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Fios from Verizon is now five years old this year. If you are one of the fortunate customers who have this state of the art service, you are aware of the super fast internet speeds, the crystal clear HD TV signal, and the sure and steady local and long distance calling offered through the fiber optic network. If not, why is Fios from Verizon a great option instead of cable television service?

A good reason is the way in which the services offered by Verizon compare to what has been cable TV’s sandbox for about 10 years. Cable companies like Time Warner quickly deployed triple play packages of service when people were clamoring for high speed internet access as the year 200 approached. These bundles allowed the customer to obtain all of their communication services through one entity, and this led thousands of people to completely abandon their traditional phone company.

Now that choices like Verizon Fios and Uverse from AT&T are becoming widely available, you don’t have to order your TV service through the cable TV company. Competition is good for the consumer, and prices have been held down now that cable must compete with both satellite television and traditional phone companies.

Another important reason why Fios is a great alternative to cable is in the method used to deliver the services to the customer. Verizon is investing nearly $25 billion dollars to deploy the first fiber to the premise communications backbon. By building an all fiber optic network, there are virtually no bandwidth constraints to hold you back. You may not know, you can now get internet speeds as fast as 50 Megabits per second, which will give you the capability to download a full length feature movie in just 16 minutes! On the other hand, cable downloads max out at about 15 Mbps which would mean the same movie would take almost an hour to download.

Finally, Verizon Fios offers an enticing incentive to get the customer to try out the new service. Special deals currently out there include zero start up fees, and $150 cash rebates. With specials like this out there, it is no wonder why this new service is something many are interested in instead of cable.

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