Is FiOS Available in YOUR Area?
High speed fiber optic technology delivers the fastest bit rate data transfer available to users. The company that offers home users the technology is Verizon. With downstream speeds of up to 50 mps and upstream speeds of up to 35 mps no other service can compare with the speed and bandwidth Verizon offers over its fiber optic network. Although cable companies are rushing to catch up, right now Verizon is the only company offering customers an entirely fiber optic connection, end to end.
The only thing slow about FiOS is the deployment process
Even with the huge investment Verizon has made in its fiber optic network, some critics still complain about how slow the deployment has been. As of now 17 states have some areas where FiOs services are available. Aside from the cost of installing the fiber optic cabling, it is also a difficult process. Verizon, at one time planned to install FiOs everywhere but has been rumored as of late that installation in some areas may be shelved, if it is not cost effective to proceed. So you are more likely to get FiOs if you live in a heavily populated area of the country.
The states where FiOs is currently available are:
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Why FiOs?
Verizon is betting that in the future, the public demand for higher speed internet access and data transfer rates will continue to increase. If you are a person that just uses the internet to read email or paying an occasional bill you won’t be impressed by the speed of FiOs. But if you watch online movies, listens to streaming music or plays 3D games online you will appreciate the speed of FiOS. To find out if FiOs is available in your area the Verizon website has up to date information online.
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