[DVBC] ISP options

[Frank Jackson]

Dom
Forget the phone line. How about RCN or Comcast cable instead?
Frank


From: domzdvbc at att.netTo: dvbc-list at dvbc.orgDate: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:10:36 +0000Subject: [DVBC] ISP options


When Jo Ann and I looked at this townhome, we saw crews installing orange plastic pipe into the ground near Brookhaven Road, so we hoped FiOS was on the way.
 
Then the Verizon installation tech explained that because we were part of the hub that originated in Chester, Wallingford would be one of the last areas to get FiOS.  Had something to do with local delinquent payments, or so he said.  He also explained that we're located over 18,000 feet from the Chester hub, and given that our telelphone wires are over 20 years old, it's pretty hard to get the 1.5 Mbps we're paying for.  Last night measured 24 Kbps download rate and 124 Kbps upload.  And I thought my old dial-up line in Swarthmore was slow!
 
Just another example where companies are allowed to monopolize the marketplace and consumer choice is limited.  If you know of other ISP options, I'd be glad to hear them.  Thanks!
 
Dom
 
-------------- Original message from "Len Zanetich" <freewheelinguy at verizon.net>: -------------- > I don't care about their marketing department. I had Comcast and now have > FIOS. That should tell you about Comcast in my opinion. I never lose > connection and this would happen all the time with Comcast. It would get > increasing slower because you lose bandwidth as more people get on you pipe. > I can quote numbers, but don't want to spend the time researching what I > came up with when I was thinking of switching. All I know is since I've had > Verizon FIOS all my network and internet issues have gone away. > 
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