verizon FIOS

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Mike those HD channels you are saying you have to pay extra for, are free with an HD box with an HD box you get the HD Broadcast, and the HD Nationals. The only ones that are extra is the movie channels tha you have to subscribe to. If you are not getting those channels call in. You should have 20+ HD channels.

The HD box in itself costs extra.Nothing's free.It costs extra.

Standard Cox Digital already comes with 20 Hd channels as long as you've an HD capable TV.Movie channels you'd have to pay for anyways.

Verizon(w/fios) has a very,very long way to go even to possibly be competative with established companies like Cox in either the business or the residential field.

I spent way to many years dealing with verizon phone,DSL and satellite tv.When Verizon can do something better than make FIOS that much faster than my already existing business internet and provide even slightly better tv and phone service,I might switch but the price would have to be right.

[TheSpecialist]

Every company charges extra for an HD box, they cost the companies more money. Verizon does'nt charge extra for digital service like other companies, they also offer many channels with their package that you pay extra for with other comapnies. The product speaks for itself. Are there going to be bumps in the road, absolutely.

BTW I have worked for a major cable company, and have done Direct tv, so I know the difference and I know the better product.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by basswipe

The HD box in itself costs extra.Nothing's free.It costs extra.

Standard Cox Digital already comes with 20 Hd channels as long as you've an HD capable TV.Movie channels you'd have to pay for anyways.

Verizon(w/fios) has a very,very long way to go even to possibly be competative with established companies like Cox in either the business or the residential field.

I spent way to many years dealing with verizon phone,DSL and satellite tv.When Verizon can do something better than make FIOS that much faster than my already existing business internet and provide even slightly better tv and phone service,I might switch but the price would have to be right.

I can tell you that even on the Non-HD channels the FIOS is far far better than the cox cable it replaced. We used to have lost of interference on the cable, particularly on the low number channels, now every channel is clear as a bell. The reception with FIOS has to be at least five times better than it was with Cox.

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

I can tell you that even on the Non-HD channels the FIOS is far far better than the cox cable it replaced. We used to have lost of interference on the cable, particularly on the low number channels, now every channel is clear as a bell. The reception with FIOS has to be at least five times better than it was with Cox.

But you PAY for that clarity and slight increase in speed.

Like I said until Verizon can truly make it worth my time I might switch.The minor amount of clarity on tv and the slight increase in internet speed will never justify the cost.

"Make it cheaper and they will buy."

[TheSpecialist]

It's actually cheaper than most cable companies. Everyone I know who has got it was suprised to see how much their bills went down. The internet is considerably faster.

If you don't have it, how can you knock it?

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by basswipe

But you PAY for that clarity and slight increase in speed.

Like I said until Verizon can truly make it worth my time I might switch.The minor amount of clarity on tv and the slight increase in internet speed will never justify the cost.

"Make it cheaper and they will buy."

I'm paying less now with Verizon for my Cable/internet/phone service that I used to pay with Cox. Better service at less coast is a winner in my book. You want to pay for more for substandard service, that is certainly your perogative.

[Jimbo]

Last post here was over a year ago, but I wanted to see if people's feelings about FIOS were generally the same. We just got it. A little bit of an ordeal getting the cable run and everything up and running, but it seems fine. The folks at the cable company were downright nasty when we called to cancel service with them and told both my wife and then me that we were not going to save money and would end up paying more.