Verizon FIOS vs. Lumen Fiber + Internet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Verizon FIOS
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Verizon Fios is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service that operates over a fiber-optic communications network.
$69
per month
Lumen Fiber + Internet
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Lumen Fiber + Internet (formerly CenturyLink® Fiber+ Internet) delivers high-performance communication services delivered over a direct fiber connection to the building, Fiber + includes business-class fiber-based Internet access and voice service with advanced calling features. Plus, cloud-based applications for email, web hosting, and data backup. ​ • Symmetrical upload and download speeds​ - Equal upload and download internet speeds directly to a building so as to simultaneously deliver…N/A
Pricing
Verizon FIOSLumen Fiber + Internet
Editions & Modules
100 Mbps
$69
per month
300 Mbps
$129
per month
Up to 940/880 Mbps
$249
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Verizon FIOSLumen Fiber + Internet
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Verizon FIOSLumen Fiber + Internet
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Verizon FIOSLumen Fiber + Internet
Likelihood to Recommend
Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
In general, the delivery of service is very fast when fiber is already available at an address. Of course, building new fiber into a location where it isn't already run, take a long time and is expensive. Not Verizon FIOS's fault, it just is a fact of installing fiber. The service is lightning fast for internet and very recommended. We had 1 case where we needed internet service in less than 1 week or it would have delayed construction. Verizon FIOS was able to make our short timeframe and deliver a working service.
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Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
If you use the internet, and the only other option is Xfinity, choose CenturyLink Fiber + Internet. Xfinity will lock you into a year-long contract and is actually worse overall in terms of actual speed and quality of service. In my opinion, Xfinity just plain sucks for internet. In my experience, it often cuts out and has no customer service rep anywhere to be found.
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Pros
Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
  • The services is very stable; never seems to have outages that are noticed.
  • Install process is streamlined and easy
  • Billing is consistant
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Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Upload speed
  • Month to month payment
  • Installation
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Cons
Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
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Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Website dashboard
  • Online support
  • Better modem
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Alternatives Considered
Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
Faster service at a lower price.
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Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
AT&T business internet is higher priced. They will lock you in for a year. In my experience, it has worse customer service that will put you on hold for hours and not be able to solve your problem. In my experience, they will sneak in price increases and charge you hidden fees. In my experience, it actually has slower internet than what they have stated in the marketing. And I feel it is just a worse-off product.
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Return on Investment
Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
  • Service is better than other carriers in speed to internet
  • Cost for this excellent service is very reasonable and often better than inferior other carrier offerrings.
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Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • We work using the internet so making it faster always helps
  • Faster speeds has great ROI for the company
  • Means we can all get work done a lot faster
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