14 Jan
2010
14 Jan
'10
10:51 p.m.
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Barry L. Kline wrote:
Zane, they used to but they shut it down last
September or October.
That's why I had to subscribe to thundernews. The best part of the
announcement email I got from Verizon was the comment that the change
would not result in a price increase. I'd be paying the same.
I called them and told the rep "So let me get this straight... I get to
pay the same amount for less service. What a deal!"
Prior to moving I had Aracnet for my ISP providing me with DSL service, and
Verizon simply provided the line. When we bought a house one of the
previous sets of owners had suckered for FIOS, as a result the only option
was FIOS. To get the level of service I was paying about $40 for now costs
me more like $120. While the insane jump in speed is nice at times, I don't
see that much benefit from it, since most websites I visit can't provide the
data anywhere near fast enough.
Basically I have a business FIOS line now with Verizon, and still use
Aracnet for everything.
Zane