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Verizon adds new 150Mbit/sec tier to FiOS lineup

Verizon has announced this week that it will be adding a new, speedier tier to its FiOS fiber broadband offering, offering as high as 150Mbit/sec downstream and 34Mbit upstream.

The service will cost users $195 per month.



So far, Verizon is rolling out the service to 12 U.S. states, and D.C., with small businesses and residential consumers expected to be able to use it fully by the end of the year.

Verizon currently offers a 50/20Mbit plan for $140 per month, their fastest offering.

New customers or upgrading customers must sign up for a one-year agreement to get the $195 price for the new incredibly fast option.

FiOS is currently available to 12.5 million households in the U.S. with Verizon expecting to expand reach to 18 million.

With a 150Mbit connection, users can download full two-hour 1080p HD movies in under 4 minutes and average music tracks in 300 milliseconds.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Nov 2010 23:53

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• 10 comments

• KillerBug

  Drooling on my keyboard sadf4tgdfg gfg0asg94fssssssssssssssssssssss
  

  23.11.2010 00:15 #1

• escalante

  I would do unspeakable things for a connection like that.

  23.11.2010 01:09 #2

• ThePastor

  I would prefer that they were actually available. It does no good to have this awesome speed if it's not available anywhere.
  

  Unfortunately for them, all Blu-ray protections have been broken and BD rips can be found around the Internet, usually before the retail even hits shelves.

  23.11.2010 18:45 #3

• lissenup2

  Yeah.......all that power and speed for what.............capped upload speeds that are inherent to EVERY SINGLE SERVER?
  
  150Mbps........Hmmmm...........that rocks for a single household of 150 family members all downloading simultaneously at a rate of 1Mbps.
  
  Nonsense!
  
  Better drool all over your KB rather than your c*ck for something as ridiculous as this.

  23.11.2010 22:26 #4

• KillerBug

  I am buying a house in a neighborhood that is scheduled to get FiOS in January...brand new 150mbps lines will be run right into this house.
  
  BTW, I am not drooling over the download speed...34mbps upstream...that is what I want.
  

  23.11.2010 23:48 #5

• bratcher

  I wish Verizon FIOS was in the Houston Texas area. All we have here is Comcasy & AT&T U-Verse. If Verizon was available to me I'd switch to it in a heartbeat!!

  26.11.2010 11:46 #6

• ddaring

  I have the Verizon 35 up/35 down and have not noticed any capping or throttling issues. There are 3 adults here and we all use the connection heavily and constantly (streaming, downloading, etc). TV and internet is only 104 a month (about what I paid for cable. The capping and stuff is mostly from the older networks that have issues with handling the traffic, I suspect it has not happened to FIOS as they are encouraging use, the system was built right, and they want to keep users from leaving when they hit a cap.

  26.11.2010 12:03 #7

• Zealousi

  I bet someone's Friday night just got better lol
  

  26.11.2010 21:22 #8

• bratcher

  Originally posted by Zealousi: I bet someone's Friday night just got better lol Not mine but if Verizon FIOS was available in my area then my Friday night would have been a lot better!!

  26.11.2010 21:42 #9

• raceman94

  Yeah, i so wish I had access to FIOS.

  28.11.2010 14:40 #10