FiOS TV ?

[Will Russell]

Andre,

Could you share with us which type of internet service your son was 
using, and it's rated bandwidth?  With FIOS 5 meg download bandwidth, 
it's hard for me to imagine downloading such a large file that it would 
impact on a digitized audio signal (~64K/sec).  Also, the reviews 
suggest that there are significant differences between the various VOIP 
offerings.

Regarding fax, I've been tempted to use one of the internet fax services.

Will
KM4VJ

Andre Kesteloot wrote:

> Will Russell wrote:
>
>> Andre,
>>
>> Just in case, I retained a fax line on copper. Actually, I only 
>> signed up
>> for the FIOS internet service, but the TV is sitting there in the box
>> outside my back door.  No problems with the FIOS phone (don't know about
>> alarms).  It does lead me to think about going to Voice Over IP at a
>> significant savings over retaining the telephone features from the old
>> copper line. (It seems like that's what Verizon is really doing with the
>> voice FIOS.)
>>
>>   
>
> about VoIP, my son Lawrence wrote to me today:
>
> "I wanted VoIP to replace my landline, I didn't want to pay for both.
> But VoIP couldn't send faxes reliably.  So I had to keep my landline
> anyway for faxing and therefore got rid of VoIP.  It had some nice
> advantages, like free voicemail, call waiting, etc., infinite free
> calls in the US and Canada.
> There were some other disadvantages.  If you were uploading or
> downloading a lot of data, the sound quality deteriorated very
> quickly.  It didn't work when your Internet connection went down or
> your power went out.  There was uncertainty about whether 911 would
> know where you are.  We were with Vonage, and they've been losing
> money since they started and are losing customers. "
>
>
>> Another potential reason to keep copper is that the FIOS box works on a
>> battery, which will eventually discharge if there is a major power 
>> failure.
>> Albeit, one may have other sources, such as back up generators.  Believe
>> this is a similar situation should one choose Cox phone service, but 
>> have no
>> personal experience.
>>
>> Will, KM4VJ
>>
>>   
>
> thanks, Will for the detailed response. Do you know anyone who has 
> signed up for the TV deal ?
>
> best regards
> André  N4ICK
>
>