OMG I have Fios TV v.review

[Nikuk]

@JayS

Also, that $124/$144… is that pre or post fees, taxes, taxes on fees, and fees on taxes?

Was paying the bill and for some reason thought of this… as this is the first bill in a little while that hasn’t had movie rentals & shit included.

so, yea, $139.45 (without the long distance).

I haven’t had to reboot the router in months (2 or 3 times total in over a year of having it)…
I have a crapton of HD channels (not including HBO et al)
My internet is fast, of rock steady.

YES - the media push DVR is glitchy
YES - the Ruoter GUI is cumbersome
YES - well, thats really all I’ve got for cons…

Oh yea:

Although the girls are watching a netflix XBL movie at the momoent.

[greenbull]

awesome…thanks for posting up a breakdown. My TW bill just jumped 15 bucks so now im heavily considering fIos.

[camarojoe]

They say less than a month away for me in Kenmore. I want it!

A few blocks over they have signs in the ground that some people already have it. What gives?

BTW, thanks for the price breakdown.

[POOPRA]

I just went to the website today and it says its not available at my address. I live closer to parkside and hertel. Hopefully they will be connecting us soon.

[9c1]

The website is telling me that I have Internet/phone for FiOS but no TV yet. I live in N. Buffalo right off of Delaware.

[POOPRA]

bah I just called them they couldnt give me a date for my area

[Red99GTVert]

@9c1

The website is telling me that I have Internet/phone for FiOS but no TV yet. I live in N. Buffalo right off of Delaware.

The rep that came to our door to sign us up mentioned that they won’t offer TV until they find out what kind of demand there will be - not sure what truth there is to that though.

[Johnnylude]

My Fios is getting installed tomorrow… multi room DVR, blazing internet speeds, and more standard HD channels then COMCAST!!

[aberfitch82]

I just got it monday, blows time warner out the door love it

[camarojoe]

@Red99GTVert

The rep that came to our door to sign us up mentioned that they won’t offer TV until they find out what kind of demand there will be - not sure what truth there is to that though.

They told me its contract issues.
Either way, a lot of people will move from Time Warner once its available.

[Carbonfiberhooded]

@camarojoe

They say less than a month away for me in Kenmore. I want it!

A few blocks over they have signs in the ground that some people already have it. What gives?

BTW, thanks for the price breakdown.

What street do you live on??

I’m on Nassau and its up and running over here. I’m between Colvin and Delaware Rd FWIW.

[camarojoe]

Woohoo, they are in my neighborhood. They have a curbside street crew at Lincoln and Eugene in Kenmore from 2-7 today

$99.99 per month for 2 years guaranteed for phone, tv, and internet

[justa4door]

… they are not in my hood

dam amish

[newman]

still no dice for me.

[chino]

@Carbonfiberhooded

What street do you live on??

I’m on Nassau and its up and running over here. I’m between Colvin and Delaware Rd FWIW.

lol you live like 5 blocks down from me, didn’t you also used to live on cottonwood? (where i used to live)

or was that someone else with a purple dsm?

edit: and on topic, EVERYONE in my neighborhood got fios in the last few weeks, soooooooo many wifi networks popped up with VZ’s naming convention.

[camarojoe]

Another package they are offering:
http://www22.verizon.com/residential/bundles/fiosbundles

Thinking of the $139 package and getting rid of Time Warner and vonage. It will be cheaper and give me more channels and faster internet.

Plus $5 less per month if you order online.

[newman]

how come i have fios web but not TV. grrr.

[chino]

@newman

how come i have fios web but not TV. grrr.

i think that’s how the originals installations were, which i don’t really understand since they use the same router for TV and Web.

who knows, verizon is a clusterfuck.

[JayS]

I can’t find the original thread where I mentioned that Verizon was going to be burying my FIOS fiber through my back yard from the pole to my house and people were saying how much of a mess they were going to make so I figured I’d post an update here.

Verizon’s cable dig guy showed up back when my yard was still really soft. One dude with a flat blade shovel. It took him about 30 minutes to bury the cable and a week after it was done you can’t even tell where he buried it. All he did was make a small V with the shovel and jam the cable down about 5". They’re only concerned with getting it deep enough that the mower won’t get it.

I was really happy with how it came out. I did have to bust out my chain saw to cut one root since they aren’t allowed, but that took 2 minutes and now the only wire I have visible in my back yard is the power line. :tup:

[Carbonfiberhooded]

@chino

lol you live like 5 blocks down from me, didn’t you also used to live on cottonwood? (where i used to live)

or was that someone else with a purple dsm?

edit: and on topic, EVERYONE in my neighborhood got fios in the last few weeks, soooooooo many wifi networks popped up with VZ’s naming convention.

Sorry I didn’t see this, but it wasn’t me. Must of been another.

@JayS

I can’t find the original thread where I mentioned that Verizon was going to be burying my FIOS fiber through my back yard from the pole to my house and people were saying how much of a mess they were going to make so I figured I’d post an update here.

Verizon’s cable dig guy showed up back when my yard was still really soft. One dude with a flat blade shovel. It took him about 30 minutes to bury the cable and a week after it was done you can’t even tell where he buried it. All he did was make a small V with the shovel and jam the cable down about 5". They’re only concerned with getting it deep enough that the mower won’t get it.

I was really happy with how it came out. I did have to bust out my chain saw to cut one root since they aren’t allowed, but that took 2 minutes and now the only wire I have visible in my back yard is the power line. :tup:

Yeah that’s how we do it at Dish too. Just out of curiosity, do they use the same cabling for burial as they do for aerial or is it the same??? Just wondering. I haven’t come across buried fiber yet, at least that I’ve noticed.