[Summit] COX VS VERIZON FIOS

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I was using Cox and switched to Verizon,,,,I do receive clearer  reception 
on the TV-but as for everything else I would say it is  comparable.  What I 
find  difficult is Verizon is offering their  services at a lower cost than 
what I am paying...but ONLY FOR NEW CUSTOMERS--I  guess loyalty means very 
little or  nothing nowadays.  I also found  out, if you are having any type 
of major problem---speak with no one but a  supervisor (My experience)~~~
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2011 1:19:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
noisyblocks at gmail.com writes:

 
FIOS kept sending us advertising for their TV service  almost daily, and it
was pretty hard to get them to stop doing so.  They had real trouble
grasping the fact that we didn't want  anyone's TV connection.


That's exactly the problem; any savings one might have seen by  switching 
services are gobbled up by the fact that Verizon can only sell you a  plan 
with 100+ TV channels.

I've been using Cox cable Internet pretty  much since the year it started 
(1998...I think) and while I abhor monopolies I  see no reason to switch 
until Verizon or some other third party service offers  a REAL alternative, not 
just big talk and glossy ads. Verizon's prices are  almost exactly in line 
with Cox's and dubious promises of greater speed are  just not enough. I do 
web development/design and I've never observed any  problems with 
upload/download speeds.

There's competition...and then  there's just the job of making money. I see 
the latter here.

(Never  mind no TV, just look at their faces when you tell them you have 
VOIP phone or  use cell phones exclusively. This is what the record companies 
must have been  thinking when portable digital music devices hit the 
market...but why won't  you buy our nice packaged albums anymore?)

My  POV.

Emlyn






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