Comcast Sucks Where's Fios

[Tivoli]

Yeah, comcast is just terrible in the VA, just thought i'd post that.

[Isaac]

FiOS is being rolled out very slowly for the most part. Verizon was being quite conservative throughout the duration of the Team 3D tour, only pushing it out in very upscale neighborhoods towards people who could likely afford a 30Mbps line (even though they most heavily marketed 15Mbps it seemed). Obviously in Virginia, NoVA is getting the most widespread attention.

That said, I know for a fact that they've run fiber down Staples Mill Road to at least the I-64 bridge just before the Dickens Road intersection in Richmond (I saw the terminator). So... it could be available fairly soon if they have residential plans for this area at all. The execs I dealt with up in NoVA/NYC/Boston/etc were VERY competitive, so I can see them doing it just to piss on Comcast right in their backyard so to speak in our neighborhood.

Not sure if it is worth the time, but you might try calling them or something and see what their plan is. Hell, if you do it enough and tell them lots of people in the area want it they might even run it sooner than later - who knows?

[tropic]

I live and Maryland and my Comcast is fine. Had it for 4-5 years now I think.
I had 1k+ pings my first 5ish months, but I got that fixed. Had to convince the problem was on their end, and they did fix it.
Now it runs at their advertised speeds, but I don't use it much anymore since I'm at school on a T3 lol....

[topbob]

Join the club Tiv, comcast is the suck over here in the Bay Area in CA also
first it was @Home, then it was AT&TBI, now its Comasst
comcast and cox are the same company, which are both owned by time warner.
i blame time warner.
ive had cable internet for the past 9 years. it started sucking when at&t bought it out, now its complete junk with comcast.

[Bhaltair]

Optimum Online FTW <3 Central NJ. Sucks that im at school for most of the year where pretty much all my ports are blocked (no irc, no torrents) im actually surprised I can play WoW. Hopefully when I move offcampus next semester FiOS will be available in Richmond :)

[Shotai]

I had bellsouth dsl, then I moved and was forced to get comcast(after a few months of wow on aol 56k lawls) and Im not impressed. What is this FiOS that you speak of?

[Tivoli]

http://www22.verizon.com/FiOSForHome/channels/Fios/root/package.aspx

[SandDemon]

They need to get their ass to Denver...

[adam]

comcast is flawless and amazing in the northwest

:D

[Shotai]

Oh my word, that speed, those prices. Ah! Its not available in my area.

[Trixx]

Thatùs 5mb per sec right? not divided by 8?

[IN-QQQQ]

FiOS is being rolled out very slowly for the most part. Verizon was being quite conservative throughout the duration of the Team 3D tour, only pushing it out in very upscale neighborhoods towards people who could likely afford a 30Mbps line (even though they most heavily marketed 15Mbps it seemed). Obviously in Virginia, NoVA is getting the most widespread attention.

That said, I know for a fact that they've run fiber down Staples Mill Road to at least the I-64 bridge just before the Dickens Road intersection in Richmond (I saw the terminator). So... it could be available fairly soon if they have residential plans for this area at all. The execs I dealt with up in NoVA/NYC/Boston/etc were VERY competitive, so I can see them doing it just to piss on Comcast right in their backyard so to speak in our neighborhood.

Not sure if it is worth the time, but you might try calling them or something and see what their plan is. Hell, if you do it enough and tell them lots of people in the area want it they might even run it sooner than later - who knows?

They were running Fiber down Patterson Ave a few months ago.

[Hate]

the only place they have fiber near where I live is around Sacramento in areas where new homes were built. I had 8/512 in LA with roadrunner but now I'm stuck with 3/256 charter, if I lived on the other side of the freeway I'd have comcast 7/384 but they blow ;/ ughhh they wont be laying down fiber for the next few years probably the same time best buy will be opening here

[Scarletcrusader]

fios is orgasmic : )