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But for the true bandwidth junky, there's nothing (yet) that can come close to Verizon's symmetrical FiOS service, which doesn't place a speed limit on uploading. This is a big shift of attitude for a telco-based ISP like Verizon. Even better, FiOS users will enjoy 20 mbits/sec of unadulterated speed delivered using fiber, not copper. The only catch is that Verizon's FiOS network footprint is still tiny. Only pockets of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are able to jump on board at this point.
In the meantime, those of us in flyover country will just keep shleppin' it with our 1.5 mbit DSL.
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Subscribe to commentsMattOct 24th 2007 5:24PM
It's also here in New Hampshire. I have it and love it! Comcast is shit and is incomparable to the service FiOS brings. I can't wait until Verizon gets their FiOS TV service up and running here and I'll be Comcast-free.
ShadowGodOct 24th 2007 5:21PM
Does anyone really need 20 mbit upload? I'm more than happy with my 30/5 OptimumOnline Boost from Cablevision. I think if I had a choice (depending on price) I'd choose 30/5 over 20/20, I don't need that fast upload.
PeterOct 24th 2007 5:42PM
They were in my neighborhood (outside of Philly) last week pulling fiber for FIOS. I can hardly wait.
MichaelOct 24th 2007 7:06PM
I have FiOS here in Langhorne PA, outside Philadelphia. It's fantastic. I'm a web developer so I am always uploading and downloading and I have Vonage VOIP phone service, my 5/2 FiOS handles it all with out any issues. I can't imagine what 20/20 service would be like.
If their TV service is cheaper than my Dish Network I will certainly switch over. But I will never use Comcast for anything, I would rather not have any TV and only use my Cell phone for both calls and internet (Sprint Air Card) than use Comcast.
QuintinnOct 25th 2007 9:27AM
Down here in Odessa, TX we have regular old cable modems and we get 6, 8 or 10 megabit down, 1.5 or 2 megabit up, depending on how much you want to pay. I stick to the $39 6 megabit since, that seems plenty fast for now until Fios makes it out this way (probably never). I can't imagine still being stuck with a 1.5 megabit connection. It hasn't been that slow here since the late 90s. (At least on a cable modem.)
MatthewOct 25th 2007 1:11PM
"Only pockets of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are able to jump on board at this point."
Uh, so Indiana, one of the first FIOS launch locations, doesn't count? My relatives in Ft. Wayne have had it for the better part of two years.
JamesOct 25th 2007 3:46PM
OK, dumb question maybe, but what legal uses are there for that kind of bandwidth? If you're paying home-user rates, you are explicitly forbidden from running absolutely any kind of server (even for games, or e.g. personal use media streaming, if I understand correctly), so what exactly are you meant to be uploading, and to whom?
PeterOct 26th 2007 5:05PM
James - Offsite backups for one thing. Services like Mozy would really rock with this.
https://mozy.com/?code=F5AS78
David MackeyNov 3rd 2007 9:54PM
I have FiOS in PA!