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November 1, 2005
It's like all my problems are going to be solved
I'm giddy. Exuberant. Euphoric.
And it's not even hooked up yet.
We got a notice from Verizon a couple weeks ago saying that we were able to get their FiOS service at our address. Fiber, baby! I ordered service online, and set up an installation appointment for today. I fully expected for them to notify me in the meantime that we were too far away from the main road for them to run service. I figured when they did the preliminary install of fiber from the pole to our house, they would balk at the half mile of digging. The other option was running it across the fields over the phone lines. I didn't figure they'd go for that either.
Our appointment today was between 8 and 5. Nice window for them. We were about dying since they didn't get here til 4! We spoke to the techs for a while about how the phone lines came in across the field, if digging would be an issue. The one tech (with the be-yoo-tee-ful blue eyes and dark hair) said that he would look at where the lines were and call his supervisor, but it would probably be at least several weeks or a month before we got service, unless they decided we just weren't worth it at all.
They checked out what they needed to check out. They came back and said the contractors should be out by the end of the week to bury the fiber. Early next week at the latest. Then the installers will come back and do an hour or so's worth of work and we'll be set. SET I TELL YOU!
I am, quite possibly, a mere 1-2 weeks away from faster, more reliable cheaper broadband. I'M THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD!
Posted by me at November 1, 2005 8:54 PM