[Stormieweather]

I have FIOS and I love it. Prior to Fios, I had DSL and prior to that, plain-jane cable internet. As a gamer who requires uninterrupted internet access, it rocks.

I did nothing to prepare for install. Actually, I rented the house partly because Verizon said Fios was available for the address. Turns out they missed the 4 houses on my block (2 on each side of the street). After trying to weasle out of providing it, they sent a team out and put a line in under the 4 lane highway next to the house. They had to put new wires in the house and it didn't cost me a dime. We have wireless on all computers except my main box (there are 3 other desktops and 2 laptops). Once, the router pooped out on us, and verizon sent us a new one within 2 days.

I don't use the phone service, but it doesn't cost any more to have it than it would to not have it, so the single phone we have sits there, unplugged. I guess if the cell phones go kaput, we can always use the land line.

The cable is nice because we DVR shows we like and then watch them at our convenience. That way, we don't feel we are at the television's mercy. I pay $10 a month for the DVR, and one set top box is included. The other TV's have only basic boxes (no charge), but they don't come with the on demand menu or being able to watch recorded shows.

The whole thing is not the cheapest service there is, but I've had the cheapest and this is better, by far.