Yes. In my neighborhood (Trenton NJ) Verizon has abandoned copper, and installing fiber optic everywhere. You can't buy DSL or POTS phone-over-copper here anymore. You MUST get either FiOS (from verizon) or cable broadband from Comcast.
Each offers a 3-way bundle of internet, telephone, and television, but you can mix and match, if you hem and haw enough. ~~James On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > I was probing around for internet tv services (I'm considering dropping > cable/sat/.. and moving to AppleTV + "home theater" or similar .. i.e. > "internet tv") and happened across a NFL football site that offers HD > service through something called FiOS .. which I hadn't seen before. > > Apparently there's a very nifty broadband service evolving: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fios > Here's an older survey on it: > http://tinyurl.com/8m4mgx > One interesting statement they make is: The results are clear. If speed is > what you're after, go with FiOS first, cable second and DSL last. (I'd be > suspicious of the DSL/Cable difference, given the shared nature of cable.) > > Has anyone tried FiOS? Unfortunately it is not available in Santa Fe .. > we're a bit third world, alas. But maybe it'll get here some time and I'd > like to know if your experiences are good. > > -- Owen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
