Just got a promo card in the mail for $79.99 Verizon FiOS Triple Play (TV, Internet, Phone) 2-year price guarantee (with 2 year agreement) PLUS you get $300 Visa prepaid card.
Promo valid November 20-28.
Go to
verizon.com/holiday [verizon.com] and check the options.
I am seriously considering ditching Comcast and getting on this FiOS deal.
Update: I uploaded scans of the promo
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(I did want to point out the Verizon DSL service isn't even worth the $20/month. Frequent disconnects and very slow speeds. The FiOS internet service doesn't have either of those problems)
We have TV's in five rooms in our house although one of the rooms is the basement where I couldn't even tell you the last time we watched TV there. So let's say 4 rooms. I'm assuming FIOS requires a box for each TV but I can't seem to find how many boxes these offers include? Is it as many as we need? With Time Warner cable we have to pay a fee each month for each box although we only have digital cable in 2 rooms, the rest is just basic cable.
My other question is what happens after the 2 year contract? Does the monthly rate go up? If so I can't seem to ever get a straight answer from Verizon how much it will go up.
We have 5 TV's in the house and we only pay $3.99/month to rent the CableCard. We do our own decryption (HTPC with Windows 7 and Ceton InifniTV4 tuner and 4x ClearQAM tuners) and distribution through the home network (Media Center Extenders) . We get all the channels we are entitled to, except for on-demand, and have to call in to get Pay-per-View.
It sure beats paying $60/month to have a whole house DVR ($20/month) and 4 additional HD boxes ($10/month each).
If you have a TV that has a Clear QAM tuner, you can pick up "basic broadcast" channels, which are the same channels you can get with an antenna. Everything else is encrypted, and you need a CableCard.
Verizon has it all figured out when it come to CableCard in a PC. They have a utility that you run to activate the CableCard that you can now pick up at the Verizon FIOS store. No need to have techs to come out.
If anyone needs a referral, PM me with your name and e-mail address, and I will send you one.
also, no referrals on this people!
It sure beats paying $60/month to have a whole house DVR ($20/month) and 4 additional HD boxes ($10/month each).
If you have a TV that has a Clear QAM tuner, you can pick up "basic broadcast" channels, which are the same channels you can get with an antenna. Everything else is encrypted, and you need a CableCard.
Verizon has it all figured out when it come to CableCard in a PC. They have a utility that you run to activate the CableCard that you can now pick up at the Verizon FIOS store. No need to have techs to come out.
If anyone needs a referral, PM me with your name and e-mail address, and I will send you one.
I think I'm just going to try and get the free multi-room DVR with this deal, so that should leave me paying for just the standard box on the one TV for at least the next two years. After that, if my situation changes, maybe I'll build an HTPC.
What I'd really like to see is Verizon switch to IPTV and consumers be able to use something like an XBox 360 as their box/DVR. It's unlikely that will happen, though, since they make a killing off their rental DVRs and don't want to give that up.
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So, we tried Comcast for a week or so and just knew we were not happy. We knew what we had with FiOS and LOVED it... even more so after our entire Comcast experience. So, I looked into switching back from Comcast to FiOS. Comcast has a 30 day money back guarantee and I knew I needed to take full advantage of it. So, I went on Verizon's Web site and signed back up with FiOS. The reinstallation date of FiOS would be several days within the 30 day guarantee from Comcast. So, not only did I get my good old FiOS back - I was able to sign up for a $79.99 Triple Play offer that is guaranteed for 2 years and includes a free multi-room DVR for life (currently valued at $19.99 per month).
So, if given the option to take the $300 prepaid Visa card or the free multi-room DVR for life - get the DVR! It will save you well over $300 in the long run. It would actually save you nearly $480 during the 2 year price guarantee time alone. That is at least an additional $180 saving alone.
So by leaving, going to Comcast for nearly a month and coming back... I estimate I will save approx $2,000 (including the one month of free service through Comcast). over the span of only 2 years.
Now, I must add the disclaimer that YMMV if you try to recreate my SlickDeal.
PS... If you like what I wrote and believe you will switch, Private Message me and I will send you a referral code. It would be greatly appreciated.
The problem is, when I terminated my fios contract to get in on the cheaper cablevision triple play, they said they would reimburse my termination fee from fios. Unfortunately they still have not, and it has been nearly a month since I sent in my proof. Haven't even gotten a reception acknowledgment. If I were to switch again to Fios, I wonder if I still have a chance to get my termination fee back from cablevision or have Verizon wave it since it has only been two months? I really want fios back but in a pickle.
It sure beats paying $60/month to have a whole house DVR ($20/month) and 4 additional HD boxes ($10/month each).
If you have a TV that has a Clear QAM tuner, you can pick up "basic broadcast" channels, which are the same channels you can get with an antenna. Everything else is encrypted, and you need a CableCard.
Verizon has it all figured out when it come to CableCard in a PC. They have a utility that you run to activate the CableCard that you can now pick up at the Verizon FIOS store. No need to have techs to come out.
If anyone needs a referral, PM me with your name and e-mail address, and I will send you one.
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