According to a new report from Rider Research, the number of U.S. pay-TV subscribers grew by 362,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008. These numbers show a flight by traditional cable subscribers to new fiber offerings from Verizon FiOS and AT&T. From the release: As a group, the telephone companie...

So our Verizon FiOS home bill has been about $160/month. We were looking to chop that down a bit when I called Verizon this morning. To put it as simply as possible, it’s complicated. What I care about most is keeping the 20/20Mbps down/up Internet service. That’s $69.99/mo. What I don&#...

Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Video, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free 1. I touched on this in a recent Brought To You By... post, but I'm rooting for the cable guy in those Verizon FiOS commercials. I'm not taking sides when it comes to one technology over another, I just think the Verizon guy is a je...

[subject quote from Will Smith during a MTV awards that was running way late] So, I have a problem with my FiOS. I can reach out to the Internet, but nothing can reach back in. So while I can browse the web and whatnot, nothing that verifies my IP can reach me, so it thinks the address is being spoo...

I really hate calling tech support for a residential service. I hated it with COX, and it doesn't surprise me in the least that Verizon home support is just as bad. They make the number hard to find on purpose, and hire pretty much the lowest common denominator when it comes to anyone who understand...

Filed under: Fiber After a light week a week ago, Verizon has taken it pretty easy the past seven days too with just a handful of new FiOS TV expansions. Kicking things off are video franchise approvals in Danvers, Massachusetts and Lackawanna / Atlantic Beach, New York. Next, we're reassured that e...

Here's how Stephanie saved $230 on her cable and phone bills after following the tips in "3 Ways To Lower Your Out Of Control Cable, Internet And Phone Bills" Stephanie writes: I did my research and found out that Credo Mobile (a MVNO piggybacking on the Spring network) is offering $200 towards canc...

Many people like myself are being persuaded to kiss thier cable company goodbye and sign up for FIOS which is pushing a very hard advertising campaign. You may be asking which is better Fios VS Cable. My suggestion: Don't fall for the hype!I'm not even sure where to begin this rant. I guess the lies...

A FiOS Support Agent has kindly written in to share some insider tips to getting the most out of your FiOS support experience. Of particular interest: Make sure you know (and approve of) where they've buried your cable so you know wherenot to dig in your lawn! 1) When possible, Verizon buries the "d...

Filed under: Fiber As the competition heats up between Verizon and Comcast in the Greater Portland area, the former has just announced that Happy Valley -- located just southeast of Portland -- will be the next locale in the Beaver State to receive FiOS TV. Just this week the Happy Valley City Counc...