$79.99/mo for Verizon FIOS Tripple Play (TV, Internet, Phone) + $300 Visa card

Quote from eye of newt : Damnit, too late to jump on the bandwagon. I was seriously considering switching over to FiOS from Cablevision now that they've dropped the New York CW affiliate, WPIX, from their line up. (Was looking forward to Arrow in the fall). Anyone think the sweet $80/mo triple play plus $400 GC offer will return soon?

Depends on the specific market, and they can pop up at anytime, but I would definitely look for more deals to spring up as we approach the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years time frames - prime bowl and NFL football time.

We all got a router with this deal. Do we technically own the router or do they mean they "give" it to us as long as we have the service. I want to try and get them to swap out my router for one of the newer N ones. I only got a G when I got my service. Will they do this? I have them coming out here on a service call Friday anyway.

Quote from Killerz : We all got a router with this deal. Do we technically own the router or do they mean they "give" it to us as long as we have the service. I want to try and get them to swap out my router for one of the newer N ones. I only got a G when I got my service. Will they do this? I have them coming out here on a service call Friday anyway.

We own them. [No sign of a rental fee on the bill - if Verizon owned them, you can bet they would be billing and jacking up the charges on these!] Part of the promo was getting the router free versus buying it outside of the promo. Not sure about swapping it out, but I think the support tech will hook you up.

Quote from Killerz : We all got a router with this deal. Do we technically own the router or do they mean they "give" it to us as long as we have the service. I want to try and get them to swap out my router for one of the newer N ones. I only got a G when I got my service. Will they do this? I have them coming out here on a service call Friday anyway.

They might sign you up for another 2 year contract. It doesn't hurt to call them and inquire. I don't have any wireless-N equipment, so can't say that the wireless-N router is any better than the G.

I connected the old wireless-G through the network as wireless access point to expand the range. Supposedly you can do that over MoCA connection, as well.

Quote from Killerz : We all got a router with this deal. Do we technically own the router or do they mean they "give" it to us as long as we have the service. I want to try and get them to swap out my router for one of the newer N ones. I only got a G when I got my service. Will they do this? I have them coming out here on a service call Friday anyway.

My guess is that if you just ask them for a new one because you want a new one, they will balk... BUT... you could pull a little trick that always gets me new equipment... (I'm sure I'm not alone).

Just unplug the damn thing, and tell them your internet stopped working... they'll have you go through the steps of resetting the router, just follow along with some "uh huh"s and "no, it's still not working and there are no lights displayed"... then they'll mail you a new one so you can do a self install, and then you'll mail the "defective" one back...

The only problem is that you likely can't request a specific model... "You get what you get and you don't get upset"....

Lets us all know how it works out...

I currently have the TV+Internet double bundle with $79.99/mon plus $25 promotion discount. The discount will expire next week, and Verison would not extend any discount.
Going through the Wiki link, I can get the same bundle with $79.99/mon plus $5 discount and a $100 Visa GC.
I'm planning to order it under my wife's name so that the final price will be the same as my current one if I only use it for 5 months. I will switch back under my name after 3-5 months if a good deal shows up.
Will also get a $50 GC if I choose to do self installation.
Anybody knows how long I have to wait to qualify as a new customer?
Is there any trick to make the deal better?
When I went through the order process, I was asked for a refundable $250 deposit. Anybody got that? Is it because I didn't allow them to run credit check?

Quote from ericfw : I currently have the TV+Internet double bundle with $79.99/mon plus $25 promotion discount.

You're paying only $55/mo for TV and internet service?

$55 plus STB rental and other program. My current final is $86.

Quote from ericfw : Is there any trick to make the deal better? When I went through the order process, I was asked for a refundable $250 deposit. Anybody got that? Is it because I didn't allow them to run credit check?

Yes, I don't need the phone service. Somehow, I still haven't got your PM yet.

Quote from rmplatt : I've never heard of the deposit before.. are you sticking with the double play? I sent you a PM with a like that will get you another $50 off...

Quote from ericfw : Yes, I don't need the phone service. Somehow, I still haven't got your PM yet.

Quote from rmplatt : I've never heard of the deposit before.. are you sticking with the double play? I sent you a PM with a like that will get you another $50 off...

How do you get the extra $50 off?

Quote from eye of newt : How do you get the extra $50 off?

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