Verizon FiOS hitting 50Mbps in more states
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 11th 2007 3:45PM
posted Jan 11th 2007 3:45PM
Sure, it's not quite 100Mpbs, but hey, the folks in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will probably take what they can get. Verizon has just announced that Massachusetts and Rhode Island have now joined New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as states where Verizon "has increased the maximum connection speed of both its mid-tier and top-tier FiOS Internet services." Previously, their mid-range connection topped out at 15Mbps downstream and a paltry 2Mbps upstream, while the high-end package offered just 30Mbps up and 5Mbps down. Basically no other details were given, but Verizon did state that it planned on bringing similar speed boosts to "11 other states where the service is available" during the course of this year, but didn't mention any type of price decreases from the admittedly lofty monthly charges top-tier customers currently pay. Now, how about we get FiOS to more homes before giving all the lucky ones even more bandwidth to play with next time you get the itch to upgrade, okay Verizon?[Via GigaOM]
30Mbps up and 5Mbps down? You might have that twisted around bud.
A message to Ivan Sederberg, President of Verizon Communications:
Please bring and deploy Verizon Fios TV, Internet (and possibly VOIP and Wireless)to the entire state of South Carolina. We desperately need competition to counteract pay tv abominations such as Charter, Directv et al. Right now, there is NO compeition in the state of South Carolina.
I live in RI, yet FIOS isn't availible. i have no clue what tehy are talking about. And I live in one of the more popular areas near Newport, which is extremely historic.
I'm sorry, but that's funny. So you live on the other street in RI, you know, the one without FIOS.
to the SC guy. I live on the IL side of STL and we have the SAME OFFERINGS.
I pay 55mo for my charter internet (which never works) because it is MY ONLY CHOICE. I don't even have a DSL option, or I would take it.
We are in dire need of competition over here too, and I live in one of the largest cities in the country.