's been a big issue around here. Verizon is pushing for full fiber to the home throughout the city. BTW right now I am getting 3Mbps down with standard $29.95 Verizon DSL, however many areas here are still limited to 1.5Mbps. Over a wireless G/speedboost (108Mbps) network, I am getting about 2600 at my PC. We are getting to the point that real-world wireless isn't keeping up with what is coming into the house! BTW with the wonderful folks at Comcast cable (GASP!), we are getting a solid 4Mbps, however for $43/mo if you pay through the nose for their horrid cable service. I liked the speed, but the $130/mo high-def digital cable bill was insane... and that was without any movie channels. Last edited by thekidrocks : 06-02-2005 at 09:16 PM.

06-02-2005, 09:57 PM	#18
ski Admiral Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 5,420	FYI: Fiber Optics has crossed the 1 TERAbyte/sec mark in experimental phase. Imagine that, get 1024g's worth of information and transfer everything: movies, music, pictures, pr0n, etc. in one second to another source (ideally, still high in realistic figures). Pretty neat! I'm taking my senior level design course in Fiber Optics as we speak, and have a quiz at 8am tomorrow. Gotta go study, bai! __________________ And closer...

06-03-2005, 01:48 AM	#20
speedracer120 Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: HB,CA/PA Posts: 3,437	What sucks is that while they've rolled out FIOS in our city, they've stopped just short of our neighborhood. I swear, I'd be willing to pay $1000 in setup fees if all I had to was pay the same amount as I do for service via the cable company.

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