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I've been using Verizon Fios for 6 years and never had a problem. There was only 1 time when we had a phone and internet outage but most of that was during the overnight hours so it didn't really matter anyway.
Internet speed often depends on whether its DSL or FIOS and which speed you contract and pay for.
Another thing I would always do is no matter what pay TV options you have, cable, satellite, IP, etc, especially in a place like Maplewood you will get the BEST quality full digital TV free over the air with many channels that aren't included anywhere else.
Probably about 50 or so digital TV channels over the air around there that close to NYC. Its been an indstry wide trend lately called cord-cutting and its big and nationwide.
You can check the address online at sites like tvfool.com and others. Many of the channels have subchannels withdifferent programs on them all free also, the way it should be
It's fiber optic to the house. Hard to beat that. Speed depends on what you pay for, but the reliability is good. It uses your house power, so if your power goes out, so does your internet. They provide a small battery good for one hour or so.
(I have no idea if a wifi transceiver is included in the price. But they do give you an ethernet connection to which you can hook up your own wifi transceiver.)
Verizon FIOS is the best of the limited TV/Internet options available. Whatever you do, don't get Comcast (cable). They are the worst.
I had Verizon for years and really liked the service. Comcast was bad and getting worse when I switched. When I got tired of Verizon's nonsense, I switched back to Comcast.
Verizon and Comcast are the best and the worst. They both have problems with customer service and billing. That said, I'd recommend starting with Verizon. They'll give you good, solid service for quite a while... until they don't.
Internet speed often depends on whether its DSL or FIOS and which speed you contract and pay for.
Another thing I would always do is no matter what pay TV options you have, cable, satellite, IP, etc, especially in a place like Maplewood you will get the BEST quality full digital TV free over the air with many channels that aren't included anywhere else.
Probably about 50 or so digital TV channels over the air around there that close to NYC. Its been an indstry wide trend lately called cord-cutting and its big and nationwide.
You can check the address online at sites like tvfool.com and others. Many of the channels have subchannels withdifferent programs on them all free also, the way it should be
What kind of antenna would I need to receive these over-the-air digital signals? Something similar to the old analog antenna that we used to have on a pole connected to the chimney pointing to the WTC?
Internet speed often depends on whether its DSL or FIOS and which speed you contract and pay for.
Another thing I would always do is no matter what pay TV options you have, cable, satellite, IP, etc, especially in a place like Maplewood you will get the BEST quality full digital TV free over the air with many channels that aren't included anywhere else.
Probably about 50 or so digital TV channels over the air around there that close to NYC. Its been an indstry wide trend lately called cord-cutting and its big and nationwide.
You can check the address online at sites like tvfool.com and others. Many of the channels have subchannels withdifferent programs on them all free also, the way it should be
Ok so you mean don't even bother with cable? How do you get the free service you mentioned?
Another question, if we get Verizon, can we pause, rewind and record the TV?
If there is FiOS (not crappy DSL, get rid of it if that's the case), go for it by all means. Beats Comcast Xfinity ****less on any given day. Fiber optic offers MUCH more reliable connection over traditional cable. Additionally with FiOS you get very decent upload speed. I need to synchronize my stuff to the cloud all the time. Having 25Mbps or more upload speed is a blessing for that. If you do the same, FiOS is definitely the go-to solution.
I moved from a FiOS-covered area into a Comcast den. Man how I miss those good old days.
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