I swear I spoke about this before but I can't find the post,. Yeah I know..."... Curtis, don't you run this thing?" I do, I swear, maybe I just meant to post it, but didn't (This happens A LOT more than you know).
Anyways... Verizon FiOS is a service Verizon offers which allows for fiber optic cables (where previously installed) to be used for internet access, and I believe phone access too. Fiber optic cables allow for faster internet speeds (up to 5 times faster than Comcast's current 6mbps. Also, you only pay $34.95/month for 5mbps, thats a $15/month savings from Comcast, which will aloow you to buy a TiVo, but thats another story.) and the ability to transfer video... So...
Verizon is set to add another feature to their service: Cable Television. Right now they offer a bundle package with DirecTV. But I don't like satellite dishes (and I am not sure we can add it to our condo). Dan told me about this rumor at least a month ago, that's why I thought I posted it, but he was correct. Turns out someone at his job was offered FiOS through Verizon, and they casually mentioned that they would soon be offering cable television through FiOS in October. And here we are, coming to October, and there are rumbles that Verizon is about to start offering this service. Good looking out Dan. Hopefully the price of cable will come down with this announcement. Also, SBC (Southern Bell Communications) is rumored to be doing the same thing, but offering the unconventional IPTV (Internet Protocol Television - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTV). We'll see what happens, but they have pushed their plans back from late 2005 to early 2006.
A quick check on Verizon's FiOS page shows that not all of us are eligible for FiOS service here in Massachusetts, but it should be here soon.
As usual, I will try to keep you posted... if I can remember.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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