On 11/09/2015 05:37 PM, John Mort wrote:
> Fed up with TWC, I finally made the call to Verizion, and I'm left with
> a technical question. They did their job trying to sell me as many of
> their services as they could, and I eventually directed the conversation
> to the internet-only service I wanted.
>
> They tried to sell me Quantum FIOS at the slowest speed available for
> that product (100/100 I think it was), but the price was still too high,
> so I asked about $50/month FIOS services I knew some people had and the
> agent said that they sold a 50/50 FIOS, but she wanted to caution me
> that this was not Quantum FIOS.
>
> Are Quantum FIOS megabits really different from regular FIOS megabits?
> To the best of my calculations a 50/50 internet connection is more than
> sufficient for my needs. I just don't understand the products enough to
> know if Quantum service really is different, or just a marketing term
> for a higher speed cap.
Yes, 50/50 will be fine. Streaming video services such as Netflix really
only use 2 - 5 Mbs, and are congested on the back end due to peering
agreements, not on your front end.
-Sean
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