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more about #dsl Ninety-9: I question their accuracy, but he has me dead sold on a firewall. more » thechansen: @william.kula: This is based off of what I know, and I'm not sure what, if anything, has changed at Verizon (conversations with old co workers don't e... more » Cosmo hears it: OMG I left the internets on back at my apartment. I have 22Mbps, I better go home and turn it off. more » thechansen: As a former Verizon employee: DSL and DSL speeds are based off of distance from the central office. I believe the 14000 feet, is for 1.5 mbps DSL se... more » kat-lists: I had an unpleasant experience with Verizon when I was trying to get broadband at my house. My neighbor, 20 ft from my house had DSL. They kept tellin... more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: That's Verizon for you. I tried to switch to their 7Mb DSL when I moved to my new house, as I was tiring of Time Warner's poor support and service ou... more » davezatz: I'm going to need the Consumerist to start providing audio/recordings. more » OpenPotion: I was a business DSL phone support rep for Verizon in Thousand Oaks, CA. I'm guessing he had an old Fujitsu modem which uses entirely different hardw... more » Hobolicious: What the Verizon rep may have looked like... more » blash: I'm sorry sir, we can't allow you to open your computer and do the maintenance yourself. If you open your computer by yourself with no special trainin... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Coming from an ISP, I can believe in any story. "If you upgrade your Internet speed, some random thugs will knock at your door and beat you senseless.... more » ReiRei0: "I have it on good authority that if you type "Google" into Google, you will break the internet". more » deanbmmv: "I got my parents to upgrade to 10mb, heh-heh-heh" more » Marand: I had something similar happen when I tried to sign up for Verizon a few years ago. They didn't warn me my house would be set ablaze, but I wouldn't ... more » That-One-Person: I feel bad for anyone stuck trying to upgrade to 7MB. Sounds like a major downgrade for most people. more » €hЯ!§, nice comment, but: If the dude had AT&T, the fire would have been 5x smaller. more » Kaiser-Machead: She must've seen the Michael Bay Verizon commercial, but she didn't tell him the bad news in the Michael Bay way. Your non-awesome house can't handle... more » Nathan Obbards: His house wasn't rated for the 1.21 jiggawatts Verizon needs. It's so blazefucking fast that it goes back to the future to get your internets to you. more » Slinkytech: LOL, it's funny cuz it's true. more » jepzilla: I think he misheard. She actually said "If I put in the order for 7MB, I will burn your house down." more » -
#customerservice
Verizon Customer Service Rep: That DSL Upgrade Will Burn Your House Down
Michael just wanted to upgrade his DSL to a faster plan. Yet Verizon jerked him around, each successive rep saying something different, until he was told the upgrade would burn his house down. What? More » -
#broadband
Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
South Africa's broadband has got to be feeling pretty ill-equipped today considering a real, wing-flapping pigeon beat its transfer speeds. No really, a company found out that sending a bird with a 4GB USB drive was faster than uploading. More » -
#rumor
Verizon Partnering With Boingo to Give Free Wi-Fi to FiOS and DSL Customers
According to the ever-popular "sources familiar with the matter," Verizon is planning to partner up with Wi-Fi hotspot provider Boingo. Now, how's about you make with the WiFi-enabled phones, Verizon? More » -
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#highfive
FYI: Kazakhstani Internet Starting At The Low, Low Price Of $3,350...Per Month.
Yes, you read that right. In Borat's beloved homeland of Kazakhstan, the national internet service provider is charging $3,350 per month for DSL service. If you're ever in Kazakhstan and that seems a little pricey, dial-up is availible for $111 per month. If you need more speed, you can go all out and pay $22,032 for a 6Mbps cable connection. Rest assured that Borat has the 6Mbps connection while Nursultan Tulyakbay only has the dial-up...because he's still asshole. [Ars Technica]
