# Just got Verizon FIOS **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 10, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-fios/184879 "2006-09-10T18:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 31
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> [@FS: T3 57 trim and other turbo parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-t3-57-trim-and-other-turbo-parts/24100/9): > > As far as the network congestion goes, there are some areas that have newer cable nodes that are more capable of handling the traffic, but it still bogs down slightly (just not to a crawl) during the peak usage hours. > Picture one traffic cop that has to direct traffic at a 1400 way intersection. :eek3: LOL i think there is a little more logic behind the switching of clients to the ISP…! it’s not like it’s a free-for-all out there in the lines… i mean who honestly needs anything more than a MB download… and obviously fios is going to slow down with more users… regardless of the line latency, the end result is still going to be throttled at the ISP level… it’s not like fios is connected to some unexplained phenomenon to the internet!!! how many users are on fios for home internet? … regardless of line latency the pipe is still going to be the limitation… what oc lines are at the ISP level? are they segmented or redundant? what size fiber is run to the house??? 52nm? obviously a ‘direct’ line to the isp is going to be ‘faster’ than a token ring setup… but at what point does it even matter? cable passes larger traffic due to tokens but has faster speeds between clients in local locations… where as fiber doesn’t yet, :gives: it’s not like fios isn’t going to bog down when they offer the same services as comcast and to the same client base… add VOIP and cable over fiber to those lines then add another 75,000 users then talk about speeds. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-got-verizon-fios/184879)._