eduncan911 Posted December 14, 2005 CID Share Posted December 14, 2005 Moderators: Feel free to move this to appropieate forum. I am moving to Dallas next month (from Tennessee) and I am looking for some of the best broadband options out there. My requirements: Fast upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 14, 2005 CID Share Posted December 14, 2005 let your fingers do the walking. if you know your new address, find out who owns the cabletv there. call them. call the local telco. beyond that, call an internet cafe or computer shop that is nearby and ask them. ask your future landlord if he knows anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmilk Posted December 14, 2005 CID Share Posted December 14, 2005 Isn't FIOS in Dallas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 let your fingers do the walking. if you know your new address, find out who owns the cabletv there. call them. call the local telco. beyond that, call an internet cafe or computer shop that is nearby and ask them. ask your future landlord if he knows anything. I was looking for more detail then just a generic list of basic services available in any city. Looking for that extra slick setup. Here in Tennessee, it's ADSL2. But I'd hate to get a home phone line, oh well. And I am purchasing btw, no landlord. So I have free rien to choose. -E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Isn't FIOS in Dallas? What is FIOS and what do they offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 15, 2005 CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Its a service from verizon, fiber optic internet. Their packages are 5/2 for 40,15/2 for 50, and 30/5 for 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Its a service from verizon, fiber optic internet. Their packages are 5/2 for 40,15/2 for 50, and 30/5 for 200. 15/2 as in 15Mbps down and 2Mbps up? Dear God, where do I sign up? Fiber... As in an OC3-like D-Mark to install? How is it delivered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Ah. Found it. Looks like it's using ADSL2 (phone line), like they have here in Tennessee. That will work! And the fact that the place I am buying is downtown, I don't think I'll have any problem getting the good speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 15, 2005 CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Because its not available in my area Im not sure of the technical details. But 15mbs down and 2mbs up is correct, maybe someone who has it could shed some more light on it. Also you can check their website to see if its available in your area http://www22.verizon.com/FiosForHome/channels/Fios/HighSpeedInternetForHome.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Because its not available in my area Im not sure of the technical details. But 15mbs down and 2mbs up is correct, maybe someone who has it could shed some more light on it. Also you can check their website to see if its available in your area http://www22.verizon.com/FiosForHome/channels/Fios/HighSpeedInternetForHome.asp Yeah, I've been screwing aroudn on their site to find more details. My only question is about pass-through (open a port, let someone hit my test machine). If it's anything like the DSL from BellCrap up here, they give you a non-routable IP (192.168.x.x) that you can not open to the internet and get people hitting your box. Humm. Anybody? I wonder if Static IPs are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 15, 2005 CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 Yes I belive static ips are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhoughtaling Posted December 15, 2005 CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 I live in the dallas area and I can tell you that FIOS is not availabie in all of the areas... but you can get Comcast they are right there off of 1-30 in dallas. Comast service here is pretty good think like 6mb down and 768 up... not as good as my SBC FTTP but its still ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted December 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2005 I live in the dallas area and I can tell you that FIOS is not availabie in all of the areas... but you can get Comcast they are right there off of 1-30 in dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduncan911 Posted March 12, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 12, 2006 Well. How about this. FIOS is available on the outter skirts, up north. But not in the HEART of Downtown Dallas? I'm literly 1/2 mile from dead center. This sucks... Guess I'll pay for cable until then. Well, until Timewarner takes over Comcast in Dallas. Then who the hell knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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