Verisons new internet

Verizon has a new type of internet available, and it's called FiOS. I don't know if any of you guys have heard of it, but it seems like it might beat comcast.

Check it out:

http://www22.verizon.com/FiOSForHome...t/package.aspx

It has amazing speed for really nice prices.

Opinions?

Is it a deticated line like DSL or a shared line? Comcast claims it can get up to 3 MB/s, but because its a shared line I never get speeds of any faster than 256 KB/s. DSL is faster than comcast and cheeper, but I live too far away to get it.

FIOS is available in my area. It is not dedicated line like DSL or shared. It uses a fiber optic wires and it takes 4 hours for installation. I've never experienced it but i plan on trying it out. I know someone who is getting it . I'll give feedback after trying it.

My Verizon DSL speed tests as 2.8 megabites per second. That is faster than many T1 connections. I have seen advertisements for FiOS on the main DSL start page, but for me the DSL is plenty fast enough.

Are you sure it's megabytes and not megabits? There's a difference, you know. A big one.

I believe it's megabites per second. That's usually what it stands for when refering to internet connections

Anyway, Up to 15 Mbps/2 Mbps for $44.95 - $49.95 is rediculous awsome if they're true to their word.

uhhh...

Okay guys, let's do this.

There is no such thing as a "bite"

It's either bit, or byte. There are eight bits in a byte. You start multiplying the bytes and that's mostly the term for hard drive space. 100 kb, 25 mb, 3 gb, etc.

Bits are different, and are the marketing standard for advertising network speeds. since there's eight bits in a byte, 2.5 megabit is significantly different from 2.5 megabyte.

There's some math involved but I've been playing hl2dm for about four hours now and have no intention of doing all of the work for you.

I would point out the standard that "Mb" refers to megabit, but that's not always the case.

However it usually is.

In short:

Oops. I hit the "e" by mistake. It was just a typo! 2.8 megabits per second. And I can't afford $50 per month for internet service - YET!

I guess I just can't spell... wan waw waaa