Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! in Verizon Fiber Optics http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18993310 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:12:55 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:12:55 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123803 anon : im thinking about just getting the fios internet and i have to questions do they monitor peer to peer programs such as bittorrent and 2nd do you have to use there router like i said i will just be getting the internet service?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20123803 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:30:45 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20086356 irsean : - There is no Modulating/Demodulating signal on fiber hence no modem needed.

- You can use any router you want but if you have TV, you need a MOCA device (built in to the AT's), Before AT, we used a weak DLink and placed a MOCA device called a NIM in place. This needs more wiring and it requires an Ethernet AND coax connection (I once used a NIM over coax to get Internet to an XBox but don't tell anyone).

- Our STB's have only ONE coax input (even though DVR's have dual tuners). All connections are tied together with 1GHz splitters.

- Ports are blocked on all DHCP. Only static IP can have unblocked ports. Open ports are not opened remotely. Either the open port is in the router or PC has a trojan that opens a passthrough on that port.

- A $44 Internet connection will NOT go up to $80. It will go up to $49 if no contract has been signed. I pay $69 for 15/15.

- HD VOD is available in limited areas but will be deployed as our VHO's are equipped to do so.

- FiOS is being made available through resellers (some who will provide a Static IP at no extra charge).
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Any help would be great.

Thanks
Larry Liles]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19787534 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:53:49 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19380227 bohemian : Why no NAKED fios question in FAQ section?

How much it costs for naked FIOS including all charges?

I rememeber, I was paying around $23 (including all charges) for $14.99 naked DSL (768 kbps).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19380227 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:01:12 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18993310 anon : How can Verizon provide internet access that fast?

Some people, like myself, wondered how they could provide internet access as fast as they do. Sure they can get it down the fiber really fast, but how can they afford to get that much data to their local offices to distribute to you? In other words, how do you know you can actually get advertised throughput?

There are two main businesses responsible for this. The first is BBN. You might have heard of an ISP called BBNPlanet, particularly if you lived in Boston. This was the company that invented the router, the core piece of technology that made the internet possible. These are the guys who, literally, put the @ in your email address. BBN was bought by GTE, which was bought by Verizon. Verizon spun off the ISP/Hosting portion of the business but kept a lot of the network infrastructure. Behind the scenes each autonomous network on the internet is given a number called an AS number that is used to advertise groups of networks among special types of routers. BBN's number was AS-1, and Verizon owns this.

The second important part is a company called UUNet. If you were working with the internet in the 1990s you probably remember them. They were created at the time when the internet was first starting to be commercialized. They created their own separate network called AlterNet that didn't fall under the regulations of the US Government who, at the time, still controlled much of the internet. (isn't it ironic that the government is trying to regulate a network they controlled and practically gave away!) They were the early player. UUNet got bought by MFSNet who got bought by WorldCom who merged with MCI (who in the past had already been a major cross country network), who then bought Compuserve and ANS from AOL (who had previously bought up much of the infrastructure when the government was busy deregulating). In 2006 Verizon acquired MCI. They use AS-701 which was historically UUNet's (as well as several others).

Anyone who has vague recollections of the early days of the commercial internet will recognize most of these networks. They were big players at one time or another. So what does that mean for you, the FIOS user?

There are 9 Tier One Internet providers. Many will complain with the definition I use but it's mostly because they want to call themselves tier one and they aren't. A Tier One internet provider does not pay anyone to connect to their network, they connect to all other tier one providers directly and they do not rely on anyone else for a full route of the internet. These companies are ATDN (AOL), AT&T, Global Crossing, Level 3, NTT Communications (Verio), Qwest, Savvis, Sprint, Telia and Verizon. If you're not getting your internet access from one of these companies the company you get your access from is depending on other companies in turn to provide access to other networks. For example Cogent depends on Verio to reach ATDN.

Additionally each tier one company connects to different numbers of other networks. At a minimum a new Tier One company might only have to peer with the nine existing Tier One companies and exchange enough data with each of them that they don't have to pay for the connection (because it's a benefit to both companies). On the other hand a company like Verizon connects to most of the networks in the world and has, by far, the highest degree. If you look at this map

»www.caida.org/analysis/topology/···2005.png

This map is a little dated (2005) but the situation is essentially the same.

