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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In the check out screen with Verizon it said my home qualifies for "self installation". I have no idea what that will entail, but they sent me all new equipment and I'll have to return all of my existing equipment. I have a few questions, am really hoping someone here can help before the switchover this Thurs.
1) How do I keep my existing home number? Is it too late to port my existing number (since tomorrow is a holiday and service will be disconnected Thurs)? If I can still port, is the best way to buy a prepaid cell phone and port my home no to that line? I have no idea what to do here but am starting to wonder what the f' I was thinking agreeing to cancel existing service without porting number.
2) Can I somehow keep my existing equipment and activate that for the new service, or do I really need to self-install all the new equipment, thereby losing all of my current DVR recordings and probably wasting half a day to do it?
Again, not sure what the f' I was thinking on this. Thanks in advance for any input.
In the check out screen with Verizon it said my home qualifies for "self installation". I have no idea what that will entail, but they sent me all new equipment and I'll have to return all of my existing equipment. I have a few questions, am really hoping someone here can help before the switchover this Thurs.
1) How do I keep my existing home number? Is it too late to port my existing number (since tomorrow is a holiday and service will be disconnected Thurs)? If I can still port, is the best way to buy a prepaid cell phone and port my home no to that line? I have no idea what to do here but am starting to wonder what the f' I was thinking agreeing to cancel existing service without porting number.
2) Can I somehow keep my existing equipment and activate that for the new service, or do I really need to self-install all the new equipment, thereby losing all of my current DVR recordings and probably wasting half a day to do it?
Again, not sure what the f' I was thinking on this. Thanks in advance for any input.
But since that ship has sailed, I think it's a good course of action to port your number to an old cell phone that you have lying around onto one of the resellers. ie. if you have an old verizon cell phone laying around, just activate it on page plus, they don't even charge for this, and they'll give you $2 to get through the activation process, but that's enough to hold the number for a day or three... then port that number back to your new verizon service.
If you don't have a verizon cell phone, then you can go with one of the other services that leases from that network.
As for keeping your old DVR, I think it will totally depend on which customer service rep you get. Most will probably tell you it's impossible to do, but you may find one who will work the system to get you what you want.
Good luck!!
But since that ship has sailed, I think it's a good course of action to port your number to an old cell phone that you have lying around onto one of the resellers. ie. if you have an old verizon cell phone laying around, just activate it on page plus, they don't even charge for this, and they'll give you $2 to get through the activation process, but that's enough to hold the number for a day or three... then port that number back to your new verizon service.
If you don't have a verizon cell phone, then you can go with one of the other services that leases from that network.
As for keeping your old DVR, I think it will totally depend on which customer service rep you get. Most will probably tell you it's impossible to do, but you may find one who will work the system to get you what you want.
Good luck!!
I checked out Page Plus and found an old Verizon phone to activate. I'm about to put my activation & port request in at Page Plus, but wondered - it says a port from a landline can take 5-10 business days. Since my Fios service is being disconnected Thurs am, can the port still happen even though my service will have been disconnected by the time my port request hits Verizon? Thanks again for the input.
I checked out Page Plus and found an old Verizon phone to activate. I'm about to put my activation & port request in at Page Plus, but wondered - it says a port from a landline can take 5-10 business days. Since my Fios service is being disconnected Thurs am, can the port still happen even though my service will have been disconnected by the time my port request hits Verizon? Thanks again for the input.
I think when I did it from a cell phone to a cell phone they said it can take 48 hours, but It happened in 3.
I think when I did it from a cell phone to a cell phone they said it can take 48 hours, but It happened in 3.
I then began my FIOS self-install on the router and set top boxes. I couldn't get internet connectivity after trying everything, so called Verizon and sat on hold 40 mins waiting for tech support to answer. Finally got a woman who tried to reset my system several times to no avail. She scheduled a tech visit for next Monday. As we were about to hang up she remembered I said this was a self-install, so she connected me to the self-installation tech support dept. That guy tried a reset several times without success, finally called in a higher level tech support person who instantly was able to do the correct reset. All problems solved. It took about 2 hours in total, which was really frustrating since it was completely due to a screw up on their end. Had they activated it correctly, the self-install would have taken about 15 mins since it just involves swapping out the old STBs and router for new ones.
I then got transferred to the standard Verizon help desk to see about porting my old, disconnected number. The rep was able to put it into the system and assured me it will be active again tomorrow.
I apologize for the long post, but figured it might be helpful for anyone who wants to keep their old landline number and/or has to do a self-install. The bottom line is that the self-install is really easy provided Vzn doesn't screw things up on their end, and it's possible to re-activate and port a disconnected number, though it's probably safer to set up the port before having the service disconnected since I may have just gotten lucky on that point.
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Thanks.
Thanks.
My contract has been up for a while....time to get a better deal!
Right now as an existing customer, I'm only getting the upgrade to "50/25, FIOS TV Extreme and Freedom Essentials for $119/month (which includes a $120 Visa GC)" option.
My contract has been up for a while....time to get a better deal!
Right now as an existing customer, I'm only getting the upgrade to "50/25, FIOS TV Extreme and Freedom Essentials for $119/month (which includes a $120 Visa GC)" option.
Not sure what the issue is....eh.
I did find another link in one of these threads...maybe this one....(link not associated w/ promotions) and it sent me directly to the Freedom Essentials, 35/35 internet and Ultimate TV plan - gave me a price of $114 w/ a $400 GC. Will probably move on that one. We shall see.
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I think freedom essentials is the analog phone service, but I don't see how that can account for that huge a price difference.
Verizon chat reps say the service address is what dictates the prices, so I'm not sure why you are seeing two different prices, but definitely score the best you can get!