New FIOS rates - confusing & scary

This link shows the new FIOS rates scheduled for implementation on 17 Jun 2012:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/2/3059741/verizon-fios-new-pricing-internet-plans
Apparently what Verizon is doing is upgrading existing plan/tier speeds and also increasing their cost.
What is confusing to me is my current plan, which I started last December, is for 35/35 speed and costs me $40/mo. as part of my quadruple-play Verizon service agreement. According to the article, 35/35 is being upgraded to 75/35 at a cost of $85/mo.
This seems like a ridiculously large price increase and if real will probably cause me to not renew my FIOS contract when it comes due. Of course I may be mis-reading or mis-interpreting what the article says, which I hope is the case.

What you're seeing as far as pricing goes in that article is for unbundled pricing (essentially, if you get FiOS Internet and nothing else). If you have a triple play, expect the price to be a bit less. I do agree that the pricing is a bit high, but what you do when competition charges the same price for somewhat less speed on the upload. Not much I'm afraid. It's still more generous than what you'd get for a business class line without an SLA, but for the 15Mbps/5Mbps plan the price could drop a bit back down to the pre-2007 price range of FiOS, to say $35-40 a month standalone.
If you're in a contract right now, unless Verizon generously grants speeds to those in contract for the same price, your speeds and price remain the same. When it comes time for renewal of the contract, either renew your current service or go to a new bundle with a contract or month to month, based on the pricing at that time.
========
The first to bring me 1Gbps Fiber for $30/m wins!

Similar Messages

New FIOS customer with dropped VOIP calls and Internet connection

I am a new FIOS customer. Got my 50/25 connection a week ago, switching from a TWC 6/1 connection. Ever since the new connection, I've had numerous issues.
My VOIP (Ooma) connection constantly drops and re-connects during conversations
I've had random Internet connection losses, which picks up again after a few minutes
My home alarm starts chirping every once in a while
I've contacted Verizon several times due to these problems and have received varying answers with no resolution of the problem.
The first time I spoke with support, the tech logged into my router and changed the WiFi channel saying that would fix the problem. It didn’t.
The second time I contacted them, the tech ran a bunch of diagnostics and said everything looked fine so it must be an IP address conflict with my devices, because I had a couple devices using static IP addresses. He said everythinf should be DHCP and the last two digits could not be higher than 99 (192.168.1.99). He said FIOS does not support 3-digit numbers at the end.
So I changed all my devices to DHCP and ran some online VOIP tests. It showed a packet loss of 2-5% and MOS score of 1 (which is bad). I was still getting dropped connections, so I disconnected all devices and connected just one computer to the router and tested again. I was still getting packet loss.
Then I called support a third time, this time the tech said there were no 2-digit IP restrictions and that he was detecting there was no UPS baterry backup for the ONT which was probably causing the problem, so he dispatched a field tech to my house.
Today the field tech came (same guy as before), he took one look at the box and said it was too close to my Electric meter and the RF from the meter was causing interference to the FIOS connection and resulting in dropped connection.
He moved the ONT to another location and said that should fix it.
Well, I'm still seeing packet loss and low MOS score when I run the VOIP test.
I don't know how much of what the techs are saying is true and how much is made up stuff.
Has anyone had similar issues and have thoughts on solutions or likely causes for dropped VOIP calls and connections? Could RF be causing this?
I thought going from a 6/1 Cable connection to a 50/25 FIOS connection would be awesome, but this has turned out to be a nightmare, and I may have to switch back to cable if the problem is not resolved.
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks!

Don't know where the packet loss is happening. I ran the VOIP test on myspeed.visualware.com and it shows a packet loss of 2-5% at different times and a MOS score of 1.
The report says MOS should be around 4 for good VOIP calls.
The Verizon tech who came to the house just blamed the electric meter box for RF interference and move the ONT farther away.
My concern is that I'm getting different answers from different techs at Verizon.
Regarding IP addresses. The Router shows a DHCP range from 192.162.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 as available for devices on the network. So, if I need to assign a static IP to a device should I use a number below 99 or above 151?
Thanks!

New FIOS router, VIsta Laptop Cannot Access Internet

I too have the new FIOS router with 75/35 speed. I have just been trying to install the router and have been successful in getting wifi connected on two devices (Win 7 laptop and Kindle), but I cannot get my Vista laptop to access the internet. It shows the wifi being connected but no internet connection.
Does this have something to do with the Vista OS?
Thank you in advance for your help.

