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join:2002-08-09
Michigan
clubs:
| I wish they would compete with Charter It would be nice if they would compete with Charter, or offer even a lower price for this, I would change in a heartbeat.
Charter 3 meg service $39.99 no extra fee's.
None the less, I am glad to see Verizon getting a higher speed.
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eSteve
Yoiks and Away
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join:1999-11-08
Alexandria, VA
clubs:
| Re: I wish they would compete with Charter I would hope the "likely bundle discount" would drop this down to the $34.99 ballpark, if you have Verizon local/long distance.
Also, I'm assuming you need to be no more than 11,000 feet from the CO, not at least 11,000 feet 
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fire100_old
Premium
join:2002-08-09
Michigan
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| Re: I wish they would compete with Charter I am hoping they would compete stand alone, I have VOIP now, I think they would get the edge offering speeds like this, stand alone.
At least in those areas that can get either or.
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join:2003-08-04
Manchester, NH | More like 11 ft... | |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | Yea, quite a strange technology that works great if over 11K ft, but those people right next door are OOL. Maybe verizon solved the dsl distance problem. | |
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welleasycomeeasygo
@optonline.net
| Well, you can reward verizon, the fcc and your local municipalities, get the 3.0/768 then cancel voice service or keep lifeline if they make you, and get voip and take the $200+ back in service charges, taxes and fees. This might encourage them to lower the price of 3.0/768 and don't get the voip with them, they're too expensive.. lingo, and vonage are $19.99 and $29.99 respectively.. until the big guys come down in price- use alternatives or go to IDT for local service... at $40/mo for local & ld copper..novoip you have choices... see what they say when you take your voice service for not being competitive with cable... voip is adding thousands of subs per month and they are quaking, believe me... they don't want to admit it but the money they rake in from ordinary copper dialtone is where they're bottom line is really.. millions of lines that could potentially to voip and to other companies..let's see them operate on 1/10th of their current revenue..hahahaha it's fiber or die for them-- yeah baby! | |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| Re: I wish they would compete with Charter said by welleasycomeeasygo:
Well, you can reward verizon, the fcc and your local municipalities, get the 3.0/768 then cancel voice service or keep lifeline if they make you, and get voip and take the $200+ back in service charges, taxes and fees. This might encourage them to lower the price of 3.0/768 and don't get the voip with them, they're too expensive.. lingo, and vonage are $19.99 and $29.99 respectively.. until the big guys come down in price- use alternatives or go to IDT for local service... at $40/mo for local & ld copper..novoip you have choices... see what they say when you take your voice service for not being competitive with cable... voip is adding thousands of subs per month and they are quaking, believe me... they don't want to admit it but the money they rake in from ordinary copper dialtone is where they're bottom line is really.. millions of lines that could potentially to voip and to other companies..let's see them operate on 1/10th of their current revenue..hahahaha it's fiber or die for them-- yeah baby!
Just how do you plan on having the Telcos deploy fiber to the home / premise if they don't have any customers? If they don't have customers, they don't have profit. Simply business knowledge tells you no profit = halted deployments of new technology. VoIP sucks, Vonage went down several times this year for hours. My Verizon landline has never went down in almost 15 years. When VoIP becomes more stable I'll switch.
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| Drahcir5
join:2003-03-09
Tampa, FL
| Verizon has been DSL for a rather short amount of time compared to other companies. They are rather reluctant to invest money until they know FOR sure it will make them money (do you blame them?). It's possible that is why they took awhile to do the 3M.
The reason it is west only is because the Legal dept. in Verizon said, "If you can not offer it to everyone, then no one can get it". There are still CO's that are Frame Relay and Frame can't get 3M.
Verizon is working on correcting that problem. Everyone in the east can get it as long as your distance qualifies. | |
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Vivi
Mr Happy
join:2002-07-28
MD
| no thx HAha not worth it...that's nearly 50 dollars including the stupid ad on fees. I don't think I should pay an extra 200 dollars a year for something they could give me for nearly free. They started what they can't finish. Matter of fact for the same price the cable companies are offering much faster speeds. Verizon is not really a good deal anymore. | |
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| vic102482
Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| Re: no thx said by Vivi  :
HAha not worth it...that's nearly 50 dollars including the stupid ad on fees. I don't think I should pay an extra 200 dollars a year for something they could give me for nearly free. They started what they can't finish. Matter of fact for the same price the cable companies are offering much faster speeds. Verizon is not really a good deal anymore.
If you are in MD, no cable company offers faster speeds than that. Comcast has 256/3.0 and comcast completly smokes them on the upload.
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Mr Happy
join:2002-07-28
MD
| Re: no thx Yup I'm stuck with adelphia as my only other option and they are truly awful. Guess we're back where we started with verizon..overpriced for what you get, slower than the competition. Like when they wanted 50 bucks a month for 768/128 while everyone else was cruising along at faster speeds for the same price. No to mention they should not be able to not include the ad-on fee in the advertising.  | |
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Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| Re: no thx said by Vivi :
Yup I'm stuck with adelphia as my only other option and they are truly awful. Guess we're back where we started with verizon..overpriced for what you get, slower than the competition. Like when they wanted 50 bucks a month for 768/128 while everyone else was cruising along at faster speeds for the same price. No to mention they should not be able to not include the ad-on fee in the advertising.
