Added new verizon post

_posts/2014-09-09-Non-profit-discounts.md

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 I'm not sure I can articluate it better than Jason does.
 
-I'd lump accelerator discounts in this category too. We dabbled early on but we've phased these out. 
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 I want to be able to look every customer in the eye and tell them they're getting the best price we offer for their level of service. It's challenging, but it's something we're sticking by for better or worse.

_posts/2014-09-14-Connecting-to-the-backbone.md

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+---
+title: "Pulling a cable from the internet backbone"
+description: "Getting our office really close to the internet"
+published: true
+layout: post
+---
+The backbone of the internet between San Francisco and Seattle goes in to the basement of the [Pittock Block](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittock_Block) in downtown Portland. From there, it goes out to local providers who service Portland and the surrounding area. I first heard about this building a couple of years ago when Cabel Sasser took some [amazing photos down in the basement](http://cabel.me/2012/12/19/the-basement/).
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+When my realtor brought me there and the building manager described the data center, and the connectivity options in the building, I jumped at the opportunity to get an office in this building. We're moving in to a 1600 sq ft space on the top floor in October. To get internet service for our office, we have a choice of about 16 fiber providers and 31 other providers. We pick one, make a deal with them and can have Cat5 (or fiber) cable run up to the office to connect us to the rest of the world.
+
+**What is it even like to be _this_ close to the internet?**
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+ After moving from New York where I had Verizon Fios to Portland where I have Comcast at home, I've been disappointed by the stability of Comcast's service (most noticeable when it hangs when video conferencing).
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+I'm expecting good things from internet service in our new office. I'll let you know how it goes.

_posts/2014-09-17-Verizon-And-Tmobile-iPhone-6.md

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+---
+title: "The best cell coverage domestically + sim swapping with t-mobile"
+description: "Having both Verizon + Tmobile is the best of both worlds"
+published: true
+layout: post
+---
+![Brooklyn to Portland by car](http://fast.customer.io/s/Brooklyn-Portland.png)
+
+In August, my fiancee and I drove from New York to Oregon, clear across the United States. 
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+In the car with us, I had 2 Verizon iPhone 5s, a T-mobile iPad Air and an AT&T Unite Mobile Hotspot. We took turns driving while the other person worked on their laptop in the passenger seat. 
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+We also streamed music for a lot of the way on Pandora or Spotify using one of the iPhones.
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+Now, this is totally anecdotal evidence, but my experience with each provider was as follows:
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+* Verizon worked everywhere with the exception of little 5-10 minute blips throughout the country. The only place verizon didn't work for an extended period was between Montana and Idaho.
+* AT&T worked *almost* everywhere Verizon did. Mostly though Verizon's LTE signal was better than AT&T and the iPhone had decent data in more places than the AT&T Unite.
+* T-mobile worked well in big cities and sometimes worked while driving, but for the most part had poor coverage.
+
+The [2014 ratings from JD Power](http://ratings.jdpower.com/telecom/ratings/909201747/2014-Wireless+Network+Quality+Study+Vol.1/index.htm) seem to confirm our experience.
+
+## International Travel
+
+This is a totally different story.
+
+* Verizon doesn't work internationally (CDMA is US only)
+* AT&T screws you on roaming
+* T-Mobile is awesome and gives you free roaming data (at a slower speed).
+
+On a recent international trip I popped the Verizon sim card out of my iPhone and put the T-mobile one in. It works great when you arrive at the airport and need to get google maps, send an email, or get in touch with someone over chat.
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+The best part is you can do this on a basic T-mobile data plan for the iPad -- a 1gb plan costs $20 a month. I've used T-mobile free roaming in England and Mexico and if you're there for a short time and don't need voice, you don't need to get a local sim card.
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+So, long story short -- if you want the most reliable cell phone experience across the US, get Verizon. BUT if you're getting a second device, pick up T-mobile and you have an awesome way to get international data without surcharges.
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+I'm looking forward to continuing to sim swap when traveling