I've been noticing Verizon trucks around town for quite a while now, putting in new cable. They pulled up outside our house today, so of course I went and asked what they were doing.

They're in the first steps of bringing FIOS to our town. I'm so ready for choices -- Comcast has been a disappointment, to say the least. We have intermittent service to our house because we're at the end of the line and Comcast has done everything in their power to ... do nothing.

The Verizon guy that I talked to said that in about 3 to 4 months, we should get mail from Verizon, letting us know that FIOS is here and what the first service is that they'll offer -- he speculated that it would be television.

I came  across a blog by a guy in Newton, Massachusetts, with a detailed description of what you see in your neighborhood, on the line near your house, on the side of your house, and inside when you get Verizon's FIOS Internet service.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to having a choice for my cable service.

Update: Another interesting blog entry on FIOS vs. Comcast.

(C) Susan Pruden.