Oh crap slap me upside my head, I forgot about adelphia lol. I forgot they still existed, they will probabaly eventually become comcast. But still man 39.99 for that service is a good deal.
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| | hescominsoon
join:2003-02-18
Brunswick, MD
·Comcast
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| hrmm..here in brunswick, md adelphia has the following:
High-Speed Internet
Premier High-Speed Internet
Download Speeds ¹
Up to 3 Mbps
Up to 4 Mbps
Upload Speeds ¹
Up to 256 Kbps
Up to 512 Kbps
Email
Up to 7 accounts
70 Mb network storage
Up to 7 accounts
70 Mb network storage
Price ²
$42.95 with Adelphia Classic Cable or better
$54.95 without Adelphia Classic Cable or better
$59.95 for residential customers
Modem lease option ²
$3/month
$3/month
Installation ²
Self: Free
Pro: $49.95
Self: Free
Pro: $49.95
however at my 1.5/384 i am getting 380 up and 1.7 down. Then with adelphia i got 100 up and 3 down. i hae a computer consulting and web design company..upload is critical for me..verizon has it at a lower price than adelphia.
comcast offers 3.384 max in baltimore. Verizon is the better value IMO..
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| | Eek2121
Lovin Verizon FIOS
join:2002-10-12
Flanders, NJ
| said by vic102482 :
said by Vivi :
HAha not worth it...that's nearly 50 dollars including the stupid ad on fees. I don't think I should pay an extra 200 dollars a year for something they could give me for nearly free. They started what they can't finish. Matter of fact for the same price the cable companies are offering much faster speeds. Verizon is not really a good deal anymore.
If you are in MD, no cable company offers faster speeds than that. Comcast has 256/3.0 and comcast completly smokes them on the upload.
Okay:
a) Comcast has 3mbit download, 256kbit upload. for 42.95/mo.
b) Verizon has 3mbit download, 768kbit upload for 39.99/mo (bundled because i have long distance. I could remove the long distance and pay more.) Verizon also has a $2 FUSF fee. This makes verizon the same price as comcast.
Verizon has MSN premium, a bigger mailbox, the best newsgroup service anywhere.
Comcast has...a lame 10 mb mailbox, no newsgroups.
Before you argue that i have to have verizon phone service...if you remove your cable TV from your cable service, your internet will cost you $57.95/mo for 3/256. If i remove my phone service (downgrade to just a 'lifeline') my dsl will cost me 44.95/mo + $7 for the lifeline, + taxes, which brings me to $55/mo.
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Tony
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join:2002-01-12
Natrona Heights, PA | 3Mbps + Verizon newsgroups = Bliss Oh yeah babe. | |
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| StEaLtHBuNnY
join:2002-10-12
Bergenfield, NJ | Re: 3Mbps + Verizon newsgroups = Bliss hell yah.. i just ordered 3.0/768 couple minutes ago...im in new jersey wewt! | |
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simsalabim
Premium
join:2002-03-19
Hartsdale, NY | Unable to find it on their website can you post a link to their offer. Im in NY and cannot find it. | |
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furlonium
Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA
| Re: Unable to find it on their website I'm not sure there is a link to the offer, the lady I was on hold with (making sure I got to the right dept) was saying that she had quite a few calls from people who knew about the speed upgrades, even though it's not posted on Verizon's website as of yet. "they got the info from somewhere else"  :D
I placed my order, and yeah it is 11k for the cutoff, and I think $39.95 for 3/768 isn't too bad, unless you're a spoiled OOL junkie
Call 1-888-567-6789 to place the upgrade. | |
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join:2002-12-06
Tucson, AZ | Re: Unable to find it on their website I'll be getting it if they give it to me for 39.95. I pay 29.95 right now though I don't have a bundle.. I wouldn't mind paying 10 more but 15 hmmm plus the fee's... | |
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join:2002-12-06
Tucson, AZ | Re: Unable to find it on their website screw it I order it for 45.95 any ways hehe my SRD is 6 PM tonight. | |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| said by furlonium :
I'm not sure there is a link to the offer, the lady I was on hold with (making sure I got to the right dept) was saying that she had quite a few calls from people who knew about the speed upgrades, even though it's not posted on Verizon's website as of yet. "they got the info from somewhere else" :D
I placed my order, and yeah it is 11k for the cutoff, and I think $39.95 for 3/768 isn't too bad, unless you're a spoiled OOL junkie
Call 1-888-567-6789 to place the upgrade.
For people who want the peace of mind that they won't be capped, this is an excellent plan for the price. I'd switch if it was available to me. I have OOL right now, even though I have never been capped, I worry about it each time I upload. I upload sometimes a lot, sometimes for 12 hours at full speed. No problems yet, but like I said I never know when it'll happen.
