Earlier today my brother-in-law messaged me and told me about the speed test he ran from home. He has the 15/2 Verizon FiOS package (thats 15mbps up, 2mbps down). Here are the speed test results he messaged me:
Download Speed: 15303 kbps (1912.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1478 kbps (184.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
The conversation about Verizon FiOS suddenly made me realize that I hadn't checked if Verizon FiOS was available at my new apartment in Arlington. I quickly opened Verizon's Do I Qualify? page (which doesn't require a damn phone number) to see if I can get service. Not only is FiOS Internet available, but FiOS TV is also available (my brother-in-law can only get the FiOS Internet service).
I can get the 20/20 service (symmetrical 20mbps up and down) and the FiOS TV service for the same price I'm currently paying for Speakeasy's 3.0/768 DSL without TV service! I immediately placed an order and the install date has been scheduled for the 24th of this month.
Having a fiber optic connection directly to your house is an amazing thing. It wasn't too long ago when such a feat was a techies dream. It was something reserved for those lucky enough to be working a high position in a big data center. Now I'm going to have it straight to my apartment for $60 a month!
I will post my speed results and any notes on the installation process (an estimated 6 hours!) on or after the 24th.
HALO MOTHER SWEET SHIT!
Can’t wait for the day I can get rid of mediacom high speed. I’m paying about 45.00 for not even close to the speed you’ll be getting. The town is in the works for fiber-optics, hopefully they’ll get to my area soon.
To bad SBC/AT&T doesn’t offer something like this.
If you read your first sentence really fast, it looks like you said “I can’t wait for the day I can get rid of medication”. 😆
Now that I’m going to be canceling my Speakeasy OneLink DSL, I’m going to need to transfer my VoIP service away from them too. A co-worker recommended a local company called BroadVoice, but their site is giving me errors when I try to sign up. 😕