December 6, 2008

  • I was awake for such a long time the past day/s (Thursday 12:30PM - Friday 8:30PM), and it was because along with my graveyard shift Thursday night, the Miss DD-cember Pageant Friday morning, there was also the Verizon Fios installation Friday afternoon (a little over 3 hours). So there ya go, I now have Fiber Optics for my Internet, and I'm done with DSL. I mentioned how I've been having problems with my DSL connection, so this faster and more reliable internet connection is a welcome change (all at DSL price too).

    How much faster is Fios to DSL? It's faster than DSL that's for sure, but it's not in the "I can't believe how fast it is" category. Part of the reason is that we are at the lowest service plan (Download up to 10 Mbps / Upload up to 2 Mbps), but I can't deny that there is a definite improvement. You really start noticing the speedier connection when browsing the internet or downloading stuff, and it makes me wonder how the service plan with the fastest connection would feel (Download up to 50 Mbps / Upload up to 20 Mbps). The biggest difference for me is the xbox live interface for my xbox 360, as I'm getting a more smoother experience browsing through the live marketplace on the console, and I get to use the xbox live / Netflix streaming service at it's best looking capability.

    So should you get Fios over DSL or cable? Well, I would easily say not really, but it definitely helps if you have a gaming unit to take advantage of it.