Waiting for Verizon..

[tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org (Tom Metro)]

Stephen Adler wrote:
> Hey guys... You may be interested in my latest vlogs... I call it 
> "Waiting for Verizon"
> http://stephenadler.org/tiki-index.php?page=Verizon+Installation+Vlog

The first video took 10 minutes to illustrate that cable companies are 
bad at keeping appointments. I think I could have waited for the 
novelization. :-)

The second video was more interesting.

Didn't the difficulty you had in dealing with Verizon give you second 
thoughts as to whether you can rely on them as an ISP?

Have you since pinned down what your up and down speeds are? It wasn't 
clear why this was open-ended. Unlike DSL, where line quality is a 
factor, shouldn't the speeds be entirely predictable in advance by 
Verizon, and spelled out in your contract?

Did you purchase business-class service? I assume yes, given your 
mention of static IPs.

Do you pan to run servers (I assume yes), and if so, are you comfortable 
with the terms of use Verizon imposes?

What did the data portion of your service end up costing? Did you commit 
to a contract?

You mentioned having your analog phone service disabled. Did you 
consider requesting that they leave the copper in place? (Your video 
didn't depict the removal if the copper.)

I looked at another FIOS install video that YouTube linked to yours, and 
the person in that video indicated that they were getting Internet 
service via a cable modem, but fed from FIOS. That doesn't sound right. 
The ONT is supposed to have an Ethernet jack. Isn't that the case with 
your installation? (Maybe its a regional difference.)

  -Tom

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