As the story goes, I renewed Verizon FiOS services in August after several years of stellar performance (at two addresses) and in light of the potential disruption an Xfinity install might bring along with Comcast’s ongoing HBO GO Roku blockade. After Tech of the Hub received a pretty fantabulous FiOS renewal offer that effectively comps two years of premium channels, including HBO and Showtime, I popped into my account to see if renewing our two-year contract just 4 months in might yield similar goodness. And, indeed, I had the option to re-up my exact same bundle… for even less money. At only $75/mo for 50/50Mbps Internet, plus a healthy selection of cable television content and the all locals (without an aerial antenna), it’s extremely hard to consider cutting the cord.
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For a $5 price increase, I could have also added back in ESPN, E, and Travel channel by moving from HD Select to HD Preferred... but giving up BBC America would ultimately cost me even more in Amazon Instant purchases.
The CableCARD rental adds $5/mo, plus another few bucks in taxes and fees.
I'm taking a look at the new FiOS Gateway:
https://twitter.com/davezatz/status/539917365358514177
"I’m taking a look at the new FiOS Gateway"
Y'know, for the price of that, you could buy a real router and a MoCA bridge...
where on your fios account did you see this offer?