FiOS coming to La Plata !

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by hockeynutmd

They have been running some sort of cable from the TC Martin area of Oliver Shop Road. I'm hoping they will come all the way down Oliver Shop and into the Amberleigh Farms area.

We all have our fingers crossed if you live in the Bryantown, Charlotte Hall, Dentsville area.......It just sucks when the only choice you have is Satellite or EVDO.

[hockeynutmd]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

We all have our fingers crossed if you live in the Bryantown, Charlotte Hall, Dentsville area.......It just sucks when the only choice you have is Satellite or EVDO.

I recently dropped HughesNet and switched to Cingular EVDO and a Cradlepoint Wireless Router. Very stable and supports all of our family quite well. But, since I work from home, I'm in real need of additional bandwidth and looking forward to Comcast or Verizon expanding in our area.

[bfncbs1]

Is anyone else attending this tomorrow in La Plata?

Start Date: April 29 2008 --> End Date: April 29 2008
Recurrence None
Location Charles County Chamber of Commerce, La Plata, MD
Event Description Lunch and Learn from noon-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008. .

Joseph Daniels, Assistant Vice President External Affairs of Verizon, will be discussing Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS to Charles County.

Charles County Technology Council

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

We all have our fingers crossed if you live in the Bryantown, Charlotte Hall, Dentsville area.......It just sucks when the only choice you have is Satellite or EVDO.

Fat Chance for Bryantown;

Comcast Cable currently runs to TC Martin - it was part of the broadband agreement for Charles County Schools. I am not sure of what they are stretching now, but it is where cable currently runs.

Last year ('07) there was no construction funds to go past TC Martin... I was told by the construction manager that it is still not cost effective to come down past TC Martin. The only thing that might make them go PAST TC Martin is the new development they are putting in off of Olivers Shop Road Past the school (you can actually see the development from 231...) - I was told that the run is still about 1 - 2 years away.

I have lived in Bryantown for 31 years, back when we moved in they said 10 years! 21 years later it still is not south of TC Martin...

Be glad you can get satellite and EVDO - for years it was only 4, 5, 7 and 9 - maybe 20... and when internet came around the FASTEST was 28.8 dialup forever unless you went satellite. Anything of use was until EVDO RevA (anything really worth doing) broke out last year.

I cannot tell you the amount of letters and e-mail I have sent to Verizon, Comcast and SMECO (Broadband over Power Lines - BPL to become a case study) to no avail... it is about the almighty $, not providing a service to the community. I even picked apart the Broadband Agreement and Cable Agreement for Charles County and all they are is a BIGGER pipe dream that leads to nowhere.

Bottom line - don't hold your breath!

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

Is anyone else attending this tomorrow in La Plata?

Start Date: April 29 2008 --> End Date: April 29 2008
Recurrence None
Location Charles County Chamber of Commerce, La Plata, MD
Event Description Lunch and Learn from noon-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008. .

Joseph Daniels, Assistant Vice President External Affairs of Verizon, will be discussing Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS to Charles County.

Charles County Technology Council

Joseph Daniels WILL NOT pin a date on any place except St. Charles... I will guarantee it... reason is density and population is not high enough for a return of investment in LaPlata. I would bet all he is trying to do is get into the commissioners pants to get written in to the Cable/Broadband Agreement - to be a guaranteed provider like Comcast is now.

There will be projected dates, but of course can change do to this and that... It will be nothing but a dog and pony show...

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by clevalley

Joseph Daniels WILL NOT pin a date on any place except St. Charles... I will guarantee it... reason is density and population is not high enough for a return of investment in LaPlata. I would bet all he is trying to do is get into the commissioners pants to get written in to the Cable/Broadband Agreement - to be a guaranteed provider like Comcast is now.

There will be projected dates, but of course can change do to this and that... It will be nothing but a dog and pony show...

Trust me...La Plata will see FiOS this year. No later then October. The equipment is in the CO now and is scheduled to e in service by June 30th. Outside plant is working now on installing fiber.

Waldorf will come after La Plata. And there is plenty of density in La Plata to support FiOS. If you saw some of the locations we have placed FiOS compared to La Plata you would be shocked. Some places have less then a 1/3 of the population.

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by clevalley

Joseph Daniels WILL NOT pin a date on any place except St. Charles... I will guarantee it... reason is density and population is not high enough for a return of investment in LaPlata. I would bet all he is trying to do is get into the commissioners pants to get written in to the Cable/Broadband Agreement - to be a guaranteed provider like Comcast is now.


There will be projected dates, but of course can change do to this and that... It will be nothing but a dog and pony show...

From what I hear the franchise agreement is expired...Not sure if this is true.

The cable advisory has always been a joke of a committee anyway. Have you ever tried to contact one of them? No response.....Been to a meeting? Nope they always cancel. Joke!

[hockeynutmd]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

Is anyone else attending this tomorrow in La Plata?

Start Date: April 29 2008 --> End Date: April 29 2008
Recurrence None
Location Charles County Chamber of Commerce, La Plata, MD
Event Description Lunch and Learn from noon-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008. .

Joseph Daniels, Assistant Vice President External Affairs of Verizon, will be discussing Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS to Charles County.

Charles County Technology Council

I signed up but have a conflict with a client today. Based on the information that you've previously provided, I see no future expansion in the Dentsville area for Verizon Broadband. Our only hope at this point is expansion by Comcast or a wireless vendor other then the big 3 offers an affordable option.

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

From what I hear the franchise agreement is expired...Not sure if this is true.

The cable advisory has always been a joke of a committee anyway. Have you ever tried to contact one of them? No response.....Been to a meeting? Nope they always cancel. Joke!

You are probably right about the agreement expiring - great timing for Verizon to come in and stroke the commissioners... it will be a long time coming down here.

I have contacted once out of 20 or so letters/e-mails by the board asking if I wanted to be on it - told them sure thing, would love to; never heard back from them.

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

Trust me...La Plata will see FiOS this year. No later then October. The equipment is in the CO now and is scheduled to e in service by June 30th. Outside plant is working now on installing fiber.

Waldorf will come after La Plata. And there is plenty of density in La Plata to support FiOS. If you saw some of the locations we have placed FiOS compared to La Plata you would be shocked. Some places have less then a 1/3 of the population.

Interesting - are they using the trunk coming out of Dahlgren under the river??? I know there is a trunk coming from Waldorf to LaPlata and out towards Port Tobacco but they do not own it - it might get turned over to them though.

Why LaPlata first? Waldorf is much denser and the return will be higher...

I can only think of why because of the new construction planned for the farms down by Springhill-Newtown Road and 301??? (Near Johnny Boy's +500 some homes BTW)... is it so they can lay the infrastructure in before the homes?

I don't know - I will be shocked to see it in LaPlata before Waldorf...

Tell them to get off their azzes and support Byantown/Hughesville a little better!