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Verizon FiOS Follies


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:40:18 -0500



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From: "Jonathan B Spira" <jspira () basex com>
Date: February 19, 2009 9:31:01 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Verizon FiOS Follies


Dave, hi and good morning to you!

If my experience with Verizon FiOS is typical, then something is really wrong as I apparently experienced the Verizon FiOS Follies

"First announced in July 2004, Verizon FiOS couldn’t come to my neighborhood in New York City soon enough. Using fiber-optic connections instead of copper wire to bring telephone service, Internet, and television into the home, FiOS (which stands for Fiber Optic Service) was certainly worth the wait. So was the pain of the installation process and problem solving that followed." "After five hours plus, and a call for a more experienced installer, my FiOS service was up and running – more or less...

"It was the plain, old telephone service (known in the industry as “POTS”) that turned out to be the big problem ...


http://www.basexblog.com/2009/02/18/fios_follies/


Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Szívélyes üdvözlet/Cordialement/ Cordiali saluti/Saludos/Vänliga hälsningar

/s/ Jonathan

Jonathan B. Spira
CEO and Chief Analyst
Basex, Inc.
8 http://www.basex.com





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