[Northeast] How far will Fios run glass from the street?
Fios only comes half-way down my street and hooks a dog leg down another road... The tap on the pole is 7 poles from my driveway Is there any likelihood Verizon would be willing to connect me? I...
View ArticleCheck Your Account FIOS Renewal Price Drops
Now it may just be that I am closer (but still 4 months) from my contract end date, because then customer service person that I talked to said this could happen, but as recently as last week my renewal...
View Article[Networking] Actiontec MI424WR Rev I rebooting
I had a Actiontec MI424WR Rev I that kept rebooting once a day. While waiting for the new router I put the old Rev E back and had no problems. After installing the new router I noticed it's doing the...
View ArticleFiOS available in Astoria 11103
I've been looking for the old thread about Astoria, Queens but couldn't find it. This morning I had two guys at my doors offering to sign me up with Verizon FiOS. My zip is 11103. They've been a bit...
View Article[Networking] USB Hard Drive Remote Access behind FiOS Actiontec to 2nd Router
Hi All, I am a FiOS customer trying to access remotely a USB hard drive connected to my Linksys router behind the FiOS Actiontec. I have the Linksys set up as a second router to handle wireless traffic...
View Articlebest router alternative to actiontec?
I'm sick of the nonsense with the actiontec router. Whose router provides the best throughput for a 55/25 FIOS connection? I've used some ancient WRT54G routers before, running DD-WRT firmware and they...
View ArticleCan't get real estimate for restoration
I can't get a real estimate for an outage restoration. I've been out for 3 days now and the estimate is obviously without relationship to reality - it just gets bumped by 16 hours every time a deadline...
View ArticleWhy don'y you offer a cheaper internet option?
Dear Verizon, I am considering canceling my FIOS service because you raised the price beyond the point I'm willing to pay. The service has been excellent, the speeds are consistent and good and I have...
View ArticleMaximum Number of set top boxes currently supported
When I initially got FIOS I was told the maximum number of set top boxes supported was 7. I currently have 8 boxes. I would find that information & other aspects of the service would be...
View Article[Networking] Advanced FiOs router...Is it any good?
I just paid a bill online and I saw Vz's new advanced router. What model is it? And is it worth the $100 tag for it?
View ArticleNew Firmware
There is a new firmware for Actiontec Rev I 40.21.10.3 from Actiontec when checked. I have not updated yet, will just wait for the push. For some Rev. I's rebooting, this might be the fix.
View ArticleVerizon's supposed response on a netflix question
Someone on my twitter feed posted this, so, don't know how legit it is, but here you go http://davesblog.com/images/verizon_fail.png
View ArticleHere comes the Router rental fee of $4.99
So I just get a promo in the mail and start looking at all the fees (activation, etc), and this is the first time that I see laid out a $4.99 router rental fee in a 3 play package. Now this is only $60...
View ArticleFIOS Speeds Well Below Standards.
Just switched to FIOS in the Bronx. Supposed to have 50/15 -- barely getting 15/5. Any suggestions?
View ArticleUse Asus RT-AC66U as router with FiOS
Hi guys - I have FiOS and picked up a router before getting service because I want to be able to VPN and such. I used to flash DD-WRT to my routers to enable more advanced settings and what not but I...
View Article[Networking] Cloudflare DNS Failure
Has anyone else had issues connecting to Cloudflare from within a fios network? If I try and ping Cloudflare from any computer within the network I get a network not found. No other host has this issue...
View ArticlePOE filter purpose?
Verizon Fios, (3) way splitter at the ONT, (1) coax direct to family room Tivo, (1) coax directly to bedroom Tivo Mini and (1) coax to the router. Everything works. Any reason for a POE filter?
View ArticleInternet Down Again second Time in 2 days.
This is the second time I have lost my internet in 2 days from FIOS. My telephone and TV are still working but my Internet which comes in over Ethernet is failing, ONT and Router are both showing a...
View Articlediscontinue FiOS / renew later
Has anyone ever discontinued their high-speed internet for a certain time... & then later renewed the service again when they want it? Verizon told me if i do, i have to sign up again as a new...
View ArticleChoppy video playback
Hi, Probably about 6 months ago, any type of streaming video became choppy (youtube, hulu, netflix, any player at streams video). The buffering is fine, but the actual video playback in really hard to...
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