Verizon Buys the Not-Quite-5g Wireless Isp Starry to Expand Wireless Broadband
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I had Fios in Boston, in an apartment that was only wired for Fios. Despite that my service was pretty good/cheap - probably related to all the Starry fliers I got in the mail. Guessing it won’t be like that next year.