Anyone at Verizon who is paying attention would realize this problems is many years old with no solution. People are literally begging for help in dozens of online forums, to no avail (Google search usually provides me results faster than any tech support). I have the exact same issue. All my wireless devices connect to the internet through the Verizon MI424WR router with no problem. My Vista laptop connects just fine via Ethernet cable, but not the wireless. I can make a wireless connection to the router, and the router admin page shows it is, in fact, connected, but absolutely NO connection to internet is possible.
BTW, the laptop had no problem for years connecting to the internet via a Linksys WRT54G connected to Verizon DSL.
All that the troubleshooting "guide" provides is the usual basic "plug in, turn off, turn on, reset" nonsense that might help only those who can't stop their VCR clock from blinking.
So please, Verizon, bump this up to a FAQ (because it is VERY frequently asked), and help us find a solution.

New FIos Internet user

Hoping someone can help a new FIOS internet user that's not much of a tech person. I have a new Verizon FIOS connection at home and an ActionTec wireless router connected to a box on the wall by coax cable. No problem with the wireless connection to my two family laptops, nice strong signal all through the house.
I want to connect two powered switches by ethernet cable to the ports on the router. One to connect my DirectTV box and bluray player so they have internet connections, and one in my basement to run a desktop PC that doesn't have a wireless card in it. Are there any problems with this? Does Verizon allow me to have two separate switches connected to the router which then power multiple items? Thanks!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You should have no problem connecting a switch to each of two ports on the Actiontec, and then feeding multiple devices from those switches. I'm doing that myself.
However, I don't understand why you need a switch in the circuit between the router and the desktop PC in the basement. If there's only going to be one device connected in the basement a direct run of Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable from an Actiontec port to the basement PC should do the trick.

Constant Lose of Internet / New Fios Customer.

HI,
I am a new Fios customer, unfortunately after the first few hours I lost my internet service. I rebooted the MI424WR router several times with no luck... I needed to call tech support so they can break the IP lease. They will be sending me a new router, but my husband who is an I.T. Tech, is very upset, and would like the Fios service techs to come down and look at the issue.
Wondering if any of the following may be the cause:
1. ONT issue
2. Access point issue from down the block from me.
3. Splitter issue
4. Did a Google search for MI424WR internet drops & we saw a ton of people with this issue.
Would like to hear from anybody with any suggestions!
Thanks

Sorry to hear about the problems with the service. Since you got the new router, is everything working again?
Anthony_VZ
**If someones post has helped you, please acknowledge their assistance by clicking the red thumbs up button to give them Kudos. If you are the original poster and any response gave you your answer, please mark the post that had the answer as the solution**
Notice: Content posted by Verizon employees is meant to be informational and does not supersede or change the Verizon Forums User Guidelines or Terms or Service, or your Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions or plan

New Fios Customer and Extremely Disappointed

Hello,
I just signed on to Verizon Fios because I've heard great things, however I've been extremely disappointed in what I've experienced so far.
My set up for installation was Sat 1/4 between 9am-12pm. The installer showed up late, at 12:10pm. It then took him until 3:45pm to complete the installation- over 3.5 hours! I have no idea why it took so long for him to come in, set me up with a dvr box and internet. I was previously with Optimum and they were in and out with installation in 30 minutes AND they arrived within their window. My entire morning and afternoon was gone because I had to wait around all morning because I thought he would show up before noon, and then I'm not really sure why it took him ALL afternoon to set up.
On Sun 1/5 as I was watching tv the screen went black. It was on mute and all of a sudden it just shut off. So I then spent over 2 hours on the phone first with an automated lady and then two different techs trying to fix the issue, which they concluded that I need a new set top box. The earliest time they could give me is Wed 1/8 between 8am-8pm.
This service window of 12 hours is absolutely beyond ridiculous!! I have never heard of a 12 hour window before for anything! Whenever I had an issue with Optimum, they were there the next day before 10am.
I cannot take an entire day off from work to sit around my apartment waiting for a guy who will probably show up at 8:10pm. (And I do not have family or friends nearby who can take the day to sit in my apartment for me in case the guy shows up between 8a-8p) And it's crazy that I was just set up with cable/internet on late afternnon Sat, and within 24 hours cable's not working- and now I have to wait 3 days before anyone can come fix this??
I need my service window to be Wed 1/8 between 6:30pm - 8pm. I'm ready to leave and go back to Optimum.
Thank you.

I know what you mean. I am also a new fios customer after newly 8 years with optimum. I am beyond disappointed and quite furious! The tech guys that installed my fios on 1/4/14 took 4+ hours and admitted that they are not familiar with fios all that well even though they have been working with Verizon for years. The picture quality is sub-par to optimum, I don't know if something went wrong with the installation, but I am left with extremely blurry SD channels and slightly pixelated HD channels. If you can called that HD! I have had Tech support come over and they gave me all the excuses on under the sun and even insinuated that I am seeing things. Its really frustrating that I haven't been able to find a tech that is knowledgeable enough to fix this issue.
Alas a customer service rep told me to give them another chance and that he will send an experience tech to my house on Monday 1/13/14 between 9-12am. If this tech person give me any excuse short from actually checking the splitter outside my door or switching the wires, I am going back to optimum! Fios has been a complete nightmare to say the least and I hope both our issues get fix soon.

