Verizon Fios
Shares rank 9 of 12 internet service providers by recommenders
People recommend Fios for fiber internet that feels fast and sufficient at home where it is available. The most common caveat is suspected throttling of streaming services like YouTube.
People recommend Fios for fiber internet that feels fast and sufficient at home where it is available. The most common caveat is suspected throttling of streaming services like YouTube.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 36%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good fiber service where available
“I used to live in NYC and I was a few blocks from the Verizon datacenter downtown and one of the first to get direct fiber, FIOS. It was amazing.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't” “where Fios is available, Verizon does an okay job with organizing fiber.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “France reaches 94.9% fiber coverage in 2026”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Suspected throttling of YouTube and Netflix
“I've had mixed results recently, with ping spikes and a lot of suspected traffic shaping of things like Youtube.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't” “when you cheap out, they more severely throttle places like Youtube on the backend”
Comment from 6 Jun 2026 in “There's still no point in gigabit broadband” “Did we forget how Verizon FIOS throttled Netflix”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I. Companies” No native IPv6 support
“does not offer native V6, so yes, sadly I am forced to use a tunnel broker in 2026”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Hurricane Electric (HE.NET) IPv6 tunnelbroker page offline due to expired domain” “I lost IPv6 support because supposedly this newer ONT does not support it”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn't taken over the world” Contract lock-in and broken service promises
“Now, i'm still locked into the 3yr plan with Verizon but dont have the content I wanted.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “a tech on a service call promised (lying) that the contents would sync to the new boxes”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Harvest hikes bills by 1500% after purchased by Bending Spoons”
Other internet service providers people recommend
The four most recommended other internet service providers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlink | 547 | 353 | 61% | 13 | 2 yrs12 owners | — |
| Comcast internet | 19 | 72 | 21% | 11 | 15 yrs4 owners | — |
| Google Fiber | 18 | 12 | 60% | 6 | — | — |
| Andrews & Arnold | 10 | 3 | 77% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Verizon FiosThis page | 5 | 9 | 36% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“where Fios is available, Verizon does an okay job with organizing fiber.”
“a tech on a service call promised (lying) that the contents would sync to the new boxes”
“WARNING: You are in violation of the My Fios app end user licensing agreement that prohibits duplication of this screen.”
“I used to live in NYC and I was a few blocks from the Verizon datacenter downtown and one of the first to get direct fiber, FIOS. It was amazing.”
“I've had mixed results recently, with ping spikes and a lot of suspected traffic shaping of things like Youtube.”
“In my experience, it's one of the best ISPs I've ever had.”
“Truly, Fios is the most bare minimum.”
“when you cheap out, they more severely throttle places like Youtube on the backend”
“Did we forget how Verizon FIOS throttled Netflix”
“I have a FIOS connection here at home, and it seems entirely sufficient.”
“the router they give you will only realistically offer 1/10th your Gb speed”
“does not offer native V6, so yes, sadly I am forced to use a tunnel broker in 2026”
“I lost IPv6 support because supposedly this newer ONT does not support it”
“Now, i'm still locked into the 3yr plan with Verizon but dont have the content I wanted.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.