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Switched over to Verizon wireless. - Suzy Q


Posted: Jul 12, 2012

I have had HughesNet satellite for the last 2 years.  This has been extremely slow and lots of down time with weather.  So I was told that Verizon would be much better.  Now that it is installed, I am disappointed to see how slow this is.  My download time is so bad, I doubt any company would hire me or maybe they would, but with all the waiting for downloading of files, I could never get a good line count.  

Supposedly Verizon says they are putting up more powerful towers in my area and this will greatly increase my speed.  Well it is hard to belieive, when they have already lied to me about how great wireless was.  I am very disillusiioned at this point -- whyy do companies feel the need to exaggerate and are never honest about what their product will do?  Has anyone else had this experience with ISP's?  Of course the MTSO's lie to us all the time and we know they do.   I just thought at least Verizon would be better company.  

Any comments here????

It will be moved to the tech board - nn

[ In Reply To ..]
Cell phone/wireless connections are "iffy and spoty. Think about when you had the satellite, and working on a report and it went out. "Wifi"is NOT a wireless router. It is a hot spot where you connect. Right now, I'm lucky because in a motel with Comcast wireless; however, local motels do "high speed," it's satellite and slower than slow.

Verizon - seriouslymt

[ In Reply To ..]
I do not think even Verizon knows how the service will be exactly where you live. They should have offered you a 5-day trial.


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