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[LT. DAN 2]

I had Fios installed last month and it's Great... I like the idea of my phone ringing while I'm on the Puter. I'll go for the T.V. hook-up when/if it becomes available as i currently have a Dish on the roof along with 2 antennas and have been lucky thus far with dodging Hurricanes and high winds.

LT

[jugstah]

LT. Dan, are you experiencing the occasional drop of internet connectivity every day or so? I mean, the router reboots itself almost every day.. the one they give you as part of your service. the VDI-624?

Originally Posted by LT. DAN 2

I had Fios installed last month and it's Great... I like the idea of my phone ringing while I'm on the Puter. I'll go for the T.V. hook-up when/if it becomes available as i currently have a Dish on the roof along with 2 antennas and have been lucky thus far with dodging Hurricanes and high winds.

LT

[LT. DAN 2]

Originally Posted by jugstah

LT. Dan, are you experiencing the occasional drop of internet connectivity every day or so? I mean, the router reboots itself almost every day.. the one they give you as part of your service. the VDI-624?

Jugstah,
I haven't had any problems whatsoever..I was there during the installation and kinda looked over their shoulders and was very pleased with the way they hooked everything up. DI-624 works fine.
LT

[jugstah]

I fixed the problem with my router. Apparently, I did some research and found that sometimes their firmware isn't embedded well, thus why my router was probably constantly rebooting.

I did a hard reset, and reflashed the router. Since then, I've not had any problems with it.

It wasn't Verizon's network at all that was giving me problems.

[JohnR]

Are you forced to use their router? What kind of premise wiring is done in the house / converted from fiber to Cat5? How is it converted?

Thanks...

John

[jugstah]

It's almost all CAT5 from the basement to wherever you want the RJ-5 jack placed, usually right near where your computers are. And no, you are not forced to use their router. However, they give you a free relabeled DI-624, labeled as VDI-624 and optimized for fiber connectivity, I guess.

They will need access to your basement to put a battery pack near a power source because if power goes out, your phone will only work for up to 8 hours. But if you're smart, you can replace the 12v battery with a 500hour battery or put it on UPS. :-)

And your phone lines will work just fine as is. They don't replace these wiring. Just that the fiber needs power in the basement.

[Aragorn]

Any word on when it will be available in southeast MA ?