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- blackfrancis
Anyone using the internet / TV through FIOS?
Talk to me.
- TheBlueOne0
Yup..had it installed last week...s'alright..a bit faster..not much than the DSL we had..
- blackfrancis0
That's kind of a bummer, but thanks for the info.
Anyone checked out the TV end? More specifically, the HD offerrings?
- fyoucher10
Only a bit faster than DSL? That's weird, they claim it to be 15 mbps which is WAY more than DSL, almost twice as fast as my Comcast cable connection at the same price. I'm also waiting for FIOS TV to be available in my area which got great reviews on PC World Mag. I'd like to hear more as well if anyone has either of the two.
- TheBlueOne0
It's true QAM.
It's faster..but it doesn't seem like its 3x faster than what I had before...
- SteveJobs0
could be that the source pipe is not as fat as your own..
this tool is actually for dsl/cable but you can test your speed here:
- TheBlueOne0
could be that the source pipe is not as fat as your own..
SteveJobs
(Sep 5 07, 14:04)Hey now! My tube is plenty fat brother...
- fyoucher10
3904 kbs..Im on Comcast Cable ISP. What did your FIOS connection do?
- MediaPimp0
I've had both internet and hd cable service with FiOS since about January. Got the 15mbps setup and it blows comcast away, in every way.
FiOS internet has been very impressive for me and I often get 1.3mb+ download speeds, making 1gb+ files breeze by.
As for cable... onDemand is instant in comparison to Comcasts offering, HD looks phenomenal and the guide is far more intuitive.
I've been nothing less than extremely happy with the service with the exception of the billing issues that they can't seem to get past. Setting up billing on their website is a pain in the ass. But other than that... FiOS is the sh*t.
- Rand0
sweet... how's latency? tech support?
- blackfrancis0
Thanks Blue + Mr Pimp.
Rand has posed a good question. Can anyone vouch for latency.
I want to drop Comcast so bad I can taste it. Their support is horrible and service incredibly unreliable (since I moved). No problems until now. Now just waiting for FIOS to hit my new lo-cal.
- Jaline0
episode 3 kicks ass.
that whole lesbian thing was hilarious.
- Pixter0
trivia
'fios' means 'cables' in portuguese