Verizon was
on a rampage last week when it came to FiOS TV expansions, and we're delighted to say that this week isn't too much different. For starters, we see that the latest wave of interactive features have swept across North Texas and New Jersey, while councils in Pomona, Lindenhurst, Hewlett Bay Park and Yorktown, New York approved video franchises to get Verizon's fiber-based programming service up and running in the near future. Finally, we see a single town in Washington (Kirkland) and two locales in the Bay State (Hudson and Weston) get word of impending FiOS TV service. We'll see you next week -- here's to hoping your neck of the woods gets covered within the next seven days.
Read - North Texas interactive features
Read - New Jersey interactive features
Read - New York expansion
Read - Massachusetts expansion
Read - Washington expansion
posted Oct 25th 2008 at 4:34AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
shawn @ Oct 25th 2008 8:25AM
verizon wasnt on enough of a rampage cuz its still not in my area LOL im not even sure if fios can even come down here seeing comcast is the only option i have for internet,i dont know if that means that comcast owns the lines
richardh @ Oct 25th 2008 10:19AM
It's good to see that some communities are getting this service but I wonder how long their wait has been.
In my community in New Caste, DE Verizon sent in a contractor in June who did an excellent job installing conduit and connector boxes. Since then an army of Verizon trucks has parked on nearby streets stringing cable and making connections. At that point my wife and I purchased a 50" HDTV expecting to see some HD content in the near future.
Silly us. Despite all the work on the lines and the daily appearance of work crews, none of this has resulted in fiber optic coming into the community. Meanwhile Verison runs almost daily ads in our local paper seeking subscriptions but when I call the posted 800 number they tell me that the service is not available and they can't say when it will be.
And so I watch as tv ads tell me of the various premiums available for immediate subscriptions and then watch as those premiums expire while Verizon refuses to take me subscription.
My neighbors seem to share my feelings but many have taken a different approach to a solution. Satellite dishes are blooming on the roofs of my neighbors like dandelions. It may well be that by the time Verizon brings their service into my community they will find most of the households are already locked into a contract with a satellite provider.
Congratulations to all those communities that are now able to subscribe. Enjoy your new service. It is most frustrating to have been mowing around the FIOS connector box in my front yard for the past 6 months while viewing big SD feeds on our tv.
It would be most helpful if Verizon would publish a time line in their ads so communities would have an idea when the service would be available. This might also keep a potential customer from locking into another service which they wait for Verizon to make a move.
Proghog @ Oct 25th 2008 2:21PM
@ shawn
I know how it is man. FiOS is in the states (NY, MA, RI) surrounding mine and at&t is king in my state; Verizon doesn't have any phone lines here except in half of one town, so I will most likely never see it.