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- FIber Optic Service An Internet, TV and phone service from Verizon that employs optical fibers from the telephone company's facilities into individual homes and offices. Starting in 2004,...
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- News to know: Google Voice; Twitter; I'm a PC; FiOS; Microsoft satisfaction; Cloud security
- News to know: Google Voice; Twitter; I'm a PC; FiOS; Microsoft satisfaction; Cloud security 6 rotman island fifaDVD Zune Converter, this wonderful DVD to Zune Converter will be your first choice which is the best DVD Ripper on the markert recently.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?
- Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?Up to 101Mbps is not fastI get a MINIMUM of 100 Mbps plus VoIP including the phone for a whopping $20/month. No limits. No caps. I don't live in America, but you guys are getting seriously ripped off. Just my 2 cents.Fastest service where...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- DirecTV, Verizon FiOS lead in offering HD channels
- DirecTV, Verizon FiOS lead in offering HD channelsBad ComcastThe Comcast story just gets keep getting worst. Comcast has a monopoly in our area. They act like they have that monopoly.We wish we had a viable alternative to Comcast.Comcast more HDs .... not even if you count on-demandIf...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-16
- Survey reveals favorite ISPs around the United States. None of them is Comcast.
- Survey reveals favorite ISPs around the United States. None of them is Comcast.Cox in Rhode IslandFor the most part, I'm satisfied with the cost and the speed. I pay $41.99 per month and get about 7 Mbps on my down pipe. However, their email servers are frequently down....
- Discussion threads 2008-11-02
- Comcast rolls out Ultra service, keeps cut-off ceiling
- Comcast rolls out Ultra service, keeps cut-off ceilingComcast vs FiOSI can't stand Comcast - service is the pits, goes out a few days each month, yet I'm billed for the whole month. Every six months I have to fight to have them reverse the charges for renting a modem...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Wireless Access: What Price Speed
- Wireless Access: What Price SpeedQuick Question.....Why do people still stand for "locking-in" a 2 year contract to do anything with Verizon?No contract, free WIFI and same speed.... seem's like a no-brainer to me.RE: Wireless Access: What Price SpeedAt least here in NYC Metro area they have you coming and...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- What's future proofing worth? Analyzing the Verizon FiOS bet
- What's future proofing worth? Analyzing the Verizon FiOS betcoax vs fiberNo brainer, but if Verizon thinks this is a 10-year ROI or something, think again.Cable has enough bandwidth to satisfy any residential / home-office use for the forseeable future. Heck, phone companies can now cram 3 or 4 high-def video...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- The harsh reality of suburban broadbandi live in parsippanyand my Optimum line does not go down ever! I've had it for over a year now and I have decided to not even consider switching to FIOS as I have zero issues of any kind. My speed test results are 27468...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- D-Link introduces ethernet-to-coax kit that uses your home's existing wiring
- D-Link introduces ethernet-to-coax kit that uses your home's existing wiringGood stuffThis uses MOCA - Media Over Coax Alliance - technology that FIOS uses for the in home communication between Set top boxes and the ONT on the house. In working with it at Verizon for over 2 years, the only...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Voice Mail and Audio Recordings: Evolving E-Discovery Standards
- As the prevalence of sound recordings in today's enterprises grows, new requirements for legal and regulatory compliance are accelerating the need to manage these recordings (e.g. broker/dealer telephone conversations) as business records. Digitized audio communication and digital storage are proliferating Technologies, such as Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol VoIP telephony and unified messaging, which...
- White papers 2008-03-21
- 120 Mbps upstream? Even 30 Mbps? Come on- who really needs it?
- Note: I've amended this post with corrective information, including this from our networking guru, George Ou. George,an actual engineer, points out: You cannot claim DOCSIS 3.0 is 160/120 down/up service and compare it to 50/30 down/up FiOS service. That is grossly misleading. 160/120 down/up in...
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- Hands off the Internet asks FCC to look into Comcast bandwith delays
- So, the anti-net neutrality group Hands off the Internet chimed in on the debate about Comcast blocking/delaying BitTorrent and other traffic. You will remember, of course, that Comcast was caught in pretty much a bald-faced lie when the AP discovered that the cable company was delaying file uploads. ...
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD video
- Akamai and Fios work the download angle on HD videoABC HDI get that bandwidth issue with Flash player on Comcast 6Mbit broadband when I watch any of ABC-TV's HD content it freezes in the middle of download. Any idea why? Works great with SD content. FIOS is a...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Verizon offers new FiOS speeds: What do you do with 20 Mbps upstream?
- Verizon offers new FiOS speeds: What do you do with 20 Mbps upstream?There's only one problem witih FIOSI would jump on this in a heartbeat IF Verizon did not require you to use THEIR router. And there is no specific need for this requirement. It's a standard, everyday...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Podcast: News to know midday: FiOS; Microsoft code protection, Yahoo earnings
- On today's podcast: My FiOS installation: Key points. Gallery. Microsoft's code protection scheme available to third-party developers. Yahoo's Yang preps earnings.
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Verizon FiOS: The beginning (Photos: Verizon FiOS installation step by step)
- Verizon FiOS: The beginning (Photos: Verizon FiOS installation step by step)NiceDo you mow your own lawn, or have your kids do it?Green ConnectorLooks to be an SC type connector. only showing one, means that they are useing some sort of 2-way multiplexing? normally you have 2 fibers, 1 transmitting and...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key points
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key pointsreset netgear routermy experience with FIOS installation was that it took the installers a long time to get Verizon to authorize the install. We were moving one phone line and our internet access to FIOS. One thing that I missed was the...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key points
- As noted Friday, Verizon FiOS was installed in a package deal with telephone, Internet access and television service at my home. Here's a gallery right walking through the main parts of the installation process for folks that may be considering FiOS. Dan Bricklin had a detailed installation walk-through in 2005...
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Podcast: Oracle's customer-inspired 11g, Larry gets FIOS, Samsung's gadgetfest, VMware's IPO, and more
- This week on the Dan & David Show, my colleague Larry Dignan fills in for Dan Farber who is on vacation and the first order of business is a review of Oracle's 11g announcement. Larry was present for the festivities earlier this week in NYC and sees merit...
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Stupid FioS broadband tricks
- Stupid FioS broadband tricksFix your typoI've had 15 kbps since the early 90's.So where is this?Those numbers are nice and all, but really of little value without knowing where you're getting this service. Little Rock, AK? Tijuana? Ontario?I thought of FIOS...But to be honest and i know this is unusual,...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
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