Get a knock on the door this fine Saturday afternoon. Someone pitching Verizon FiOS.
"Just arrived in your neighborhood, sir. Blazing fast". "What do you use for internet access?" Verizon. Puzzled look. "For high-speed". Yes, Verizon DSL. "Oh, really?" "Anyways, you qualify for a free upgrade". Where do I sign? "Let me check with my colleague". Guy disappears.
Novel, old fashioned way to sell its high-tech product. Actually, its high-tech marketing also calls it blazing fast, and its engineers appear to deliver blazes - leading to the wise crack, FiOS stands for Fire is Our Specialty:)
Anyways, Verizon if you want to upgrade my DSL - and also move my cable TV service to you, you know where to reach me. Just don't expect me to go through this process again.
"Just arrived in your neighborhood, sir. Blazing fast". "What do you use for internet access?" Verizon. Puzzled look. "For high-speed". Yes, Verizon DSL. "Oh, really?" "Anyways, you qualify for a free upgrade". Where do I sign? "Let me check with my colleague". Guy disappears.
Novel, old fashioned way to sell its high-tech product. Actually, its high-tech marketing also calls it blazing fast, and its engineers appear to deliver blazes - leading to the wise crack, FiOS stands for Fire is Our Specialty:)
Anyways, Verizon if you want to upgrade my DSL - and also move my cable TV service to you, you know where to reach me. Just don't expect me to go through this process again.
