FIOHS is only available in small parts of the US. They literally roll fiber to your curb. That is how there rates are so fast. It's not available around the country, though. It's spelt F-I-O-S , jaws doesn't say it right, it pronounces it fios, but for the technically inclined.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_FiOS Brandon msn: brandonb@xxxxxxx skype: serrebi2006 sites to visit: My blog: http://blindraver.livejournal.com podcast: http://www.vitechpodcast.com----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:20 PM Subject: Re: JAWS and Verizon
Just how does Verizon accomplish this with something like providing Internetconnectivity to a customer? Do they rip up all the remaining copper telephone cable between their nearest office and your house or apartmentbuilding, and replace it with fiber optic cable, and then say it's no longer DSL connectivity, even though it's still using phone lines as it did before?And what about the many places where fiber optic cable has, bit by bit,replaced the old copper cable? Do they take credit for that and, even though providing what's basically still DSL service, insist that it's something oftheir own invention? This is not at all clear to me.----- Original Message ----- From: "john.falter" <john.falter@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:14 AM Subject: Re: JAWS and Verizon FiOs means to Verizon, fiber optic service. It is different from DSL, which is copper wire based.----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:16 PM Subject: Re: JAWS and VerizonAs I understand it, Bios is Verizon's trade name for its fastest DSL service. I have no idea why it chose to name itself seemingly after PC technology. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi David, I have no problem with my own ISP, so I'm not getting into this. But whatdoyou mean by the Verizon bios? I thought bios was a technical term, a programmer's term for some essential component of an operating system, orsomething like that. Is it also a term that attaches to broadband Internetservice providers, or specifically to Verizon's technical specifications?Sorry, I'm just not very technically sophisticated. Thanks for explaining.----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hardingham" <jarhead4@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:40 AM Subject: Re: JAWS and Verizon Hi, I have used verizon bios for some time. I find it easy to use, very few provider problems and their customer service has been very patient and competent in helping with the few problems I have had. I use jfw 7.1 and jfw 9 and both work well with Verizons. I used to have cablevision and they were awful so I am glad I switchedabouta year ago. David -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list:http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message tojfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contactArchives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, orthe list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact thelist owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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