[Networking] Does FiOS TV only (no internet service) still need Actiontec?
My grandmother is getting FiOS TV installed. She is NOT subscribing to any sort of internet service. Is an Actiontec router still needed for the set top boxes? She has a new ONT already installed that...
View Article[Business] Big Brother is here
Looks like I will go back to paper billing so I don't have to visit the My Verizon site on my PC. My cell is a pay as you go flip phone so I don't have to worry about it. Now, what stories is my DVR...
View ArticleExtending Verizon Wired Network
Hi guys, I was curious if someone could give me some feedback on my possible network expansion. So the current network is mostly unchanged from Verizon's installation. The optical box is by the garage,...
View ArticleWhat new equipment required for Fios TV?
Just curious. I've had Fios internet service since 2005. My city was one of the first in the country to roll out the service, and I was one of the first in my city to sign up. As a result, I have one...
View Article[Pricing] Here 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 ArticleUpgrading to 150/65 - Interesting!
Since late 2013, the Verizon website shows my area can get speeds up to 300/65 when checking my address as well as others on my block. Prior to this, the max displayed was 75/35. So I bit the bullet...
View ArticleLosing land line due to Fios
Is it true that because Fios is coming to Havertown, Pennsylvania, your present landline will be disconnected, if you do not sign up for FIOS? At the present time, we have Comcast for cable and a...
View Article[Networking] Terrible routing to Valve game servers
100ping to a server 2 states away. Let me take you on a journey. http://i.imgur.com/h4aR8kK.png some example ips, haven't grabbed a central ip yet. It's hard as I either connect to this virginia or...
View ArticleVerizon fiber splitter
In case anybody wants to know how is there fiber is connected to the pole below is example of verizon`s fast installs...
View ArticleUpload speed slow - only symptom
I've had Verizon FIOS for a few years now and have been on the 75/35 plan for about 1 year total. Last week I noticed I could not longer RDP into my home PC through a custom port forward I had setup....
View Article2 Routers Same SSID
So I have my fios router(wifi off) and an asus ac66u router as an access point. I want have wifi on on both routers to extend my coverage. Anyone know the proper settings for the 2 routers? Do I leave...
View Article[Networking] Netflix Deal
Apparently Verizon and Netflix have come to an agreement. Good for Netflix viewing, questionable precedent. http://gizmodo.com/netflix-and-verizon-just-signed-a-traffic-deal-1568974004
View ArticleVerizon Billing Blatant Overcharges
I called in February about dropping the TV portion of the bill and the associate offered a $30 discount on my services. He said the total will be reflected on the next bill I receive and I received a...
View ArticleActiontec Rev. E Multicast Messages
Was having some issues w/our internet connection last night (still not sure what the issue was), but in looking at the system log, I'm seeing a lot of messages about multicasting like this: Adding...
View Article[Networking] Use 3rd Party Router with MI424WR Rev. I & Cisco CHS435HDC...
With older models I would simply take ethernet from the ont to the wan port on my 3rd party router. I would give that an IP address of something like 192.168.0.1 then use one of the lan ports on my...
View ArticleFiOS and Aereo
A year and a half ago, as the cost of my Optimum "triple play" package kept creeping incessantly upwards, Aereo launched. I canceled Optimum TV and phone (got VOIPO instead) and switched to Aereo....
View ArticleFiOS Outage in Ashburn VA started around 5:30AM @ 4/30/14
No phone/Internet - anyone else affected?
View ArticleIssue with Latency on FIOS for many customers and my home FIOS
Over the past week or so we have noticed a high latency to location that are very close say 9 to 10ms away. Lately they are 90 to 100ms away. Almost as bad as connecting across the US. This is a trace....
View ArticleVerizon home security?
Anyone use Verizon home security, and thoughts on their package? I'm just beginning to do some research and know very little about any of the providers.
View ArticleRumor mill: google
Heard in a conversation with Verizon field engineer: Google is in talks with Verizon to buy. Possible?
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