On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) <b...@nedharvey.com> wrote: >> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey....@blu.org [mailto:discuss- >> bounces+blu=nedharvey....@blu.org] On Behalf Of Tom Metro >> >> How is Verizon any better than the cable >> company? Essentially the same model. If you happen to live somewhere >> with a good provider, this should be the best option from a technical >> standpoint. > > Calling Fios an "alternative to cable" is merely a technicality, which has no > resulting performance or characteristic difference. > > I was psyched at first to get Fios (like 6 yrs ago). I can say now, it is > indistinguishable from cable. It's no faster, no more reliable... which is > to say cable and fios are both very fast and very reliable... Except when > it's not. > > But most of all, if you don't want to be a piece of meat, fios has no > advantage over cable. I was 1 yr into the middle of a 2yr contract, and they > suddenly did a "channel reallignment" which means they shut off all the > channels I cared about. I had to call them up, argue for hours, and *still* > pay an increased rate just to get my service back. And they tried to stick > me with a $375 early termination fee on top of it. As far as I'm concerned, > if they're not going to honor any 2yr contract, from now on, I'll always just > subscribe for the contract, and when I want to move or cancel service, I'll > just cancel the credit card and let them figure it out. > > Every 5th time I turn on the DVR, I have to sit through some pop-up ad. > Whatever they felt like delivering. > > If your objection to cable is the business/marketing model, Fios is no > better. They *are* the cable company. Just like comcast, rcn, etc. Which > we used before fios. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
I got rather annoyed with Comcast when they were threatening me, about 3 years ago, to cancel my cable modem service because I only had a DOCSIS 2 modem, and they were forcing customers to DOCSIS 3. I had no desire to rent a modem, and I wasn't going to buy one because I wasn't sure how long I was going to be with them. FIOS finally came around and I cancelled with comcast. I think I get faster speed for the money - I'd normally have subscribed to Comcast's value plan for Internet, as I don't need the speed. I also need not pay for my own cable modem nor rent one. Verizon requires theirs, and I'm perfectly happy with it. Scott _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
