Comments on: ORLY? http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/orly/ My little slice of the 'net Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: gatekeepeR http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/orly/comment-page-1/#comment-9 gatekeepeR Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:49:22 +0000 http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/?p=18#comment-9 We're not in Verizon's footprint (stupid franchising laws), but I would LOVE to have it. But from the U-verse description and pricing in other markets, it's about the same as FiOS. Part of the issue for us, is that we're in the old Bellsouth region, which had exclusive rights prior to the merger with AT&T. U-verse was implemented prior to the purchase, so that's why NC's been lagging behind. Charlotte and Raleigh already have U-verse running, and I've seen posts about the nodes going in over in Winston-Salem (30 miles from my house) last year. U-verse, even though it's fiber to the node, then copper to the house, looks like it's starting to get to Fiber to the house, which may be what I get when it's active in Greensboro. No telling though, as I haven't seen any boxes beind put up on my end of town. Granted, I don't get out much other than work and school. The 1-1.5Mbps up is what I'm really killing for. With TW, I'm capped at 384kbps up, and lucky to see 300kbps on most occassions (more like 250-ish). I'm anxious to see how DSL fares, since it's capped at 512k up. We’re not in Verizon’s footprint (stupid franchising laws), but I would LOVE to have it. But from the U-verse description and pricing in other markets, it’s about the same as FiOS.

Part of the issue for us, is that we’re in the old Bellsouth region, which had exclusive rights prior to the merger with AT&T. U-verse was implemented prior to the purchase, so that’s why NC’s been lagging behind. Charlotte and Raleigh already have U-verse running, and I’ve seen posts about the nodes going in over in Winston-Salem (30 miles from my house) last year.

U-verse, even though it’s fiber to the node, then copper to the house, looks like it’s starting to get to Fiber to the house, which may be what I get when it’s active in Greensboro. No telling though, as I haven’t seen any boxes beind put up on my end of town. Granted, I don’t get out much other than work and school.

The 1-1.5Mbps up is what I’m really killing for. With TW, I’m capped at 384kbps up, and lucky to see 300kbps on most occassions (more like 250-ish). I’m anxious to see how DSL fares, since it’s capped at 512k up.

]]> By: Native http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/orly/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Native Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:09:39 +0000 http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/?p=18#comment-8 I'm not a big fan of u-verse.. but I really rrrrrrreally want FIOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS I’m not a big fan of u-verse.. but I really rrrrrrreally want FIOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS

]]> By: gatekeepeR http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/orly/comment-page-1/#comment-7 gatekeepeR Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:01:47 +0000 http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/?p=18#comment-7 Yep, these are the new digs. Haven't done too much to it yet. At least now I can x-post to LJ and keep everyone up to date. Unfortunately, doesn't work with the other stuff, like dreamwidth. U-verse is like FIOS. High speed, cable over the phone line stuff. Yep, these are the new digs. Haven’t done too much to it yet. At least now I can x-post to LJ and keep everyone up to date. Unfortunately, doesn’t work with the other stuff, like dreamwidth.

U-verse is like FIOS. High speed, cable over the phone line stuff.

]]> By: girlspell http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/orly/comment-page-1/#comment-6 girlspell Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:31:25 +0000 http://www.the-gatekeeper.net/?p=18#comment-6 Hi So this is your new digs? Looks interesting. I never heard of u-verse. Sounds interesting. I just heard that Fios (finally) is coming to my neighborhood. I'm excited about them. We had comcast (the local monopoly cable company for TV & internet) got tired of them, switched to Verizon DSL. Now Fios is coming. Hi

So this is your new digs? Looks interesting.

I never heard of u-verse. Sounds interesting. I just heard that Fios (finally) is coming to my neighborhood. I’m excited about them. We had comcast (the local monopoly cable company for TV & internet) got tired of them, switched to Verizon DSL. Now Fios is coming.

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