[geeks] Am I overly enthusiastic about this FiOS rate?

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
" 
" On May 21, 2009, at 8:50 AM, adh at an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker)  
" wrote:
" 
" > " From: Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>
" > "
" > "
" > " I so wish we could get FiOS here.
" >
" > a friend of mine has fios in atkinson.  it was fine until fairpoint
" > took over...
" 
" Online billing is a non-issue for me.
" >
" > fios deployment is definitely... 'interesting'.
" 
" Do you mean the actual install of FiOS in a house or the roll-out plan?

the roll-out plan.  why a small bedroom town and not a city with
businesses etc?

" >  atkinson is mostly a
" > bedroom community and i'm in a small city next door [over the state
" > line, as it happens], but we don't have fios.  our mayor is trying to
" > talk verizon into it but so far they aren't biting.
" 
" The state border is a HUGE barrier, that means tariff approval in a  
" new state - non-trivial.

also a new [old] phone co - i'm in ma [verizon] while atkinson is in
nh [fairpoint now] - but they were done when they were still verizon,
and other places in ma have fios - at least, judging from the advert
bombardment.

" I can't get FiOS in my home, but 1 mile away it is available (that's  
" driving, 1/4 mile as the crow flies)...

before verizon ran fiber, my friend was pissed he couldn't get dsl.
he's within range but doesn't have copper back to the co; his
neighborhood is served from a pole-mounted concentrator.
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