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Go to the photo gallery. plenty of Bamboo pics in there

We live close enough that we usually got for the day but never gotten bored. Ed ius working on the place and has new camping areas and a motorhome, trailer, or any other type of camping is available, just keep in mind it is primative so no elect, water or sewer.

Named and number roads and trails, Large area and camping is allowed. We put on over 50 miles in one day and did not cover the same trail twice. Some roads are underwater and fun.

http://myfwc.com/hunting/wma/2007-08/Northeast/ThreeLakes.pdf

Try Three Lakes WMA just north of Yee Haw Junction on 441.

Located between Indiantown and Okeechobee on Hwy 714. Web site is not informative about ridin but they are open all week, $20 per quad. Lots of water and mud, new camp areas and fun as hell. Primative camping also.

Thanks for sharing a great experience

You need to add Three Lakes WMA to your list. Good camping and 3 seperate areas to ride, plus very inexpensive. Also not crowded at all and kinda centraly located. here is the web site

http://myfwc.com/hunting/wma/2007-08/Northeast/ThreeLakes.pdf

Rode here last Saturday, this will become our home park since it is only 20 minutes from our new home.

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Try Three Lakes WMA in Central Fla. Just north of Yee Haw Junction off 441.

Mad Dog Motorsports on 10th ave

Croom is close to you, $75 annual pass, Three Lakes WMA ride the named and numbered roads & trails camping and $3 per person per day, Plamt Bamboo moatly mud and water $30 for the weekend or $20 per day

True!!!!!!

Newbie here! Looking to pick my kid up a Raptor 90 real soon. I'll probably pick up a dirt bike to follow him around. I was going to ask the same question about where to ride in Palm Beach County.

Are these places safe for a 6 year old? I just don't want him to get run over. Thanks and I look forward to our new addiction. (sorry for the hi-jack but I tried to keep it on topic)

Three Lakes is very safe place to ride and Bamboo is safe but can get crazy at times. Lots of trails at Three Lakes and more mud and water at Bamboo

Or go out past Indiantown to Plant Bamboo see a lot of sports out there

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All PR Newswire newsIndustry Experts, Customers Cite Verizon's Focus on New Ideas and Customer Satisfaction Setting Sales Records in Texas

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is bringing new ideas and products to the subscription TV marketplace as it celebrates the second anniversary of Verizon FiOS TV this week and as customers and industry analysts alike praise the all-fiber-optic TV service.

The service is a hit with customers. In the short two years that Verizon has been offering FiOS TV in its first market, Texas, more than 25 percent of the customers there who could subscribe to FiOS TV have done so. Penetration for FiOS Internet, launched in August 2004, exceeded 35 percent in Texas as of June 30, 2007.

Independent experts from the industry research firms Parks Associates, In- Stat and the Yankee Group, as well as customers, say Verizon is offering more choice for entertainment throughout the home and providing high-quality service that creates customer loyalty.

When it was introduced in September 2005, FiOS TV offered excellent value and superior picture quality and performance to its subscribers. Soon after, Verizon began adding new services and personalizing features to differentiate FiOS TV from the competition and deliver greater value to its customers. This commitment to continuous service innovation is moving Verizon FiOS TV to the forefront of the marketplace, according to Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst for Parks Associates.

"Verizon is leveraging its infrastructure and technology advantages -- its fiber-optic network, the in-home network and the FiOS TV platform -- to maximum effect," Scherf said. "At this point, FiOS TV is 18 months to two years ahead of where the rest of the industry needs to be."

Among the FiOS TV breakthroughs cited by Scherf are its Home Media DVR service, which was introduced in August 2006, and the new FiOS TV interactive media guide (IMG) that helps customers quickly and easily find what they want from all content sources -- TV listings, video-on-demand catalogs and digital video recorders (DVRs) -- in a single search.

Home Media DVR has two groundbreaking features not available from cable: multi-room DVR and Media Manager. With multi-room DVR, families can watch different recorded shows on up to three TVs at the same time, and they can pause a recorded show in one room and resume it in another. Media Manager allows customers to create photo slideshows and music playlists on their home PC and play them on their home entertainment systems.

"With Home Media DVR, Verizon is opening up a variety of new entertainment experiences for its subscribers," said Scherf. "When you add the powerful yet simple content-search capabilities of the new IMG, it's clear that FiOS TV provides a more personalized user experience that is very different from the 'one size fits all' services that others offer."

FiOS TV Called a 'Change Agent'

Michelle Abraham, principal analyst for In-Stat, believes that this focus on service innovation has positioned FiOS TV as an "agent of change" in the pay TV industry.

