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Re:Philly Wisper by imglorp on Monday June 10, 2019 @10:45AM (#20147197)
Obviously better private, if possible, but a couple of counter points.

First, Comcast/Verizon is a duopoly with two of the poorest customer satisfaction companies in the country. Ie last place [0]. They do what they want, they charge for things like rural broadband and pocket the fee but don't provide it, they (alleged?) sell your data and browsing habits, they mess with your traffic [2] ... a miserable, expensive experience all around. BTW I pay Vrz $80/mo for 150mbps only, no bundle, and it was major grief to get this.

Second, Municipal broadband is blocked here [1]. Comcast HQ in Philly is a big force.

0. http://fortune.com/2017/05/25/cable-tv-comcast-verizon/

1. https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadbloc...

2. https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/7izns8/are_you_...

Re:Philly Wisper by greggyb on Monday June 10, 2019 @12:28PM (#20148208)
Call them up and ask for their online offer of 3-year $79.99 for their "1G" (I always forget that theirs is actually a bit below).

This is live today: https://postimg.cc/G446YpBQ

I see it when browsing to their Fios site: https://www.verizon.com/home/fios-fastest-internet/

You may have to cancel and re-order - I did. I'm not sure whether you consider it a hassle or not. For me, it meant hanging out at home for a two hour window (always grab the morning ones so someone else's delay doesn't become your late appointment). This is easy, as I work from home, but it's also not hard to find time on a weekend (for me).

I highly recommend calling up and asking them. You can set your disconnection day and your appointment on the same day. You mail back your old equipment in a box they send you.