Our FIOS (Verizon's Fiber Optiic System) is now, finally, working as promised. The picture on our 38" analog TV is simply stunning. Stunning.
IMO, Verizon FIOS is easily the best buy for internet and cable -
er, fiber optic television. Verizon FIOS customer service,
however, is easily the worst I've experienced in several
years.
We have one DVR installed, as we did
with Direct TV, but there was a surprise here. You can watch
recorded content on any of the other three televisions. Now I can
watch Oprah, and Home and garden programming at my liesure
Wowwie.
The odd thing is that my Media Center
PC will now only recognize the first 49 channels. Since they are
all local channels, I'm guessing that locals are delived as
compressed analog, so my tuner card can work with it. But then,
all of Direct TV satellite is digital, isn't it? I had no problem with that? No more Simpson clips till I figure it out.
Once Verizon has optic cable in every
home I can't imagine how the competition can compete. Oh
wait. Congress will hear the sound of all that Comcast and Hughes
network coin landing on their desks, and pass the 2010 Digital Fairness Act that
makes Verizon give its competition equal access. Either that, or
some federal judge will do it by fiat. My advice is to go FIOS as soon
as you can, from whoever, It's stunning.
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I guess I'll have to wait a couple years before it gets down here to Gawd's Country...
ReplyDeleteBeware Rodger -- this fiber optic thing is still somewhat experimental and there's one rather devistating bug for which there's no fix and, if encountered, it causes irreperable damage to both your TV and your psyche. You see, not even fiber optic cable has enough bandwidth to rasterscan Rosie O'Donnell's ugly fat ass for high-def viewing.
ReplyDeleteAvoid The View at all costs. You've been warned.
--Jack
Rodg, I REALLY don't want to hear you gloat. I'm in Redneckistan (i.e. Calvert County) and there is NO FIOS IN SIGHT. I ring Verizon on a bi-weekly basis and there is nothing in the pipeline for me.
ReplyDeleteSeems kinda slow compared to broadband.
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ReplyDeleteEl Jefe! Join the club! I'm, across the river from you (DeeByGawdSt.Mary's) and as I said, we'll be lucky if we get it in the next 2 years...
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Rodge, you ain't gonna put that one over me. Heh, sneaking in a 'can watch Oprah.' Youse ain't gonna watch no Oprah, anytime, anyday or anyway.
ReplyDeleteFiOS seems like the perfect deal, great high speed connections as well as cable tv.
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FiOS is the wave of the future. I cant wait til more competitors come out with it so the price will be cheaper. I just signed up to a cheap and reliable high speed internet provider. They off many broadband services, check them out: http://ethernetline.com
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