# Just got Verizon FIOS

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**Created:** [September 10, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-fios/184879 "2006-09-10T18:31:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-fios/184879/26 "2006-09-11T17:39:25Z")

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> [@Who is good at HTML?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-is-good-at-html/24169/37):
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> You pay for 6Mbps but more than likely don’t see that due to the nature of the cable network. If you are on an Adelphia network good luck even getting half of what you pay for. The Comcast cable network is in better shape and delivers better speeds, but you have to share a node with several hundred or thousand subscribers. The more that are on, the slower it goes.
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> With FIOS you have a straight pipe all the way to the central office.
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> $44.95 for 15 Mbps FiOS versus $42.95 (for 3 months) for 8Mbps cable?
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> My cable tv went out periodically but not very frequently. I switched to  
> DirecTV and have had no problems yet (about 2 months).
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> Good luck with the FiOS!!!

that shared line is a crock of shit. In the 4 years I have had adelphia i never noticed a speed drop, never. In theory, it should slow down as more people get on, but it never has for me.

My adelphia internet is a good 200-500kbps faster than both my brother’s and dad’s comcast cable internet. From a good internet server I usually download around 800k-1.3mbps.

I have had very good luck with my internet service. I have never had an outage more than a few minutes, and have only had 2-3 that I can think of in 4 years. And the speed is pretty damn good. The internet seems very slow when I goto my parents house and use their shitty ass comcast internet.

I have also heard very good things about comcast and fios, which is why I said it is a toss up. I would most definately switch to fios if adelphia switches to comcast, i’m not a big fan of comcast. My uncle and friend love their new fios and I never heard anything bad about it yet.

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