FiOS coming to La Plata !

[ktflame]

On two occasions I have seen a pickup truck with cable TV on the side and gentlemen measuring distances looming the Dentsville area down Penns Hill Rd and actually on Stonestreet Rd. Anyone have any idea what company is laying cable in the area? I'm actually getting kind of excited.

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by ktflame

On two occasions I have seen a pickup truck with cable TV on the side and gentlemen measuring distances looming the Dentsville area down Penns Hill Rd and actually on Stonestreet Rd. Anyone have any idea what company is laying cable in the area? I'm actually getting kind of excited.

We seen that also down here off Old Sycamore Rd......Truck running around with Cable mapping on the side. I just figured he was counting houses for the cable company to see if there is any reason to come to this area.

[Xaquin44]

Verizon should spend more money installing fiber then advertising for it. I see two commercials a night and I only watch the simpsons and jeopardy =/

[hockeynutmd]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

We seen that also down here off Old Sycamore Rd......Truck running around with Cable mapping on the side. I just figured he was counting houses for the cable company to see if there is any reason to come to this area.

Any word on Verizon DSL being offered to homes on Oliver Shop Road? I read an article recently in the Maryland Independent advertising DSL availability on DuBois Road.

Thanks

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Xaquin44

ahh EVDO is useless for gaming because of the cap =/

my mother was a manager for verizon too hehe she used to work out of the LaPlata branch a long time ago

about FIOS .... I'm in dentsville, but I have a LaPlata address .... any idea how far up Rt 6 FIOS will be going?

My parents live in Hudson Ridge and they were told that nothing was coming down their way anytime soon. They have the internet through the Dish and they hate it.

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by hockeynutmd

Any word on Verizon DSL being offered to homes on Oliver Shop Road? I read an article recently in the Maryland Independent advertising DSL availability on DuBois Road.

Thanks

More then likely no.....really there wasn't much funding for expanding DSL in 2008. Most of the funding that was allocated for DSL is only to maintain the existing equipment and to offer new services for existing customers.

Dubois Rd wasn't lucky....its all about who lives on that street

[bfncbs1]

Tuesday, April 29

Charles County Technology Council Lunch and Learn will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. April 29 at the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, 101 Centennial St., Suite A., La Plata. Joseph Daniels, assistant vice president of external affairs for Verizon, will discuss Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS to Charles County. Cost is $20 for nonmembers and $15 for members. R.S.V.P. to info@TheTechCouncil.net or 877-282-5734 by April 24.

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by hockeynutmd

Any word on Verizon DSL being offered to homes on Oliver Shop Road? I read an article recently in the Maryland Independent advertising DSL availability on DuBois Road.

Thanks

Don't hold your breathe - we are too far away from the Hughesville switch to receive it - also, the phone lines are so old around here when people use to have problems with phone line noise, Bell Atlantic would come in and place "chokes" on the lines to quiet them down. They were not documented exactly where they were placed These chokes KILL the signal of DSL.

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bfncbs1

Tuesday, April 29

Charles County Technology Council Lunch and Learn will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. April 29 at the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, 101 Centennial St., Suite A., La Plata. Joseph Daniels, assistant vice president of external affairs for Verizon, will discuss Verizon’s plans to bring FiOS to Charles County. Cost is $20 for nonmembers and $15 for members. R.S.V.P. to info@TheTechCouncil.net or 877-282-5734 by April 24.

Funny - Verizon will only go to places where it is saturated with enough people to recoup the cost of laying the fiber. Bowie was one of the first places and with homes sitting on top of one another it payed off well.

LaPlata is not saturated enough for them (IMO); I will bet they will say in 5-10 years which is a good way of saying "sorry for your luck" When we moved to Bryantown 30 YEARS ago, cable was coming in 5 - 10 years... it never happened, and to this day they say it is not cost effective.

Now - St. Charles they could definitely get a return as the homes are on 1/4 acre or smaller lots. You can bet your ass it will run in there before it hits LaPlata...

the fiber trunks already run through Waldorf AND a MASSIVE fiber trunk runs down 301 through White Plains into LaPlata and out Rt. 6 through Port Tobacco, through Welcome to an "undisclosed" location... been there for years but will not be touched by Verizon for some time.

[bfncbs1]

Originally Posted by clevalley

Don't hold your breathe - we are too far away from the Hughesville switch to receive it - also, the phone lines are so old around here when people use to have problems with phone line noise, Bell Atlantic would come in and place "chokes" on the lines to quiet them down. They were not documented exactly where they were placed These chokes KILL the signal of DSL.

Distance is a issue but just like Dubois Rd if you install a remote terminal also known as a Adtran then you can extend DSL to where ever you want. Its done all the time.

Funding for DSL is the issue.