Verizon's new FiOS GigE Wireless N Router and High Speed Internet

So I got a deal in the mail to get an upgrade to [50/25] Mbps Internet (I currently have [15/5]...when I was reviewing it on line this message came up...
Verizon will provide up to [50/25] Mbps Internet with a wired connection. If you use your Internet primarily for wireless or WiFi connections, you have the option to upgrade to Verizon's new FiOS GigE Wireless N Router which will maximize your speed delivered through your wireless connection.
Upon completion of your order, you'll be provided with information for purchasing a router at Verizon's online equipment and accessories store.
I am VERY interested in getting super fast internet...my current internet is really good but it wouldnt hurt to bump it up. I have several devices using internet in the home...most of them wireless (including my PS3). I currently use a Verizon Actiontec router.
So here is my question...do I really need to get the above router to take advantage of that [50/25]? Also one other thing...My house is fairly large and I would really like to have two routers...is it possible to use two routers or a setup to have one upstairs and another downstairs?
Thanks in advance for the answers!
-Jest

There are a lot of variables that affect wireless range.
Walls, interference, other networks in the area, etc.
You don't indicate which older Actiontec you have.
Wireless capabilities also vary by Actiontec hardware revision (A,C,D,E,F,G,I).
In general, wireless range for 802.11n is somewhat less than 802.11g, even though the bandwidth is higher.
This is especially true on the 5Ghz band (which the latest Actiontec doesn;t support).
If you only need another 10 feet, you could try moving the router, or replacing the antenna with a high gain antenna.
http://www.meritline.com/high-gain-802n-2-4ghz-swivel-antenna-routers-network-card-adapters---p-4440...

When is new frame rate for HD projects?

Cyberbretheren...
Those working in film especially CGI stuff know that there's a new frame rate of 23.976. Any word on when Logic will add this option?
Pro Tools already has, nudge nudge wink wink....
A
G5 dual 2.5 Mac OS X (10.3.9) Stylus AND my original Minimoog. Lots of MOTU. No more Digi.

Yeah, "24 drop frame". I asked the Logic reps at last years' NAMM show if this was going to be added to the next version of Logic, but I got the ol' blank stare -- they had never heard of it! Hopefully by now they have. I agree, this new frame rate needs to be added. Glad you brought this up!

Default New exch.rate type at Purchase Order.

Hi,
We would like PO to be created with new Exch.rate type.
Are there any settings in MM/FI to default a different exch.rate type say u201CZu201D instead of u201CMu201D at the time of PO?
There is one in FI Doc. type, but it refers at the time of GR or IV, whereas we want to change at PO.
Will appreciate if someone can throw some lights?
Thanks,
Nirav

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
Is the user exit for exch.rate type?? I understand the exit to keep the exch.rate fixed.
but, I believe it should be std. config. in SAP to define somewhere which exch.rate type should be used by PO.Because, currently PO is refering to "M" which we want to replace with new exch.rate type.
Thanks,
Nirav

Manual Price Conditions doesn't determine the new exchange rate in billing

Hallo People
We are using TAXBRJ in our company and sometimes is used a manual condition to determinate a price. The process is a exportation and is used exchange rate USD to BRL . When we create a billing (VF01) with copy of delivery the exchange rate dosen't update with the rate of the day.
We made the following analyses :
- For Automatic Conditions the redetermination(update) of exchange rate is updated correctly, don't have problems.
- On the copy control delivery to billing, the exchange rate determination was set to carry the date of the day on PricingExchRate type (Type E "Exchange rate determination according to current date" because that the automatic conditions work correctly).
- I was tried change the copy control to pick the billing date ( Type C "Exchange rate determination according to billing date", but doesn't work. In the category item we put the Pricing dategual like billing date, but doesn't work too.
- In the first VF01 display we put manually the pricing date but to manual condition doesn't work.
I found just one note about copy condittion to billing and exchange rate, but this note is only for sap 4.7, and we sap version is 6.0.
I'd like to confirm if to manual conditions will haven't the redetermination of exchange rate on the billing, and I'd like to know if exist some note about this; Or I will have to make some development to redeterminate this rate?
Thanks,
Henrique.