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Bobcat
Premium
join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ |  at least 11,000 feet?
said by DSL Reports:
they need to be at least 11,000 feet from the CO
Oops! What's wrong with that statement?? | |
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BOGBS
Premium
join:2004-05-11
Saco, ME
·RoadRunner Cable
| it's about time... that's some good news, but considering i pay a little more than 5 dollars more for 8mbps/1mbps service. They should pass these speeds onto their lowest tier. Why not get rid of the 1.5 altogether. I guess they aren't really looking to actually have much more DSL customers. Oh well, at least they offer it now. Although I could get that same tier for 29.95 no extra fees. | |
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| rextilleon
join:2003-12-28
Pleasantville, NY | Re: it's about time... 1.5 is available at greater distances--I'm 1.5 at 13,100'----can't get the upgrade. | |
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join:2000-10-23
Lodi, NJ
| Re: it's about time... Hmm.. I just got off the phone with a rep, it'll cost me $71.96/mo with the 20% discount I'm getting because of the phone service i'm also getting from Verizon for my business.
Currently i have 1.5/384 for $47.96, it'll be roughly $25 more for double the speed.
BTW, I qualified with 4600ft. to the CO! bwehehe!! | |
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BOGBS
Premium
join:2004-05-11
Saco, ME | Re: it's about time... ouch, sounds like you need some clec action in your neighborhood of service. i'm at 7700 ft and getting a full 8mbps no problem. | |
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workman
join:2004-02-04
Sierra Madre, CA
| That's funny... DSL Extreme is my ISP and Verizon is my last mile carrier and I have been on the 3000/768 package for two or more weeks.
I did have a Verizon tech out to install a "home run" to stabalize my DSL connection and he said that it was funny that DSLX was providing the package and Verizon wasn't. | |
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ced06
join:2004-03-12
Towanda, PA | RT Uh, why won't they service you if you're served through a remote terminal? | |
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kee315
Premium
join:2004-02-05
Kane, PA | ORDERED ! Order Taken.....email confirmation received within 1 minute. Northwest PA (Ex-GTE) region. Standing by for the goods...... | |
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nycguy
| signed up...now waiting well,i also signed up this morning for the new service....as of yet i have not seen any change....i did get a confirmation number from the rep so i hope it is going to go through...i was told should be by 600 pm this evening...i guess we will see...im crossing my fingers.. | |
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| jvstrat
join:2004-04-09
Nashua, NH
| Re: signed up...now waiting Screw that. I'm lucky enough to be in GWI territory. I get 3.7/600 for 39.95 with no additional taxes. Verizon isn't too smart. They were going to offer naked dsl, but instead they come out with voicewing voip and tell you you need to either keep your pots line, or save money by switching to cable access and ditching your landline. Great business decision Verizon. | |
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cybercrimes
join:2003-12-24
Phoenixville, PA | I called them and no go i called them today and they told me its only avable in tx
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myoda1
join:2000-08-22
New Kensington, PA
| Waiting for a better price.... Did call about the 3mbps upgrade. $44.95 - 39.95 if bundled with the "Freedom" package. I think I'll hold out for a bit to see if the price slides a little bit more. Happy with 1.5 so far. Also, I'm just a mere 4700 feet from my CO here in New Kensington, PA. Oh well... | |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
|  Excellent Service and Price!
Too bad I can't get it, I'm over 16,000+ feet from the CO. I can only get the 768/128 plan of which I receive 320/128. Horrible lines for some reason, so I'm stuck with cable for now. Hopefully FIOS (FTTP Fiber to the Premise) will be released within a year and I'll get the 15mbit/2mbit package from Verizon.
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join:2004-06-18
| Re: Excellent Service and Price! this may sound like a dumb question, but is this topic announcing that the 3.0/768 is now being offered by VOL? the reason i ask is because i had vzn dsl (1.5/384) for a long time using a different isp in my area. when i read a few weeks ago that vzn was doing the 3.0/768 i decided to leave my old isp to switch to VOL. of course, this involved disconnecting my current dsl service and re-ordering it to use VOL... i inquired why i had to disco the dsl portion of my line since moving to another isp should be completed in a day by remapping the vpi/vci info to VOL's circuits instead of my old ISP. anyways, long story short, i was without internet for 2 weeks and when everything was said and done i was nowing using VOL at 1.5/384 even though all 8 ppl i talked to said my service would be 3.0/768. after raising more hell, i was told that while my dsl line qualified for 3.0/768 (no shit, i had 7.1/768 for about 2 months before decided it was too expensive) VOL didn't offer that 3.0/768 package yet...even though vzn telco and VOL rep's told me they did...and other ISP's (like the one l left) offer it too. yea, so before i spend more time on the phone with them, i'm hoping someone on here can answer my question...thx
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| Sorry, it has already been stated in a press conference that NJ is not on the FTTP list for this year due to the regulatory standpoint on unbundling of the network. Until the state utilities commission drops the unbundling stance, VZ won't be doing any FTTP work in NJ. | |
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Verizon 3Mbps Arrives?
