Verizon FiOS internet is awesome

Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed. I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3rbrown3

unfortunately its not available here 

Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed. I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3rbrown3

If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?IronManRhino

If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?IronManRhino

It's not the cheapest service, but well worth the money, I think I'm paying $59.95 per month plus tax, and it costs $179 for installation unless you do a minimum one year contract, then installation is free.  They also give you a free wireless router, if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

[QUOTE="IronManRhino"]If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?The_Jerm

No, it's much more expensive than Comcast Cable, you can get Comcast internet for $33 per month now if you get the Triple Play

Yeah I was thinking about getting it, I got Verizon DSL so it would be easy for me to just upgrade.Flame_Blade88

It doesn't run off the same lines as Verizon DSL, they have to acutally rewire your house to install it, check out the website and it will tell you everything they need to do, installation takes about 4 1/2 hours

[QUOTE="The_Jerm"][QUOTE="IronManRhino"]If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?rbrown3

No, it's much more expensive than Comcast Cable, you can get Comcast internet for $33 per month now if you get the Triple Play

I have verizon phone, internet, and cable, so I get $33 a month, ya, the installation is pretty expensive 

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[QUOTE="The_Jerm"][QUOTE="IronManRhino"]If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?The_Jerm

No, it's much more expensive than Comcast Cable, you can get Comcast internet for $33 per month now if you get the Triple Play

I have verizon phone, internet, and cable, so I get $33 a month, ya, the installation is pretty expensive 

yeah, thats where they get you, if you sign a 1 year contract, installation is free but you pay $60 per month.  If you don't sign a contract, installation is $179 but you only pay $33 per month

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

rbrown3

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

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if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

Zeke129

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

There is actually a FiOS box he has to install on the back of any computer that does not connect wirelessly.  Also, FiOS wireless internet will ONLY work with the wireless router Verizon provides, that is why the router is free, so if you refuse it, then you won't be able to get online wirelessly

to bad all los angeles is ATT :(

i got like a blaszing 3.0mb connection or soemthing :| 

Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed.  I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3rbrown3

it is not availiable to most people but my Cable provider is much faster. How big is CAC though?I cannot imagine it being that big since it has 4 maps.

[QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"]

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

rbrown3

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

There is actually a FiOS box he has to install on the back of any computer that does not connect wirelessly. Also, FiOS wireless internet will ONLY work with the wireless router Verizon provides, that is why the router is free, so if you refuse it, then you won't be able to get online wirelessly

Buying into Verizon propaganda, I see. The wireless router they provide, if I recall correctly, is a Linksys WRT54G with a Verizon FiOS sticker on it. That "box" they install is the modem, and you can reroute the connection from that to multiple computers.

Just don't let the Verizon techs see you doing this.  

[QUOTE="rbrown3"]Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed.  I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3Deihmos

it is not availiable to most people. How big is CAC though? I cannot imagine it being that big since it has 4 maps.

CAC is 989 mb.  it's 1080p so even though there are only 4 maps, the file is pretty large. 

[QUOTE="rbrown3"][QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"]

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

Zeke129

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

There is actually a FiOS box he has to install on the back of any computer that does not connect wirelessly. Also, FiOS wireless internet will ONLY work with the wireless router Verizon provides, that is why the router is free, so if you refuse it, then you won't be able to get online wirelessly

Buying into Verizon propaganda, I see. The wireless router they provide, if I recall correctly, is a Linksys WRT54G with a Verizon FiOS sticker on it. That "box" they install is the modem, and you can reroute the connection from that to multiple computers.

Just don't let the Verizon techs see you doing this.  

Nope, you recall incorrectly.  I've actually tried 4 other wireless routers myself and none of them work with the FiOS signal

[QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"][QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"]

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

rbrown3

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

There is actually a FiOS box he has to install on the back of any computer that does not connect wirelessly. Also, FiOS wireless internet will ONLY work with the wireless router Verizon provides, that is why the router is free, so if you refuse it, then you won't be able to get online wirelessly

Buying into Verizon propaganda, I see. The wireless router they provide, if I recall correctly, is a Linksys WRT54G with a Verizon FiOS sticker on it. That "box" they install is the modem, and you can reroute the connection from that to multiple computers.

Just don't let the Verizon techs see you doing this.

Nope, you recall incorrectly. I've actually tried 4 other wireless routers myself and none of them work with the FiOS signal

It shouldn't matter. The FiOS signal is converted by that "box", and you should be able to install the router after that box:

---FiOS-----That Box----Router------Wired Computer A

                                    |-----------Wired Computer B

*------ Wireless Computer C

And etcetera. 

[QUOTE="rbrown3"][QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"][QUOTE="Zeke129"][QUOTE="rbrown3"]

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

Zeke129

What a ripoff. Get your own router and hide it when the guy comes to install. Refuse the free wireless router. After he leaves, use your router to get both computers online for no extra charge.

There is actually a FiOS box he has to install on the back of any computer that does not connect wirelessly. Also, FiOS wireless internet will ONLY work with the wireless router Verizon provides, that is why the router is free, so if you refuse it, then you won't be able to get online wirelessly

Buying into Verizon propaganda, I see. The wireless router they provide, if I recall correctly, is a Linksys WRT54G with a Verizon FiOS sticker on it. That "box" they install is the modem, and you can reroute the connection from that to multiple computers.

Just don't let the Verizon techs see you doing this.

