I was very impressed at the speed of Verizon's fiber rollout. Initially it seemed like I'd be waiting years to get it at my house, then one day I saw the fleets of Verizon trucks with spools of orange conduit driving around my neighborhood. Within a few weeks, I got the email notification that it was available at my house, and a few weeks later, the guy was digging the trench in my yard to run fiber to my basement.

I'm also quite impressed by the look and feel of the new FiOS DVRs:



The chaptering with thumbnails and guide browsing interfaces look superior to what I have now. I just hope the multi-room stuff works nicely.