MttFrog13 Posted September 13, 2005 CID Share Posted September 13, 2005 I was wondering who is actually elgible for verizon fios. I live in a small town but im movin to norfolk viginia and i thought i would be able to get it there, but norfolk still isnt elgible and its in the to 75 largest cities in the US. Maybe it just wasnt in the area of the city i tested? So i was just wondering what lucky people out there are elgible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted Posted September 13, 2005 CID Share Posted September 13, 2005 being in one of the largest cities doesnt mean anything cause i'm in nyc and cant get fios yet. i will be very soon tho cause its in the 2 towns next to me and expanding :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaker397 Posted September 13, 2005 CID Share Posted September 13, 2005 being in a large city probably means that you wont see FiOS for a while due verizon having to wire Apartment Buildings and such, your best bet is a suburb. Just as a side note, a Chinese restaurant, that is about 10 or 12 minutes away(great sesame chicken) is now giving out Verizon FiOS boxes, so I am assuming my area should get it soon. I'll have to call and ask sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted Posted September 13, 2005 CID Share Posted September 13, 2005 i'm gonna call tomorrow if no1 can awnser my post cause i cant find anything on the net about it in my town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 13, 2005 CID Share Posted September 13, 2005 The problem with FiOS right now is it's a needle in a haystack, especially in a town you don't live in now. Hunting for it by town, city, or zipcode won't do much for you, since it's built out 1 CO at a time. Pittsburgh has FiOS. But Allegheny County has over 50 COs. Over 30 are considered city and near suburbs. It's lit in 4 COs with 4-7 more in various stages of build out. Beyond those COs, calling yields no information. I'd suggest looking here: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/vzfiber Put Norfolk in the search box at the top right, and scan the threads it pulls up. Where the starting points (CO) are, and the direction they go in to the next one (CO) make sense only to Verizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted Posted September 14, 2005 CID Share Posted September 14, 2005 bah i forgot to call but you think i can search for fios by seeing if they are working on my central office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted September 14, 2005 CID Share Posted September 14, 2005 If and when Verizon FiOS comes to your area, it won't be sneaking up on you. Verizon does a very good job of lighting up the newspapers with full page ads, TV commercials, and even go as far as hiring those mattress delivery trucks to carry their banner up and down the strteets. Thel'll park those banner trucks at street coners in the mnorning during rush hour. You'll see Verizon trucks and trucks marked 'Verizon Contractor' eveywhere for months. Once they start an install in a town or area, they go out of their way to let eveyone know. They do want to sign up as many subscribers as possible. You'll KNOW when it is in your town. Until then, you'd just be wasting your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6arett Posted September 14, 2005 CID Share Posted September 14, 2005 Just avalibale 9-13-05 Going to be installed 9-23-05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted Posted September 14, 2005 CID Share Posted September 14, 2005 :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marik1234 Posted September 26, 2005 CID Share Posted September 26, 2005 ^lol blunted...i live in NYC too, and i live in Queens and its available for me...but what really makes me mad is the fact that.......Optimum Online cable isnt available for me, its only $50 a month for a 10mbps connection...and its available in all bourough except queens and manhattan...this is so gay, its also available in long island...a town really close to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marik1234 Posted September 26, 2005 CID Share Posted September 26, 2005 nope i was wrong im not...they said its coming here in bellerose by the end of the year and theyve already started working on it...im gonna get it as soon as it does... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilNightHawk3 Posted September 26, 2005 CID Share Posted September 26, 2005 lol optimum is really bad if you plan to do any hosting and why would you be ashamed , because verizon dsl is still amazing to and you can do what ever you want with their service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marik1234 Posted September 26, 2005 CID Share Posted September 26, 2005 DSL isnt fast enough for me...i have earthlink cable right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted Posted September 27, 2005 CID Share Posted September 27, 2005 nope i was wrong im not...they said its coming here in bellerose by the end of the year and theyve already started working on it...im gonna get it as soon as it does... where did you get this info ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marik1234 Posted September 27, 2005 CID Share Posted September 27, 2005 i called them up and one of the person who knew a real lot of stuff about FIOS told me after they transferred me to him, not one of the flunkies they have sitting to answer the phone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Thomas Posted October 1, 2005 CID Share Posted October 1, 2005 If and when Verizon FiOS comes to your area, it won't be sneaking up on you. Verizon does a very good job of lighting up the newspapers with full page ads, TV commercials, and even go as far as hiring those mattress delivery trucks to carry their banner up and down the strteets. Thel'll park those banner trucks at street coners in the mnorning during rush hour. You'll see Verizon trucks and trucks marked 'Verizon Contractor' eveywhere for months. I have seen a rash of Verizon trucks around here lately but I dont see no way(in a very hot place) that we would be getting anything like FIOS as we are a rural area that just managed to get DSL available for most.. But on the other hand I dont know whats up here especially since Sprint is our local phone carrier... WT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 1, 2005 CID Share Posted October 1, 2005 ...if you called Tech Support I resent that if you called Sales then.... i agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted October 1, 2005 CID Share Posted October 1, 2005 they need to move into Austin Tx or at least it suburbs. verizion is no where in the central tx area and it is consider the most "wired place" in the Usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespis Posted November 6, 2005 CID Share Posted November 6, 2005 Fios will not be available in areas where Verizon does not offer phone service. They are only upgrading their current network. Austin, and most of central Texas is serviced by SBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resijs Posted November 12, 2005 CID Share Posted November 12, 2005 Tampa, Florida They have the box setup and everything, it's only a matter of them dealing with the DataBase and I have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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