Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"
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I have it in Redondo Beach, CA, as well. I am getting 15mbps download and 1.7 mbps upload. Installation was relatively easy. They had a pre-installation, where sub-contractors come out and run the fiber from the telephone pole to the house and place a box (about 24"h x 10"w x 10"d on the outside of the house. Then another Verizon tech. comes out and mounts another device (the battery backup) inside your garage and run the cable.
Here then on, it's basically the same as a cable internal installation. setup the router (which they provided!!! D-Link Super-G), etc. They were really nice and helpful. Offered to setup the router, install the branded software, and even went to www.speakeasy.net/speedtest to show you that you are truely getting the bandwidth that they advertise!!! They even showed me a tool called TCPOptimizer (which I was familiar with), that went through Windows and modified a number of things related to the TCP/IP settings to get the most out of the additional bandwidth.
I was getting 6mbps download and 768kbps upload with Adelphia for $54+tax/per month. Now I get 15mbps download and 1.7 mbps download for $50. nice!!! :)
Hope it comes to your neighborhood soon!!!