Hi, Thanks for yours reply !!
The field where the problem happened is KOMV-KKURS, and the system is proposing the exchange rate according to M. As I said, the problem just occur when a Price is entered manually is sales order. When we make the VF01, to others conditions carry the new tax rate in KOMV-KKURS is update normally, just to this manual condition don't work.
The note that I mentioned on my last thread was 97487, but will not resolve the problem.
I think that if I am using in copy control on PricingExchRatetype like Type E "Exchange rate determination according to current dateu201D should work with any condition.
When I changed the copy control on PricingExchRate type to C like show note 92613 the process don't work too.
The currency of document is BRL, just the price is typed as USD.
Att,
Henrique

New excise rate changes

Hi,
As per the new excise rate changes ie, 14 to 10%, i have changed the % in FV12 with valid date. Issue is
when i post GR my old po's, system is taking 10% instead of 14%.. whn i change the posting date before 7/12, it's giving 14%..
If i want to control by doc date instead of posting date, how to carry out??? i did the blw step but its picking 10% only.. pls guide how to take frm doc date??
During MIGO, it calculates excise duty depends on the Document date, if you have ticked the check box in,
SPRO - Finance and Accounting - Tax on Sales/ Purchases - Calculation - Assign Company code to Document date for Tax Determination.

Hi,
As per standard process system will pick 10% as excise rate beacuse you are making GR on todays date. Similarly if vendor has supplied the material after 07/12 then he must charge the excise as 10% only. And if he has supplied the material before 07/12 say 05/12 then you please enter the posting date in GR as 05/12 system will pick as 14%.
It will be better to use the default settings as this problem will be only for pending GR's.
Regards,
Umesh

New Exchange Rate type settings

Hi gurus,
I have created a new exchange rate type for imports i.e. I and for exports i.e. E.
I have maintained translation ratios for exchange rate types.
I have maintained the exchange rates.
I have maintained exchange rate type in company code settings at tax on goods movement>India-> basic settings-->maintain company code settings.
After the above settings, while i am creating an import PO the exchange rate is not picking up from I.
Is there any other settings.

Dear,
It will pick from the EURX only. not from your code. For this we have OSS notes also. That's only for MM postings.
Regards,
Dharma Rao. Yekula.
Edited by: Dharma Rao. Yekula on May 8, 2009 9:02 AM

New TDS rate effective from 1 oct 2009

Hi,
As I am new in SAP can somebody please tell me how to configure new TDS rates in SAP.
As the new rates are effective from 1 oct 2009, I want to know step by step configuration as how many tax types needs to created and what rates to be maintained against them.
Please explain in detail as I don't know much about withholding tax
Thanks in Anticipation.
Regards,
Shruti

Hi shruthi,
Please note the following Points:-
Your Question contain 2 Parts.
1) Functional Knowledge
2) Applying the functional Knowledge in SAP.
for the above my suggession is as follows:-
1). Find out the reliable source from which tax rates are available (It may be through any registered website or through any ready recoknor tax Books).
2) With regard to Configuring the same in SAP require a configuration knowledge as well testing the cofiguration setting.
There are Building Blocks available in SAP Library which you can try out.
regards
N.Kumar

New exchange rate type instead of M

Hi,
I want to assign a new exchange rate type instead of M to my co code.
Where I can assign it to company code so that at the time of posting any document rate should be pickedup from new exchange rate type and not from M.
Thanks for reply

Hi,
Thanks for your answer.
I have two company code under one client.
One co code is for India and another for Dubai.
In India exchange rates changes every day but in Dubai it is fixed for long time.
As of now both co code are accessing same Rate under M
I want Indian Co Code take M exchange rate type while Dubai CoCode should take some other exchange rate type.
What could be solution then
Thank again

FOREX Valuation - Old Rates and New Month Rates

Gurus,
The client records data in USD @ 0.26875.
The month-end / new month rate would be 0.26865.
Q1. The documents that have been recorded previously, with old rate; is it possible to change the rate of those documents. If so, where and how?
Q2. Needs steps for FOREX valuation - TCode - FAGL_FC_VAL
Q3. FAGL_FC_TRANS; what is this transaction used for?
Thanks.

Steps: for tcode FAGL_FC_VAL
1. Define Transalation Ratios for Currency Transactions
Path: SAP Netweaver -General Setting -Currencies -Define Transalation Ratios for Currency Transalation
2. Enter Exchange Rates
Path:SAP Netweaver -General Setting -Currencies Enter Exchange Rates
3. Foreign Currency Valuation Method
Path: Financial Accounting (New)- General Ledger Accounting (New) - Periodic Processing - Valuate - Define Valuation Methods
4. Define Valuation Areas
Path: Financial Accounting (New)-General Ledger Accounting (New) - Periodic Processing - Valuate - Define Valuation Areas
5. Define Accounts for Exchange Rate Differences
Path: Financial Accounting (New)-- General Ledger Accounting (New) - Business Transactions - Open Item Clearing - Define Accounts for Exchange Rate Differences
After above configuration run the T.C F.05 or FAGL_FC_VALfor valuation of currency
Regards
Hari Peddi

New FIOS rates - confusing & scary

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for