[Novalug] [Ma-linux] FIOS available: should I?

greg pryzby greg@pryzby.org
Thu Jul 22 16:19:08 EDT 2010


You can but you lose the channel guide. Or but it behind their router
and allow all traffic in



On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Joseph Brinkley
<brinkley.joseph@gmail.com> wrote:
> At this moment Yes there is Cable line compression. (soon to change for
> Comcast.)
>
> My issue with FiOS is the proprietary hardware. I want to use my Expensive
> Cisco Router i put DD-WRT on :)
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Ed James <edward.james@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I assume ya meant FiOS has way more channels...to me, Cox IS cable.  That
>> said,
>> I have a question about HDTV.  I've heard that the cable people reduce
>> the quality
>> of HDTV (compression or sumpin) so that FiOS give better HDTV viewing.
>>  Has
>> this been your experience?  I don't personally care, but FiOS is
>> rolling out bigtime
>> here in Greenbelt, and I'm bombarded with similar questions as a local
>> techie.
>>
>> Oddly enough, it seems that more people here want to switch from DSL to
>> FiOS
>> due to cwappy DSL service.  Cable is obviously much newer than copper, so
>> its
>> infrastructure hasn't degraded as much.
>>
>> Me?  I'm still hoping against hope for a community-based WiFi system.
>>
>> Ed James
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Jonathan Rose <jonwrose@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>> > I've switched from cox to fios about 2 years ago and I wouldn't go back
>> > for anything.  With fios, I'm paying the same amount for triple play  as I
>> > did with cox, however the service is much better.  Cable has way more
>> > channels that cox doesn't offer.   Internet wise, I get higher speeds and
>> > less down time than I did with cox.
>> >
>> > ------Original Message------
>> > From: Cliff Palmer
>> > Sender: novalug-bounces@calypso.tux.org
>> > To: ma-linux@calypso.tux.org
>> > To: novalug@calypso.tux.org
>> > Subject: [Novalug] FIOS available: should I?
>> > Sent: Jul 22, 2010 06:53
>> >
>> > FIOS is now available in my neighborhood, at about the same time I am
>> > getting frustrated with Cox almost daily.
>> > If you have switched from Cox to FIOS and have comments about the
>> > quality of
>> > service, performance and price of FIOS I would appreciate hearing from
>> > you.
>> > Thanks in advance
>> > Cliff
>> >
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