Nope, you recall incorrectly. I've actually tried 4 other wireless routers myself and none of them work with the FiOS signal

It shouldn't matter. The FiOS signal is converted by that "box", and you should be able to install the router after that box:

---FiOS-----That Box----Router------Wired Computer A

                                    |-----------Wired Computer B

*------ Wireless Computer C

And etcetera. 

That would make sense, but isn't how it works.  I have the service, and know several other people with the service as well.

[QUOTE="IronManRhino"]If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?rbrown3

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

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[QUOTE="IronManRhino"]If it's available in your area, how much does it cost per week/month?jasonyu

if you have any other computers in your house that have to have a wired connection, it's an additional $59 per computer for the installation, and $10 per month

That's because you are more than likely on a 1 year or more commitment, if you don't have a commitment then you have to pay extra

Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed.  I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3rbrown3

I have standard DSL, Verizon told me that fios would be available in my area soon...I can't wail!!! lol

FIOS will work with any wireless router you just have to configure it. Unfortunately they still use PPPoE where you have to use a login name and password. it's not plug and play.

I have Cable service 30/5 then I paid $200.00 for 2 years of VOIP service. So now all I pay is 49.95 for internet and phoen is covered for 2 years. I have Verizon and their contracts.

FIOS will work with any wireless router you just have to configure it. Unfortunately they still use PPPoE where you have to use a login name and password. it's not plug and play.

I have Cable service 30/5 then I paid $200.00 for 2 years of VOIP service. So now all I pay is 49.95 for internet and phoen is covered for 2 years. I have Verizon and their contracts.

Deihmos

FiOS will not work with any wireless router, it even says so on the Wikipedia page about FiOS

[QUOTE="Deihmos"]

FIOS will work with any wireless router you just have to configure it. Unfortunately they still use PPPoE where you have to use a login name and password. it's not plug and play.

I have Cable service 30/5 then I paid $200.00 for 2 years of VOIP service. So now all I pay is 49.95 for internet and phoen is covered for 2 years. I have Verizon and their contracts.

rbrown3

FiOS will not work with any wireless router, it even says so on the Wikipedia page about FiOS

Most recent wireless routers will work with Fios. The only ones that might not work are those old linksys routers that only support DSl.

[QUOTE="rbrown3"][QUOTE="Deihmos"]

FIOS will work with any wireless router you just have to configure it. Unfortunately they still use PPPoE where you have to use a login name and password. it's not plug and play.

I have Cable service 30/5 then I paid $200.00 for 2 years of VOIP service. So now all I pay is 49.95 for internet and phoen is covered for 2 years. I have Verizon and their contracts.

Deihmos

FiOS will not work with any wireless router, it even says so on the Wikipedia page about FiOS

Most recent wireless routers will work with Fios. The only ones that might not work are those old linksys routers that only support DSl.

I tried several routers today that did not work, all of them were brand new.  One said in the manual that it would be FiOS compatible by August via a Firmware upgrade.  The router Verizon left me when they installed has a problem with the power supply, it works, but not very stable b/c it keeps cutting off and on.  So I've been trying to find one that works, but haven't so far.

WRT54G/S works fine and is cheap.Deihmos

That's the one I have that says it will be FiOS compatible with a firmware upgrade by August.  I haven't seen any firmware upgrades on their website yet, I'll call customer service and see what they say then.

I have SBC/Yahoo DSL for only $28 and is a connection that gives me more 6MB/s. Since I live 1 block from their servers, I get somethimes up to 630 kbs/s. FFXNo1

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FIOS will work with any wireless router you just have to configure it. Unfortunately they still use PPPoE where you have to use a login name and password. it's not plug and play.

I have Cable service 30/5 then I paid $200.00 for 2 years of VOIP service. So now all I pay is 49.95 for internet and phoen is covered for 2 years. I have Verizon and their contracts.

rbrown3

FiOS will not work with any wireless router, it even says so on the Wikipedia page about FiOS

You may be right, idk, this service isn't even available in my area, but Wikipedia is wrong alot. 

Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed. I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3rbrown3

I really really really want it to finally arrive in my area! 

[QUOTE="rbrown3"]Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed. I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3Maxi-U-Pad

I really really really want it to finally arrive in my area! 

When the technician was installing it, he said they were hoping to have it available nation wide by early 2008, so you hopefully don't have too much longer to wait. 

Work pays $50 dollars a month for my internet so I got comcast 8meg. Its pretty fast, but I tried fios at my in laws and now i want it. It still isnt available in my area though. Hopefully its here soon.

Isnt the comcast 33/month for the 3 services only for the first year?  

Work pays $50 dollars a month for my internet so I got comcast 8meg. Its pretty fast, but I tried fios at my in laws and now i want it. It still isnt available in my area though. Hopefully its here soon.

 

Isnt the comcast 33/month for the 3 services only for the first year?  

ankor77

They have a 2 year plan now as well, that's what my dad got.  They just started offering the 2 year plan a few months ago

[QUOTE="rbrown3"]Just had it install yesterday, and I downloaded Calling All Cars in 78 seconds, amazing speed. I would definetly reccomend this internet service to anyone who is looking to get a new/faster internet service for their PS3vip3r666

unfortunately its not available here 

I don't know much about connections, since my cousin set everything up for me, but when I go down to the little internet thingy on my comp, it says 100 mb/s. Isn't that "blazing fast?"-Sniper99-

That's not your internet speed. It's your network speed.