Thank you Verizon –- Ups FIOS Speed
Thank you Verizon – Ups FiOS speed
I just read a press release from Verizon that says that they are upgrading existing FIOS plans; for Free! My FIOS plan will now go from 15mbps down/2 up to 20 down/5 up. Those numbers are just astounding. They have to at least double the best cable speeds that Comcast has to offer in Red Bank. Thank you Verizon.
I only wish that Verizon would promise that they will provide this service across the board no matter what web site I visit or what web service I use. Unfortunately Verizon won’t promise that to Red Bank residents. Why won’t Verizon promise us that? It seems like a simple thing to commit to. That is; unless they want to get as many FIOS subscribers as they can at the high speeds and then eventually throttle back the throughput to non-Verizon partner sights. I can’t think of any other reason why Verzion won’t promise us that. What reasons can you come up with?
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Congrats for getting FiOS at all...by all accounts, it's a great service...I'm just hoping to get it soon!
Posted by: jerseygirl | May 3, 2006 06:13 PM
I, too have heard positive comments. Beyond offering a quality service, it will force cable companies to offer more competitive service and prices. Perhaps that is why they are opposing Verizon so vigorously on this issue.
Posted by: lessgov | May 3, 2006 09:40 PM
I have FiOS, and I don't seem to be getting 20 Mbps. I seem to be getting more like 1 Mbps. Of course, the hold-up may be at the other end or with my internal network or whatever, but I'm reaching the point where I'm ready to spend the hours necessary to find out.
Depending on the speed test I use, I'm getting 400 kbps to 1.7 Mbps down. Are other users really getting 20 Mbps?
Posted by: DAn | June 15, 2006 04:28 PM
DAn, if you are getting less than 10Mbps down then there is something very wrong with your FiOS setup.
I consistently get close to 15Mbps down, I haven't seen the 20Mbps that they announced.
Give the FiOS tech support a call, I've found them to be very patient and helpful.
-- Tom
Posted by: Tom | June 16, 2006 07:32 AM