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Posted on 2008.02.03 (Sunday). Filed under: Coffee, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Hardware, Internet, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: actiontec, broadband, cablevision, digital tv, DVR, fiber optic, FiOS, fios 20/20, firefox, firefox 2, firefox 3, FTTH, Internet, internet explorer, keurig, microsoft, mozilla, msie, networking, optimum online, speed test, verizon, verizon tv, VOIP |
I just did two speed tests, to test a theory about whether or not Microsoft Internet Explorer would be slower or faster while browsing the web versus Mozilla Firefox. The speed test at 3:47PM GMT is MSIE, the other is Firefox.I wasn’t expecting a big difference in results, and I wasn’t shown one either. My [...]
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Posted on 2008.02.01 (Friday). Filed under: Entertainment, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: broadband, FiOS, FTTH, Internet, speed tests, verizon, VOIP |
Well, I am very satisfied with my Verizon FiOS installation, which occurred on the 29th of January, 2008. The tech was supposed to arrive between 8 and 12, and he did get here at about 10 o’clock. A nice guy, open to all my suggestions (as mentioned in the previous post here) about where [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.28 (Monday). Filed under: Entertainment, Hardware, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: actiontec, broadband, cablevision, CAT5, CAT6, d-link, ethernet, FiOS, FiOS TV, Internet, networking, optimum online, routers, telephone wiring, telephony, verizon |
So, we received a phone call from Verizon yesterday asking that we make accessible all things which the Verizon FiOS technician needs to access. The ethernet wires, the coaxial into-the-house (although I have an idea of relocating that), the televisions, and the telephone wiring (which I believe I want to switch around), I suppose. I [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.17 (Thursday). Filed under: Entertainment, Hardware, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: broadband, cablevision, filesharing, FiOS, Internet, optimum online, verizon |
Well, the Verizon FiOS representative just left my home no less than ten minutes ago.
FiOS service will be installed in my home on the 29th of January. Phone, TV, and 20/20 internet.
It came to a total of $200 ±$4-6 per month, incl. all taxes and fees; the price is guaranteed for two years, with a [...]
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Posted on 2008.01.17 (Thursday). Filed under: Entertainment, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: broadband, cablevision, filesharing, FiOS, Internet, optimum online, verizon |
So after two weeks of deliberation with the family and whatnot, a representative from Verizon is coming today to explain his product. I’ve decided that while OOL has an excellent customer service support center, and has only been down perhaps three or four times in the last eight to ten years that I’ve had it [...]
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