an archaic company that trades in cable internet and phone service. they force you to stay with them for two years and for what? their packages and prices were reasonable by 2002 standards but now as they are being surpassed by every other company they just start
derping while the competition leaves them in the dust.
their cable package has no local news and everything is extra. their
dvr service is shoddy and expensive. their phone service is a different amount every month and leaves you to
guesstimate how much you want to use your phone.
the service plans are also laughable. they even charge for
toll free calls. that being said, they do have excellent coverage, but living on the east coast (or anywhere but
the rockies) I can get service just as good with a sprint based network. also in canada and europe their service is piss poor.
Example:
1. bill: I just got
fios at my house! lets watch hbo.
later: WTF? I have to buy all the good stuff a la
carte what a rip off
2. mike: aaah now to watch the ren and stimpy episode I recorded on my
dvr last night.
what the hell? my dvr stopped working again? that's the third time this week
3. ted: now to see how that labor strike played out.
where's my local news? oh that's right I switched to
verizon. now all I get is national news that doesn't cover my home state at all.
4. verizon
derpshit: Duuuh look I got me a verizon phone, all I had to do was agree to their outrageous prices for two years, Now I gets to buy as many minutes as I want every month and I gets two whole gigabytes of data. that's a lot. I can also call any ten people I want without using minutes.
me: wow two whole gigabytes, that will get you about twenty minutes on youtube. have fun sophies choiceing your friends
verizon derpshit: but I gets service anywhere in the US
Me: we live on the east coast, where dropped calls went out like
the dodo bird.
5.random guy: I was on a conference call for work and now I get stuck with a $150 dollar
overage? they assured me it was
toll free.
customer service drone: (with trollface on) sorry, but we charge for toll free calls. (this actually happened to me)
Verizon blows. anyone else will give you better cell service. since leaving, I can call anyone without using minutes, and get a consistent bill every month. coverage is never a problem.