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Verizon FIOS will be cheaper when you switch but only for the short term..whether its 1 yr to 2 yrs. Thats how they get you because each time you switch, you have to pay installation fees unless its waived if you sign up for certain length of time..once FIOS promotion period ends, they jack up your rates by more than what you paid for Optimum.
FWIW, I find Optimum to be the cheapest ISP..it would prob not be a bad idea to temp switch to Fios for a 1-2 yr period and once your promo ends, go back to Optimum and take advantage of THEIR promo offer, suck up the installation fee, and negotiate with them every time they jack up your rates.
I couldn't imagine other ISP being more than $100 (Internet only). If so that's ridiculous.
It's not ridiculous, it's specialty. There is a duopoly (in areas without Verizon a monopoly) and for most other providers it's not worth entering the market, except for business clients who have a different need of quality of service and uptime guarantees.
For anyone other than Vz or Cablevision you will pay a premium price for slower performance, but it will be monitored and solid.
Verizon FIOS will be cheaper when you switch but only for the short term..whether its 1 yr to 2 yrs. Thats how they get you because each time you switch, you have to pay installation fees unless its waived if you sign up for certain length of time..once FIOS promotion period ends, they jack up your rates by more than what you paid for Optimum.
FWIW, I find Optimum to be the cheapest ISP..it would prob not be a bad idea to temp switch to Fios for a 1-2 yr period and once your promo ends, go back to Optimum and take advantage of THEIR promo offer, suck up the installation fee, and negotiate with them every time they jack up your rates.
If someone needs generally reliable internet both options are fine. Where Optimum runs into challenges is due to their technology. Because people in a "loop" share the same bandwidth during peak hours and performance can drop significantly. I started using Optimum around 2000 and it was like a yo-yo.
When I switched to FiOS in 2005, I did a side-by-side test for a few days to see if there was a difference before canceling Optimum. I found that FiOS, with a fiber-to-the-home approach had consistent bandwidth pretty much 24x7x365. As I did a lot of work from home it was more important to have this level of performance rather than saving a few dollars, but I do understand why many people choose for example the Optimum triple play package (although if you're willing to invest a few dollars up front Ooma is an even better buy for your home phone).
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