I just moved into a older home, there is a ONT on the outside and a battery backup that comes inside right into the dining room- its a huge eyesore, and the wife hates it. I've been telling her how great FiOS was for years since I had it in my bachelor pad in 2009 (we've had terrible cable monopoly service since then) and now I'm getting tons of crap for how "no internet is worth that" (as she points to the eyesore).
When I had FIOS installed years ago, the tech was super cool, I stayed home for the appointment and we mounted everything out of sight in the basement on a wood board he screwed into the foundation. He also didn't run coax / MOCA at my request (activated ethernet @ the ONT, i didn't and still dont need TV or phone service).
What is my best shot for getting all the equipment disconnected from where it is, installed in the basement and sealing up all the holes in the exterior wall / dining room? It appears to be MOCA only, as the ONT has COAX running from it outside into the house.
I know how some companies can be about doing installation work as cheaply as possible, just to get it to "work", especially if its already installed and working. The last thing we have money for (there are other things to fix) is paying Verizon buku $$$ to bill us for "custom" work, that in my opinion should have been done cleaner in the first place (the wires outside even are a little rat-nesty).
Finally, I saw that there is a new FiOS ONT that is slim and uses less power, and would like to get that if possible so all the current equipment might be useless anyway? Will they force me to use the older equipment since its already there?
Should I
A) Call Verizon, tell them I moved in and will only consider signing a FiOS agreement if they move everything / give me new hardware.
B) Remove the ONT, caulk up the holes before calling to have new service installed?
The problem with B is I know they have records of it being there, but it hasn't been in service for a while, the previous owners have been on cable for a while, from what they've told me.
I also doubt the fiber drop is long enough to go from its current termination point to the other-side of the house in the basement, would require running through the walls (about 30 feet) inside to get to the basement. Its fine that it enters the house where it is, it just needs to stay inside the wall cavity until it gets to the basement. I'm pretty sure it would be cost prohibitive for them to move the fiber line from the pole to enter at a different location because of all the concrete they would have to dig up, it seems logical that running it through the walls / downstairs ceiling is the easiest way.
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