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verizon fios

Mar 22, 2009 6:25AM PDT

how good is verizon fios?

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I wish I have it.
Mar 23, 2009 8:29AM PDT

and from what I hear, they are very good.

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Good Speed ect... if you have money to burn
Apr 4, 2009 5:45PM PDT

I have it and wish I could get around it, They are very proprietary with their equiptment and charge you monthly rental serivce fees for everything! Then their equiptment that they make you rent is not all turned on or capeable of doing all of the functions it was built to do. Frustrating!!!

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I am just curious...
Apr 5, 2009 6:01AM PDT

how about give me some idea how much the services cost (tv, telephone,internet).

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about the cost
Apr 9, 2009 5:49AM PDT

I guess they can be comparable to most.FIOS TV for $60.00 - $70.00 a month but to watch it on any TV you need to rent their set top box one per television at $7.00 plus $1.00 for remote.(per Television) the internet service is aprox. $45 -$50 a month and their phone service is aprox. $25 - $35 a month. If you want to have a DVR its rental is aprox. $12 - $15 a month per television. It gets pricey, and starts too add up real quick...

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Yeah..I see what you mean.
Apr 9, 2009 6:35PM PDT

It is a bit higher but not by a whole lot. But if there are no other choice then what else can one do?

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Verizon Fios
Apr 10, 2009 12:51PM PDT

Verizon fios is the fastest internet connection I've ever had. Even my laptop with has wireless is faster when using a wireless router connected to fios. I think it's not available everywhere but you can check. http://www.dslone.net