Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread Mike Sloane
When Verizon applied for to the state of NJ for permission to install FIOS, the approval was given on the condition that they had to give all customers served by a central office with FIOS the service, not just those nearby. I am 10 miles into the country from the local CO, but the techs told

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I like the last part, licensed. The last thing the Gov. should do is manage everything, they tend to be bad managers. The same should be said of many drugs out there developed with public/private dollars which then become private income. A lot of Colleges have found out that getting

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
Well, I'm in one of the most densely populated areas in the country, and I can't get FIOS. They appear to be installing in all new construction, and since that seems to be going down the tubes at this phase of the business cycle, I'm hoping that they will come back to town and give us FIOS.

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread mike
They install it where they can make the most money. Period. Or where they think they can. I live in a very densely populated area and I have nothing but horrible DSL available. Half a mile away I'd have access to 20mbit cable for only 1/3 more cost then what I pay for 1mbit DSL. Qwest has no

[CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Piwowar
Interesting story at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30229181/ We know the about caps and metered usage plans that the cable companies are trying to institute. This story goes a little further to speculate why. The point is that as online video content grows (YouTube, Hulu, etc), the Internet is

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: We know the about caps and metered usage plans that the cable companies are trying to institute. This story goes a little further to speculate why. I have a cap because I use HughesNet. The cap is about 480 or so megabytes

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread mike
What kind of speed do you get with that? On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: We know the about caps and metered usage plans that the cable companies are trying to institute. This

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Piwowar
I have a cap because I use HughesNet. The cap is about 480 or so Steve...in the boonies My daily average is about double your cap so I'm happy to be downtown. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread betty
Interesting story at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30229181/ We know the about caps and metered usage plans that the cable companies are trying to institute. This story goes a little further to speculate why. snip After analog broadcasting stops, those who are out of broadcast range may

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread Eric S. Sande
I asked the guy in the Verizon truck. He guffawed. Then he said, Never. That was the wrong answer. Get his name and give it to me off list. I live in downtown DC and can't get it either. I'm as much at the mercy of high cost providers as you are, Betty, and I sympathize. At least I can get

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:14 PM, betty b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: We live beyond where digital TV will work reliably. Which digital antenna works best for those of us who live 40-50 miles away from broadcast towers? Why is the government selling or giving away the analog frequencies when they

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:13 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: What kind of speed do you get with that? I just checked my speed. Down is 1.42 Mbps, up is 134 Kbps. These figures change from time to time. I guess it is about the same as DSL for the most part. Steve in Fauquier County, VA

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: My daily average is about double your cap so I'm happy to be downtown. Thus far I have not exceeded the cap on any day. They will penalize me by inducing slowness for 24 hours following any cap infraction. FWIW, the only

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread Eric S. Sande
Verizon has decided to bypass our county. That's the info from sales. Treat anything sales says with a grain of salt. It may be that there's a franchise problem with your county. I won't complain about the guy in the truck. Most of us tend to do our job well but I appreciate the input.