What Type Of Infrastructure Is This? (phones, cost, outside, forced)
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Live in one of the very few isolated areas of a large metro area. There is no fiber optic infrastructure anywhere in the county and, as far as I know, no cable. Could stand corrected but I believe that people get their TV from satellite or antenna. Internet from DSL via the phone co., or satellite.
OK, past couple of weeks, guys were laying a brownish-red cable 1/2 mile up the road. Looked more like a large hose than cable. They were also digging near two of the residences on the other side of the road. Also they've set green, metal cylinders next to a couple of the power poles and at the entrance to one of the residences. These cylinders appear to be about 2.5-ft. tall.
Asked the workers about this but none understood English. Any ideas? Cable perhaps? Their trucks were just regular pickups with no company names. Thanks.
I think those are Verizon FIOS lines and boxes. That is what they put in our neighborhood. They contract all the work out - ours was laid by a company from West Virginia with plain trucks.
I think those are Verizon FIOS lines and boxes. That is what they put in our neighborhood. They contract all the work out - ours was laid by a company from West Virginia with plain trucks.
That's very interesting. What's the next step? Getting the "hoses" up to the residences underground?
By the way, before moving to Marco Island, my brother lived in Woodbine. Seem to recall him saying that HoCo required Verizon to provide FIOS infrastructure to all existing residences or none at all.
Right now in my rural valley, I'm forced to pay $110.58 month just for Internet satellite by itself. 15 megs download isn't capable of getting many of the websites I like. Bummer. TV still comes over the air via rooftop antenna. And then there're separate Verizon accts. for landline and cell phones.
Right now in my rural valley, I'm forced to pay $110.58 month just for Internet satellite by itself....
So fiber optic deals would be most welcome.
My parents live in Rural Montana and happen to have fiber to the home (FTTH) just as a lucky happenstance. For 1mbps down and .5 up, they pay $80/month. No data caps, which is Usually the issue with Satellite, but just because you have FTTH doesn't mean that you're going to escape outrageous cost for the service provided. My folks Could spend upwards of $400/month for speeds that most people would be envious of, but being a retired couple who were never into technology in the first place (they don't even own a cell phone, of course there's no cell service where they live either) it makes no sense.
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TV still comes over the air via rooftop antenna. And then there're separate Verizon accts. for landline and cell phones.
