[wplug] FiOS questions

Fri Jun 17 11:02:09 EDT 2011

I have FIOS for about year before I moved out of the area.
I loved it. Right now I have Armstrong and it just doesn't compare.
I paid the extra for the 25/25 symmetrical and I really got 25/25, whereas
now I have 15/5 and I am lucky to get 10/3.

With FIOS you are required to use their router which is an Actiontec
MI424WR. If you want to do DD-WRT this can be a pain.
If you don't care then the router is actually half decent. Just beware if
you want to DD-WRT or any open source routing firmware and you want anything
faster than the 15/5 you need a pretty beefy router. My Linksys couldn't
keep up with the 25/25, which is a Broadcom at 200MHz. YOu can put DD-WRT on
the Actiontec if it is the right revision, but as Drew stated you lose the
COAX port which isn't a big deal if you don't want the TV bundle.

The taxes and fees were not more than $10 if I remember.

You get a dynamic IP, which is standard unless you bay for business class
service in which case they will give you a static IP.
The FIOS router comes with WIFI, but you can disable if you want. It also
has physical ports, so you can plug in a switch and multiple downstream
computers.

The guy who installed my FIOS (with TV) was there no more than 30 minutes.
But I already had fiber pulled to my house. If the previous tenent or owner
didn't have FIOS, they might need to pull the fiber from the street which
would take longer.

You can can a webserver, any server. I am sure they don't officially allow
bittorrent, but they don't filter it.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Zachary Uram <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone here run Verizon FiOS? If so do you have a positive or
> negative experience overall? Does FiOS let you run your own web
> server, game server, teamspeak server, IRC server? Do you get a static
> IP or a dynamic one that constantly changes? I am interested in the
> 15Mb/5Mb plan for $49.99/month. It says there are taxes and fees
> applicable as well. Just how much are these fees per month? I did live
> chat with a FiOS rep., but they seemed to just give formulaic answers
> and I really didn't get my questions answered. Right now I have
> Speakeasy (Megapath) DSL and it is direct connection to my desktop
> machine (static IP too) so I have no router. The Verizon rep. said I
> need a wireless router and a wireless NIC, Verizon has promotion where
> they give you a wireless router. This doesn't help me because I don't
> trust wireless security (even WPA2 has been cracked) and I don't want
> to buy a wireless NIC. Is there anyway I can have FiOS just connect
> directly to my (wired) NIC? Here is what she said:
>
> Archer(23:53:23): When you sign up for FiOS Internet, you'll receive a
> wireless router at no cost that will provide firewall protection and a
> fast, reliable connection to multiple computers.That means everyone in
> your household with a wireless-enabled computer will be able to use
> FiOS Internet when and where they want to, as long as they?re inside
> the router?s signal area.
> Archer(23:53:30): The wireless router allows you to connect up to 4
> computers through the four wired ports, and/or up to ten additional
> computers without wires.
>
> This $49.99/mo price is a promotion so it's only good for one year. I
> asked her what the price would be after that and she had no clue. Does
> anyone know? She said:
>
> Archer(23:47:44): We do not have any details on the future prices and
> offers; however, Verizon will notify you at least 30 days prior with
> the exact prices and offers.
>
> Also what is Verizon's attitude towards bittorenting? Would this be
> blocked and would I then need a router that does port forwarding?
>
> I pay $55/mo now, but I only get 1.5Mb/384Kb, so having 15Mb/5Mb for
> only $5 more seems too good to pass up!
>
> Another question I had was how long it takes from the day I order
> service until it is finally up and running? I live in Carrick so I
> don't know if they already have fiber in here and just need to run a
> secondary line to our building. She couldn't answer this question
> either!
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> --
> Zach
> http://www.fidei.org
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