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Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by Cornelia in Pittsburgh

Cornelia in Pittsburgh — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:40:01 +0000

FIOS was installed in our neighborhood and we finally have provider options. I went to the Verizon store and reviewed triple and double plays along with internet speed, HD channels and movie channels. If we go with FIOS our internet speed would be 35/35 and we would have more movie channels than comcast. Not concerned about the 2 year agreement since we do not plan on moving. We have been a comcast customer for 7 years and they were not interested in matching the price. We will be saving $80 per month by switching from comcast to fios. I do like the fact of 1 HD DVR box and 2 HD boxes all can access our recorded shows.

I do appreciate the time you took to write this review. I found it helpful. We will be making the change from comcast to fios in the next 2 months.

Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by Tom

Tom — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:31:29 +0000

I’ve been a loyal comcast customer for 5 or 6 years and they were great. Now they are raising the rate and don’t seem to care. I tried to work out a deal but they don’t seem to want to. I contacted Verizon and am getting more for a little less than what I was paying for Comcast. I only had 1 HD box and 2 digital boxes, I’m getting 5 HD boxes and a DVR player from Verizon. The price difference is not much but now all of our TVs will have HD.

Comment on Fix for iPhone IOS 4 and Exchange 2010 Active Sync Issues by sagit

sagit — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:16 +0000

Thank you!! worked for me as well.

Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by David

David — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:08:09 +0000

Looking at switching from Comcast ourselves and strongly looking at Fios. Especially after our cable box restarts at least once per day and our service actually dropped twice today.
Replying to the early term fee, I saw this note…

“2-year agreement required Beginning month 2, up to $230 early termination fee (w/ $10/mo. prorated reduction) applies.”

Implying that if we term early, the fee starts at $230 and drops by $10 per month as we go through the contract time. So, if we term one year in to the two year agreement, the fee would be $120.
And… We’ve been watching our Comcast bill slowly increase over the years and watching our quality of service slowly decline.

Comment on Mohawks Are Awesome by Jared

Jared — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:07:03 +0000

Awsome looking mohawk. At the age I would have loved to have such a cool haircut.

Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by Neil

Neil — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:43 +0000

Great practical experience story. But I notice the ups is in you closet. Do you test it once a week? How do you know if the battery needs replacement?

Irene just hit here on the East Coast, and I’ve been without power for four days so far — had your UPS survived an extended outage yet?

Comment on Fix for iPhone IOS 4 and Exchange 2010 Active Sync Issues by Caio Ribeiro Cesar

Caio Ribeiro Cesar — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:05:50 +0000

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3398

Comment on Fix for iPhone IOS 4 and Exchange 2010 Active Sync Issues by Caio Ribeiro Cesar

Caio Ribeiro Cesar — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:11:51 +0000

Not suggested…

Contact apple support instead.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2010/07/01/3410271.aspx

Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by tony

tony — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:47:08 +0000

@Barbie:
” barbie Says:
March 4th, 2010 at 15:51

Why would ANYONE want to sign a contract for TWO years with Fios…..knowing quite well its so they can raise your rates when THEY choose….and if god forbid, you choose to leave, the early termination fee is $360 bucks!!!!Comcast may have there moments but at least I can stay or go if I choose…..read the fine print people!!!!! ”

I didn’t know that the cable companies can raise prices anytime once a contract is signed for an agreement? (one or two years) Isn’t this a breach of contract and are grounds to void the contract?

Comment on FIOS vs Comcast, A Real World Comparison and Review by Pascal

Pascal — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:59:30 +0000

With Verizon having moved to Frontier and now Frontier saying they want you to switch to DirectTV as they can’t afford to support FIOS (hence why Verizon sold it I guess), what’s the real option? Pay to stay on FIOS and get the value you describe, move to DirectTV or go back to XFinity?