[Grovenet] Verizon FiOS v. Comcast

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

You ran into my greatest frustration with ISPs and cable systems: pricing
strategy.

I've taken this tactic, "Tell me what I'll be paying when all your
promotional programs have expired and I'll think about it." 

Some actually do give me a rational-sounding price. Some have simply said,
"I'm sorry sir, I don't have that information." 

Many of these services seem to think the either you're only going to use
them for 90 days, or whatever the introductory time period is, or that you
don't care as long as the price this month looks good. 

Grrrrr....

Frankly I don't care what infrastructure they use as long as they deliver
the speed I want. They can hall the bits in a wheel barrow if that works for
them <G> I go by what the WEB speed analyzer say. One I've found reliable
is:

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

Then, of course, the issue is whether the result meets or exceeds the up and
down load speeds you signed up for. And compare price based on comparable
speeds. 

Note that almost all providers qualify their speeds with "up to...." meaning
they don't guarantee anything above a dial-up speed. It's what they *really*
deliver that counts. 

Ron D'Eau Claire 

-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Michael O'Brien
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 6:53 PM
To: Forest Grove local interests list
Subject: [Grovenet] Verizon FiOS v. Comcast


Yesterday a Comcast rep appeared at our door in NW Forest Grove to offer a 
(supposedly) sweet deal on fiber-optic internet service bundled with 
landline service and our existing Comcast cable TV connection.  We 
currently have Verizon DSL and landline service, as well as Verizon 
wireless (which isn't affected by the Comcast offer).

Question:  do any Grovenuts have any recommendations about which one to go 
with?

Generally speaking, we've been happy with Verizon (which has also offered a 
bundle with FiOS internet and TV service).  It would be nice to upgrade to 
fiber-optic speeds, which both companies are offering.  (I noticed, BTW, 
that Comcast customer service has gotten less than rave reviews over the 
years.)

Any advice and/or tirades would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
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