FiOS coming to La Plata !
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Windy Knolls Place, along route 5 south (near Billingsley Rd.). The development a few feet over has Comcast and it costs that much to run the cable over. We don't have DSL either.
That's a great idea about bridging. I'll let my neighbor know about it.
CaptPooterpants
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I wonder how long that conduit at 301/234 is going to sit there empty... According to the agreement Verizon is supposed to provide Glasva tower with free access and if that's right at the distance limit maybe those of us close to 234 will see something. I doubt the county cares about the residents much but not lighting up a location specifically defined in the agreement would probably get them in a bit of an uproar.
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Oh and as far as Comcast quotes go - I think I have the winner. I called the corporate number a few years ago and after months of going back and forth, the guy on the phone told me $300,000 to get comcast. I tried to get it in writing but the guy stopped responding to my voicemails and emails.
I'm on Penns Hill Rd about 2.5 miles from 234/301
I'm on Penns Hill Rd about 2.5 miles from 234/301
$300,000!!!! You could buy your own Central Office for that! What a joke.
I'm starting to wonder about that agreement too. Although I am smack-dab in the middle of the map, I doubt I will ever see Fios. But every time I contact the county commissioner's office, they say it's coming and refer me to the map. So until the end of the deployment phase, I don't really have a leg to stand on. I can't wait to see what kind of excuses they start giving us once the date to have everything in place has come and gone and still no Fios, or Glasva tower.
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I think that's what they were expecting me to pay for. It just doesn't make sense. We don't have broadband options out here and I'm pretty sure most people would sign up for anything that worked well.
I agree, I have fios fiber in front of my home but verizon has no plans of turning it on. I hear 4g can be gotten in north waldorf, seriously do they need a 5th highspeed option when parts of the county cant get 1. Dont get me started about St Marys county, Underserved doesnt begin to describe it.
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CaptPooterpants
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They can't help the fact that they're densely populated and a target for providers, all we can do is hope they don't forget about the people with dirt roads
And you leave St. Mary's alone, that may be my only chance at seeing cable
They can't help the fact that they're densely populated and a target for providers, all we can do is hope they don't forget about the people with dirt roads
And you leave St. Mary's alone, that may be my only chance at seeing cable
I am sorry. I forgot the R. I ment St Marys is underserved.
CaptPooterpants
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Sounds about right, mine was $270/month but that was with a partner discount
CaptPooterpants
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According to the August construction schedule, looks like the rumors of Verizon stopping construction in Charles Co. were true. Awesome.
http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/files/vzmd_fttp_aug10.pdf
http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/files/vzmd_fttp_aug10.pdf
CaptPooterpants
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Compare to July:
http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/md/files/vzmd_fttp_jul10.pdf
I know for a fact that quite a few of the roads on the July list were not run, especially considering a friend of mine lives on one and is the only house on the road. La Grange is actually a very small road, just very dense and in the heart of La Plata. I don't even know why Charles Street is on there, that's been done for almost a year.
I think my street will be getting FiOS! 
I got a call from my neighbor yesterday (Thanksgiving Day) and she said that there are some lines being spray painted on the road coming from the telephone box. Our telephone lines are underground. Just last week, they were working on the development next to us. So I guess they will be coming down our dirt road after all! Our road is Windy Knolls Place in case you need a point of reference.
Both the development and our street are not on the construction schedule every month. So I don't know how accurate it is.
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I got a call from my neighbor yesterday (Thanksgiving Day) and she said that there are some lines being spray painted on the road coming from the telephone box. Our telephone lines are underground. Just last week, they were working on the development next to us. So I guess they will be coming down our dirt road after all! Our road is Windy Knolls Place in case you need a point of reference.
Both the development and our street are not on the construction schedule every month. So I don't know how accurate it is.
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