"Change agents are service providers that force their competitors to respond to unique new features they bring to market -- features that positively change the user experience," Abraham said. "In much the same manner that satellite TV's advocacy of the DVR forced cable providers to add DVRs to their offerings, FiOS TV is rolling out new features and functions that cable will be forced to address.

"Verizon has steadily enhanced FiOS TV, moving it to the head of the class," Abraham added.

Verizon also gets kudos for its success in delivering high-quality customer care, said Yankee Group analyst Josh Martin, whose research brings him into contact with a variety of subscription TV customers. "You can never minimize the importance of customer service to the strength of the business relationship and customer loyalty," he said. "A good customer service experience begins with installation, continues with regular support and is an important customer retention tool."

Two-Year Customer Applauds FiOS TV

Customers like Marc Clemons of Keller, Texas, have responded by signing up for the service as soon as it's available in their area. Clemons, who participated in a pre-launch trial in 2005, was one of the first customers to sign up for the service when it launched. Two years later, he is still bullish.

"It's been the most incredible TV service I've ever had," he said. "You're either part of the technology revolution or you're not, and I wanted to be part of the cutting edge. I was lucky when Verizon solicited me for the trial, and it's been a whirlwind of incredible opportunity ever since."

Shawn Strickland, vice president of video solutions for Verizon, said, "On behalf of the thousands of Verizon employees who work on FiOS TV, we appreciate the positive reviews of these experts and the comments we receive from customers every day. We look forward to delighting our customers with morenew services, including bringing Internet content to the TV, which will further enhance their whole-home entertainment experience."

Verizon launched FiOS TV in Keller, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2005, delivering the service on the nation's largest fiber-optic network that extends all the way to customers' homes. As of June 30, 2007, Verizon FiOS TV had 515,000 subscribers and was available to more than 3.9 million households in nearly 500 communities in 12 states. The company will update FiOS TV statistics when it reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 29.

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, headquartered in New York, is a leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 62 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon has a diverse workforce of more than 238,000 and last year generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $88 billion.

Sarasota, Tampa, North of Clearwater, maybe QT will let you room with her or Cain maybe another option

Enough for this debate the proof will be in the eyes of the consumer just as not all people like Ford or Chevy, not all will like BHN or VZ.

BTW I have compared BHN and FiOS side by side as I set up demonstrations for government officals to compare the differences. But thanks for the offer.

If you go back and read my previous post you will find that I offered CR1 the comparison not you since he was the one asking for advice.

Sorry,

i've been having trouble with my fios internet

What issue you having and if I can't talk you through it I do have connections that can fix it for ya.

BTW I have compared BHN and FiOS side by side as I set up demonstrations for government officals to compare the differences. But thanks for the offer.

Verizon FiOS is superior in internet speed, video signal and voice quality. If I could get FiOS in WPB I would have it as I am continually having to reset my comcast modem daily. All companies have been using fiber for years for their trunking networks. What you need to do is compare them side by side as I have and you will see the difference.

I just realized after re reading your post that you have "Comcast". That's not comparing apples to apples because Comcast does not keep up or upgrade their system like Bright House does.They would rather put a cost effective band aid on a problem instead of correcting it. Before you compare companies side by side make sure your comparing the companies your considering.CR1,if you would like an ACTUAL side by side comparison of Verizon and BHN let me know and I could scan one and send it to you.

Actually I lived in Brandon until last December so I am well aware of what Brighthouse does or doesn't do. The training we did was classroom training I managed centers in the Midwest, Texas and Southeast plus Virgina, Maryland and Pennsylvania for a while. At one time I had over 160 instructors working including a retired professor from Duke University that did fiber optic research for them. I have given live demonstrations to our legislative bodies and had US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chow visit our training center to learn first hand what the fiber optics was about. So I believe I am well equipped to make any comparison

the FiOS product line was not susposed to show a profit for five years but actually started showing profit at 3 due to the overwhelming response and take rate. Verizon stock has been on the rise this year

splice, test and install fiber service, setup customer pcs, check for virus, wired and wireless networking and home entertainment systems for maximum performance

Comcast just announced 12MBs.

FiOS offers 5mb, 15mb and 30mb currently with plans to roll out 100mb later this year. I happen to know just a little about the product and the cable offerings. My team trained over 1500 techs in Texas, florida and indiana before I retired and was also involved in the development of the training courses and currently consult on training for the AT&T training.

Verizon FiOS is superior in internet speed, video signal and voice quality. If I could get FiOS in WPB I would have it as I am continually having to reset my comcast modem daily. All companies have been using fiber for years for their trunking networks. What you need to do is compare them side by side as I have and you will see the difference.

KingQuad 700 with 28" Outlaws and 3" lift is awesome