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- Hands on: Verizon FiOS TV launches 'Widget Bazaar': Adds Twitter, Facebook, online video
- Hands on: Verizon FiOS TV launches 'Widget Bazaar': Adds Twitter, Facebook, online videoEasier way to differentiate from cableis the lack of availability. Years of waiting and they are no closer to installing in West Haven, CT.RE: Hands on: Verizon FiOS TV launches 'Widget Bazaar': Adds Twitter, Facebook, online videoAnother step...
- Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Widget Bazaar, Verizon Fios TV, Verizon FIOS, Hands-On, online video, TV, Twitter, Facebook, Verizon Communications Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
- Gallery: Verizon FIOS opens Widget Bazaar with Facebook, Twitter
- Verizon rolled out a Widget Bazaar on its FiOS TV service adding Facebook, Twitter, ESPN and Internet video services. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Facebook, Verizon Communications Inc., Twitter, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Verizon FIOS, Andy Smith
- Image galleries 2009-07-15
- 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...
- Tags: TVs, Comcast Corp., Verizon FIOS, Verizon Communications Inc., DirecTV
- Discussion threads 2009-02-16
- 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...
- Tags: Network technology, bandwidth, Verizon Communications Inc., cable, Verizon FiOS bet, Verizon FIOS, Analyzing
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I upgrade?
- Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I upgrade?Can you evaluate it?If it does seem like you are achieving $100/mn more productivity with the additional speed, I'd say go for it. It comes down to a value issue for me.RE: Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, Mbps, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Fios
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I upgrade?
- Verizon on Tuesday said it will roll out 50 megabits per second Mbps broadband service with upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps. Needless, to say this national rollout--the 50 Mbps down 20 Mbps up (50/20) service was tested in select areas--got my attention. I'm a Verizon...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Mbps, Verizon FiOS, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Cable vs. FTTP competition may mean 42 cents off your bill
- Cable vs. FTTP competition may mean 42 cents off your billwhere I live we don't ge that at allTelcom or Cable if you are a long term customer expect to be screwed. Your best bet is to drop their service then sign up as new customer with the competition. As...
- Tags: Network technology, Verizon Fios, cable, FTTP, FTTP competition, Brighthouse
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- Verizon FiOS: Beware that first bill
- Verizon FiOS: Beware that first billDelayed BillingWe signed up for FIOS TV in January and we weren't billed until June. There is nothing like getting an over $2000 combined wireless, internet, local line and TV bill to make your day.I still would opt for FIOS in a heartbeat.FIOS...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, first bill, Fios TV, Verizon Fios, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- Super Techies: Larry Tesler--the trail from Xerox PARC to Yahoo
- Super Techies: Larry Tesler--the trail from Xerox PARC to YahooVerizon FIOS sucksWell I was talking to my brother back East and he told me the following, upon completion of the FIOS installations in his neighborhood, there was numerous power outages and cable outages, caused by Verizon sub-contractors. After the...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Yahoo! Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Xerox PARC, Verizon Fios
- Discussion threads 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...
- Tags: INTERNET, Network technology, Cable, TVs, Telecom & Utilities, photograph, Fios, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Fios
- 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...
- Tags: Network technology, Routers & switches, DSL, INTERNET, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., Fios, Verizon Fios, router, cable
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Comcast's catch 22
- Comcast is in a tough spot: It has to upgrade its network to compete with incoming competition from Verizon FioS. But to do those upgrades it has to have outages.And these outages tend to alienate customers. On the bright side at least my opening sentence on this post about Verizon...
- Tags: Broadband, General, Telecommunications, Verizon, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- My Verizon FiOS experience is about to begin
- On July 3 I had one of my last Comcast outages--I say that knowing I'll have another one soon. This Comcast outage had particularly bad timing since I've been evaluating Verizon FiOS. Amazing how quick I called Verizon after this latest Comcast glitch--the knocked out the TV and Internet access...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Verizon, Telecommunications, General, Entertainment
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- Podcast: News to know midday: AMD benchmarks; iPhone accessories; Verizon FiOS
- On today's podcast: George Ou rips AMD over benchmarks. Jason O'Grady surveys iPhone accessories. Verizon FiOS here I come.
- Tags: Verizon, News to know, General, Apple, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- Seven screen shots: forthcoming Verizon FiOS TV Interactive Program Guide
- Seven screen shots: forthcoming Verizon FiOS TV Interactive Program GuideI want this available nowIt's the only way Time Warner will make their pricing and services better, if they get some competition.Nice but ...no real functionality that my DirecTivo has not had for years. The weather, traffic, and movie posters are...
- Tags: Video on demand (VoD), Pricing, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Fios, Verizon FiOS TV Interactive Program Guide, Verizon Fios TV, Verizon Fios, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- Report: Verizon FIOS 12-18 months away from set-top delivery of ALL Internet videos
- Report: Verizon FIOS 12-18 months away from set-top delivery of ALL Internet videosUsers do not want video on computer -> see this studyUsers want video downloads on the TV !See this recent study -http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060920-7785.htmlSo lets stop all this Telcom TV video streaming on the Internet noise right now and endorse...
- Tags: Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, set-top delivery, video, Verizon Fios, Internet video, set-top, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- Or, what about Verizon FiOS with GoogleAds?
- Or, what about Verizon FiOS with GoogleAds?Not no, but HAIL no!Does anyone else thing this is an absolutely HORRIBLE idea?The purpose of me paying for high-speed internet access is not for the benefit of the AD pushers out there, but maybe, just maybe, for MY benefit?Folks, if it's come down...
- Tags: advertisement, GoogleAds, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Fios, benefit
- Discussion threads 2005-09-22
- Or, what about Verizon FiOS with GoogleAds?
- Another possibility for Google - in conjunction or separate from their dark fiber buy- would be to affiliate with Verizon FiOS- the new, souped up high speed Internet access service now being rolled out in selected markets.Here's how this would work:FiOS subscribers get access to premium television content thru their...
- Tags: Verizon Fios, advertisement
- Blog posts 2005-09-22
Additional Resources
- Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'
- Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....
- Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- CIO Sessions: Verizon Telecom's Shadman Zafar on Internet TV
- Shadman Zafar, CIO of Verizon Telecom talks to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das about the company’s promise to deliver the Internet to television with its new Fios platform. The service will include social media widgets like Facebook and Twitter. Zafar describes the company’s approach to innovating in an economic downturn and...
- Tags: CIO, Internet TV, Verizon Communications Inc., Telephony, TVs, Telecom & Utilities, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
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