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your_city_councilor OP t1_iza8cfv wrote

Reply to comment by New-Vegetable-1274 in What's the deal with coffee shops closing wicked early? by your_city_councilor

>You don't even see that as much in big cities anymore.

That's definitely true. Even NYC is full of places that close early now. That has definitely happened since the pandemic; it really is a great tragedy of our world that humans now feel nervous of interacting with each other. That's going to have ramifications for decades to come.

>I remember the Coffee Kingdom on Pleasant St and through at least two generations it had a real Bohemian vibe not to mention great coffee.

Definitely. I don't even really remember their coffee, though I drank a lot of it, and also their Italian sodas, which I thought were very cosmopolitan at the time, but it was the vibe and the conversations and the people that I spent time with there that I remember.

Restaurant on Highland...was it the Mexican place?

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bartnd t1_iza78ox wrote

Reply to comment by operator_1337 in verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

Probably attempting to catch views with the headline and trying to get more people interested in a 5G hotspot. While it does read as if there will be hardwired fiber connections, 70,000 homes and businesses across 7 towns/cities isn't a whole lot of coverage. Hopefully it will lead to additional buildouts over time, as I thought they were already done expanding.

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ozzgift OP t1_iza0eb1 wrote

Reply to comment by operator_1337 in verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

I looked up my address and it's in my area now and I could sign up for service today and based on the speeds it's fiber it 5g.

Only downside is you will need a fiber optic terminal installed in your house before getting service and I am sure there is a charge for installation.

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operator_1337 t1_iz9zotc wrote

Reply to comment by ozzgift in verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

Yeah the news reports are super confusing. Because they say fiber is "coming", but then they also talk about 5G Home.

I'm wondering if they will offer 5G home first and start offering fiber once it is in place.

Idk I would love to know what they tell you.

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DrDeathDefying1 t1_iz9zbw0 wrote

Reply to verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

Prices from Verizon's website. Prices shown are with/without existing 5G plan through Verizon, so new subscribers should go by second price.

300 Mbps - $25/$50
500 Mbps - $45/$70
1 Gbps - $65/$90

Normally these prices are locked in for 2/3/4 years respectively but right now there's a promotion to lock it in for 10 years.

Also worth noting that these prices are not only cheaper than comparable Spectrum plans, but have symmetric speeds (same bandwidth upload and download) which Spectrum does not offer.

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ozzgift OP t1_iz9y4dx wrote

Reply to comment by operator_1337 in verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

The press release does say they are bringing the fiber optic network to new cities so I would think we would be actual FIOS and not a5g Hotspot as that isn't fiber optic. But who knows what we will get till we see it. I have had some Verizon people in my neighborhood going door to door I will have to make it a point to talk to them next time and see if they offer more details

Any new entrant into internet for the city is good because competition will bring lower rates for all providers and force spectrum to work to keep and retain customers.

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operator_1337 t1_iz9wjgl wrote

Reply to verizon FIOS coming to Worcester by ozzgift

I don't think it's gonna be hardwired/fiber connections though?

From everything I've read, i think Fios in Worcester will be supported by 5G. So basically they just give you a tank of a mobile hotspot router with unlimited data.

I'm not complaining as either way I'm going to give it a go. But sadly I think unless it's true fiber, spectrum is going to still be the better option.

Edit after more research and the below comment I realize i was wrong and it will hopefully actually be real fiber lol

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