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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I've had conversations with folks about that, where they are looking at phone plans. If you travel to odd places, or live in a remote area, and you absolutely must get a cellphone signal wherever you go, Verizon is your only realistic choice.
I was in upstate NY a few years ago, about 17 miles from the Canadian border, and discovered a place where I didn't have coverage.  It wasn't a problem because the only people I might have had reason to call were along on the same trip, and we could just talk face to face.
I live in NYC, VOIP works, power is reliable, and I could say goodbye and good riddance to VZ at the time.
I'm afraid I'll be rejoining their fold, however. My cable company got acquired by Charter Communications, now does business under the Spectrum brand, and my rates have essentially doubled. FIOS is finally available in my neighborhood (though not yet to my building), and I can get the same TV lineup, Internet, and VIOP from VZ for about half what Spectrum charges. That price will rise down the road, but meanwhile...) And VZ is offering gigabit connectivity that will be almost 10 times faster than the 100mbit connection I have now.
My old cable co was trying to fend of VZ and FIOS, which kept my rates low. The new corporate parent is trying to keep the shareholders happy by boosting rates to increase revenue and profit. Given the rate at which existing customers are reported to be jumping ship to VZ due to rate rises, they may have to rethink their assumptions.
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Dennis |
Actually Dennis, in some areas of Texas, Verizon is non-existent.