14 DAY TRIAL // Verizon has just announced that its FiOS Internet for Business service is now one of the fastest in the United States with speeds up to 150 Mbps download and 35 Mbps upload. Currently, the service is available to small business in 12 states and the District of Columbia
Verizon claims that its new Internet speed delivered over the company's all-fiber-optic FiOS network provides three times the downstream speed previously available to FiOS customers.
“We're giving small-business owners another reason to choose Verizon as their service provider - and get an edge on their competitors,” said Monte Beck, vice president of small-business marketing for Verizon.
“We offer these ultra-fast Internet speeds at competitive prices on an all-fiber-optic network that supports the immediate and future speed needs of small businesses to deliver large files at lighting speed. And we continue to offer these businesses many other value-added services,” added Beck.
Apparently, the new 150/35 Mbps FiOS Internet service debuts right after the recent Verizon field tests that achieved connection speeds close to 1 Gbps, both downstream and upstream.
The new business service is available in parts of California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
It will be to the majority of FiOS-eligible businesses and sold as a stand-alone service or in a bundle.
Customers will have to pay at least $299.99 per month for a stand-alone service with a dynamic IP address and no term contract.
Those who wish to get it cheaper can choose the two-year contract with a dynamic IP address for about $204.99 per month.
The cheaper version of the service requires customers to sign up for a service bundle that includes the up to150/35 Mbps FiOS Internet speed and a voice line with unlimited domestic calling for prices starting at $183.99 per month and no term contract.
Static IP addresses for FiOS Internet for Business are available as well, but at a slightly higher price. The service is also available to some medium-sized businesses.