Fios TV an Alternative to Cable
Fios is five years old in 2009. If you are one of the fortunate customers who have this new service, you already know about the lightning fast internet speeds, the crystal clear HD television signal, and the reliable local and long distance service offered through the 100% fiber network. If not, why is Fios by Verizon a great option instead of cable television service?
A good reason is the way in which the packages offered by Verizon match up with what has been cable television’s playground for more than 10 years. Cable TV companies like Comcast quickly deployed triple play bundles of service when people were clamoring for high speed internet in the late 1990’s. These packages allowed the subscriber to have all of their home phone and internet services through one company, and this led thousands of people to completely abandon their traditional phone company.
Now that option like Verizon Fios and U-verse from AT&T are being deployed, you don’t have to order your services through the local cable company. Competition is good for the customer, and prices have been held down now that cable must compete with both satellite television and traditional phone companies.
Another important reason why Fios is a great alternative to cable is in the method used to deliver the services to the customer. Verizon is spending more than $25 billion dollars to build the only fiber to the premise communications backbon. By building an all fiber optic network, there are virtually no bandwidth limits to hold you back. You may not know, Fios subscribers can now get internet speeds as fast as 50 Mbps, which will give you the capability to download a full length feature movie in just 16 minutes! On the other hand, cable downloads top out at about 15 Mbps which would mean the same movie would take almost an hour to download.
Finally, Fios offers an enticing offer to get you to try out the new service. Special offers currently available from Verizon include no activation charges, and $150 cash back. With specials like this out there, it is no wonder why this new service is something many are interested in instead of cable.
