IPv6 Check-In
A little birdie in the tree told me that Verizon has a wait list for IPv6. Once on the list, customers will be mailed and SMSed when IPv6 is available in their area, and will be placed at the front of...
View ArticleNew construction- any need for phone jack?
Right now we use Ooma. Love it, but one day, i suppose this ooma box will die and we will look at phone thru one on the cable companies. Im thinking fios initially. Is there any need to have a phone...
View ArticleTotally Bogus New Charge!
This month my bill suddenly went up about $3 so I chaecked it compared to last, and found that not only did my "State and Local Taxes" go up a small amount (there's been NO tax rate increase in my...
View ArticleHow Much Are You Paying for FiOS Service?
I'm curious to know how much you pay for the FiOS service in your area as the prices seem to differ from customer to customer. Mention the following, - Plan (Including Internet Speed Tier, and TV &...
View Article[Networking] Setting up a second Gateway router as an access point, using coax?
Ok, this is a little confusing, so I will try my best to explain it as simply as I can. My ONT is in my living room, connected to my main router (Actiontec MI424WR) via coax. There is also another coax...
View ArticleMyVerizon Homepage Redesign
Looks much better-- more consistent with the app, too! The homepage will now actually be useful, as opposed to just linking to other places. I hope they eventually rollout this design to the rest of...
View ArticleMcAfee Security
I signed up for a new 2 years and VZ included the McAfee security. I am having many problems with this on my computer and as of right now waiting for someone from India to call and fix my problems,...
View ArticleHow physically resilient is pole-mounted fiber?
Hello, The fiber on my street, as well as most of the drop to my house; is pole mounted. I live about 1000' off the road and there are three poles located on my utility right-of-way; one at the start,...
View Article[Pricing] Is the 50mbps gone
I have a 15/15 +25/25 just internet and want to upgrade to 50 for 49.99. Is this deal gone??? Any help greatly appreciated.
View ArticleComputer Loses Internet During Sleep
I had FiOS installed today. Now my Apple desktop computer gives me the message "You are not connected to the internet" whenever I wake the computer from sleep. I have to wait about 20 seconds or longer...
View Article442 - Grounding Module with AC Outlet
Hey Everyone, I recently upgraded to the Fios Quantum gateway router to replace my Fios TV subscription with PS Vue. After I installed the router I started experiencing intermittent speed drops. I went...
View ArticleOlder Actiontec modem on FiOS
So... As reported here: https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Begins-Charging-a-Fee-Just-to-Use-an-Older-Router-137445 Verizon is set to charge a "maintenance" fee to keep your older Actiontec...
View ArticleFiber line up months ago, but still no service???
I'm in a rural area, and the only thing I've had access to the past 17 years is the slowest internet possible (dialup until 2010, now 3mb DSL). A Verizon tech on the 800 number swore to me the that...
View ArticleMOCA LAN Bridge
I have two g1100 routers and I'm trying to setup a moca lan bridge with the second router. First router is located in the basement and is ont -> ethernet. I'm trying to configure the second as coax...
View ArticleNY Municipal Construction Surcharge - legit or not?
I just got my first FiOS bill (Internet only), and it lists NY Municipal Construction Surcharge ($1.99). From what I've heard, NYS rejected Verizon's request to introduce that charge, as described...
View Article[Networking] just ordered Fios 150/150 in NYC area. are any ports blocked?
I have Optimumonline for the past 5 years and now fios is faster up and down and slightly lower price. just orderee Fios 150/150 residential. I'm going to use my own router Asus RT-AC66U. Do Verizon...
View Article[ONT] Is my ONT box grounded?
I'm new here, this is second post, not sure why the first one didn't show. Anyway ... We don't have a 3 prong outlet so the last technician told me that there will an electrician come to install a new...
View ArticleJAVA Error When Trying to Use Web Page to Listen to VM
I recently loaded Win10 to my machine. I am now unable to use the web page to play my VM messages. I get a Java error: Could not verify the signing in resource:...
View ArticleRouter surcharge???
I've had FIOS forever but darn I'm getting tired of this. Did anyone else just get an email saying that they were going to start billing a monthly "old router surcharge"? I've never used their stinking...
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