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I currently have Direct TV and Verizon dsl. I've been fairly happy with both services but I am now thinking about coming to fios now that it is finally available here. I just have a few concerns. My first concern is support and service. Verizon has been terrible with service and support for my phone and DSL. Can someone tell me if Verizon Fios is any better? Service and support with Direct Tv has been good so far. Also the screen guide for Fios is in the 4:3 aspect ratio. That really looks ridiculous. Is Verizon planning any improvments with that? Finally, their DVR does not seem to be as good as what is offered with Direct TV. I am really an HD addict and the one thing that is really attracting me to Fios is the reviews on their picture quality. Any and all comments are appreciated..... thanks
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Support and service: Phone support for Verizon, is one of the worst that I have ever had. BUT... Support on the forums here is the best. You have community support from people like myself, Justin, and keyboards. But if you need something that we can help with TheSanchez and Techman28 are always right on top of it. The best bet is to make phone support your lest effort.
The Guide: They are working on making it better from what I have read. Don't know much on it, a guide is a guide to me.
The DVR: From what I hear the DirectTV DVR is leaps and bounds over Fios, but they are always working on making it better. DirectTV has had more time to work on making theirs, and fios will get to that point. My only issue is the HDD size, but they are working on getting the eSata port working on it, some DRM issue from what I have picked up on.
I believe the HD picture alone made it worth switch to fios over everything. Most my issues have been with the phone support, but once your service is all setup and don't have to call them anymore you will be very happy you switched over.
@alanm47 wrote:I currently have Direct TV and Verizon dsl. I've been fairly happy with both services but I am now thinking about coming to fios now that it is finally available here. I just have a few concerns. My first concern is support and service. Verizon has been terrible with service and support for my phone and DSL. Can someone tell me if Verizon Fios is any better? Service and support with Direct Tv has been good so far. Also the screen guide for Fios is in the 4:3 aspect ratio. That really looks ridiculous. Is Verizon planning any improvments with that? Finally, their DVR does not seem to be as good as what is offered with Direct TV. I am really an HD addict and the one thing that is really attracting me to Fios is the reviews on their picture quality. Any and all comments are appreciated..... thanks
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I switched over from Verizon DSL. The speed and latency is about the same, but the network is much newer and it feels like it. There have been no outages and I get the feeling there is less congestion. If you can make the switch for a good price, from DSL, then I would recommend you do it. Fiber optics is the future of home telephony, so be on the lookout for an opportunity.
By the way, the federal gov't has already given huge payouts to make residential fiber a reality, so don't feel like you need to pay extra. You've already essentially paid for the infrastructure, through taxes.
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@nhbeaches wrote:I switched over from Verizon DSL. The speed and latency is about the same, but the network is much newer and it feels like it. There have been no outages and I get the feeling there is less congestion. If you can make the switch for a good price, from DSL, then I would recommend you do it. Fiber optics is the future of home telephony, so be on the lookout for an opportunity.
By the way, the federal gov't has already given huge payouts to make residential fiber a reality, so don't feel like you need to pay extra. You've already essentially paid for the infrastructure, through taxes.
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I mean to say that downloading at 3 Mbps on DSL feels like downloading at 3 Mbps on FiOS.
Yes, TimSykes, fiber optics can potentially go up to the speed of light (infinite bandwidth) and practically is available at speeds up to 100 Mbps. That's what I meant when I said it is the future of residential telephony.
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