Verizon Fios vs. Cablevision Triple play

Which do you have? I currently have the silver package with Cable includes triple play. Currently Verizon Fios is available in my area now and a man from Verizon came to my door trying to get me as a customer. He said that for what I am paying for with the Silver package, I can get so many more channels . I think he said it's $109 plus free Showtime for a year.. He said I can try it for 2 weeks and if I don't like it, no problem. Their movie package is $15 and the sports plus package is $8 and the HBO package is $16. Cinemax is $12...After I start adding all this up, to me it does not sound like they are less expensive than cable, what do you guys think?

For those who had cable and switched to Verizon Fios, are you happy with the change? Did you go back to cable after? Thanks.

Message edited 7/11/2009 9:47:47 PM.

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We switched last year and I am in HEAVEN!!!! I love Verizon. I love the channels. They know have Channel 501 for local news on LI and weather/traffic.

We have the phone and internet too.

For a while we were disappointed with the internet it was so slow. But DH just got another computer. We had been using my old laptop (with major amount of pics on it!) and we realized how fast it really was. It was just my old laptop and very little space/memory that was slowing us down. With DH's new computer, we are logged on in the matter of seconds. Literally! He also told me that he can open multiple internet windows and it's just as fast.

We are paying right now (WITH ALL TAXES INCLUDED, etc.. ) $112 for all 3 services.

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check out verizon fios website..

we just signed up again as the orginal triple play ended..

90 bucks a month for 35/20 internet, Extreme HD TV, All Movie channels and Phone.

Taxes and the equipment list makes my bill 150 a month...

at 150 on cablevision...i wasnt getting nearly the amount of channels as with verizon

do i watch them all, thats another question

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With cable my internet connection went down often, and as I use email for my business that wasn't acceptable.

We are MUCH happier with FiOS. No we don't watch all the channels, but we have them. The quality of the image and the internet connection being so reliable are what we are happy with.

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my parents had cable then switched to fios. the service was so much better, the technology is better, and you get more. the internet never goes down, there's never an issue with the tv, etc. they recently switched back to cable b/c my dad was able to get a really cheap deal from them, but the service is awful and we're sorry we did it.

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DH and I are both hating Cablevision right now. We have been major having problems with the internet, cable and phone lately and for the amount we pay each month I feel we should have little to no problems.

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We changed and are happy with the change. They have so many more channels and a lot of neat features that Cablevision didn't seem to have.

We are paying a similar price to what we were paying before - we saved a little in the beginning though. I like that they give you the On Demand channels for the premium movie channels for free when you subscribe to them - with cable, I remember paying extra.

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We switched to Fios...The internet is the same speed to me, I dont see a difference.

We get ALL the movie channels ( HBO, showtime, TMC, flix, Starz ...everything except Cinemax and all the on demands etc) for $24 a month( it was a package deal) ...

We get a TON more channels, and a lot more kids programs and a LOT more on demands etc.

We have 3 boxes and one DVR box and we pay about $10 less a month then we paid with Cable and basically the difference is in the amount of channels we get.

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Thanks to all of you. So it seems Verizon Fios is the better way to go.

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A couple weeks ago FIOS changed there internet packages... Faster speeds, I had 20/10 and now I have 25/15 and on some days it's even faster like 25/25

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So let me get this straight. Right now with Cable I have the phone, tv and internet. We have the silver package and I am paying $158 with taxes. I get starz and HBO. I also have one box

With Verizon I can get the phone, tv and internet, all movie channels, and more than 1 box for the same price???

Thanks,
Scott

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Wow thats a great deal. So then you get HBO/Showtime/Cinemax and TMC?

We only have 1 DVR box and no other boxes

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Wow thats an insane deal - I am on verizons site now - so does that mean you have the Premium package for your tv?

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See here's what happening with FIOS internet... I'm paying for 25/15 and I'm getting this instead which I'm not complaining..

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I'm definitely going to research alittle bit more, call the salesman that came to my door and see what he can offer me in a package deal. If anyone else wants this guys number, let me know - perhaps he can get us a better deal vs. the site or calling verizon CS... ya never know!

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we just compared both as new customers and the price was pretty much the same

we went with cable b/c they could come faster- but only after my BF threatned to cancel his business account

I am happy to have cablevisiion again after having fios- I wasn't a fan

but channel 1 news was entertaining in the moving- I loved the trafic reporter who would said "oy" when there was bad trafic...only in NY

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We are going to convert to Fios in a few months - thanks for the info

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i am a cablevision client but my on year is almost up and maybe switching to fios in Oct when we move into our new home anyway. I miss my BBC america!