You will see that they are closest to the center of the internet and additionally have several other networks (702, 703) near the middle.

What does this mean for me? It means they don't have to pay another internet company to get any of their internet connections. Not one cent ever. Let's say I wanted to start Bob's ISP. The first thing I'd have to do is buy bandwidth from a service provider, or more likely, multiple service providers. This is a huge recurring expense. For every Mbit/sec of bandwidth I need I'll likely end up paying about $20 to $25 a month. In turn I will depend on those network providers to make sure I have internet access for my customers. Brighthouse Networks in the Tampa area buys internet access from Level 3 and ATDN. That's an expense for them. To offer me higher speed internet access they must not only upgrade their equipment but must also pay for that bandwidth as well. For Verizon they only have to have the equipment and, since they have the largest IP network already, they have that sort of equipment available to them. On top of that every website you connect to that is hosted in a Verizon data center, served from a customer who's using Verizon's business network or (most likely) served from a data center that connects to Verizon's network Verizon is charging that business a fee to send the traffic over their network and reducing the amount of traffic they have to send to other Tier 1 providers. They are increasing their revenues on the other side of their business and reducing their need to transit the data to another tier-1 provider for delivery.

Their costs right now are the costs of building out the network, building the customer support system (and fixing it) where as the cable companies have the infrastructure in place but they have to pay for their internet access.

Having said all that there's two technical details that affect the speed you get, one good and one bad.

The first is response time. Most people should notice very fast response times. Mine were nearly cut in half going from Road Runner to FIOS. The reason is that Verizon doesn't have to send the data across multiple networks to get the data from one end to the other. They also have interconnects in so many parts of the country that they can get from their network to the one they are sending it too very quickly. This is important because the longer the delay the slower the connection will be because the server must wait for you to acknowledge that you received data before it will send more. Less delay equals faster throughput.

The second, and bad, part is that most web servers aren't configured to handle the kind of throughput possible with FIOS. The web server has an amount of memory reserved for each connection that's created. This amount of memory is limited because of you allocated a large amount of memory and you had a lot of individual connections you'd run out of memory quickly. There have been standard buffer sizes used in servers for quite some time which provide ample buffer space without using too much memory and everything just worked. The problem is with a high speed low delay network (like FIOS) the buffers are empty before your computer sends back the packet that acknowledges all the data it's received. I found for downloading a file with HTTP this limited me to about 800KB/sec or 6.4 Mbit/sec. I'm paying for 20Mbit/sec! by tuning the buffers on my own web server which is hosted in a Tier One facility I was able to get full throughput, but it's easy for me because my server doesn't handle a lot of connections and has more than enough memory available to create buffers with. In heavily loaded web servers there are a lot of connections and the web server and applications may need most of the available memory. Point being you may have 20 or 30 Mbit/sec available but many web servers are only going to be able to send you 6 Mbit/sec of data however at the same time you're downloading that large file you can always start downloading two more. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18993310 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:01:58 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18486235 coastie65 : Hey dmbfan36_23....I got FioS internet on 21 Sept 2006 and FioS TV and Phone on 27 Dec. I don't have but one coax. It runs from the router to a splitter under the house and from there to the TVs. As for the installation, they ran the fiber on the poles last spring. The day of the installation, they had to run a 400' line from the nearest box to the house, and then set up the rest. New box outside and the battery back up and jack inside. I have the guide data and VOD with just one coax, although I don't use VOD or haven't as yet. coastie65]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18486235 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:57:20 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17590154 dmbfan36_23 : I just got my FiOS TV installed and all setup. I had to use the Actiontec router while the guy was here because he couldn't get the NIM working (it's the device you use if you have a router without a coax jack). He left the NIM for me to try and get working on my own and I finally have it up and running and the Actiontec router has been disconnected.

The correct setup is as follows:
ONT > cat 5 > Your own router (set it to clone the mac address of the Actiontec router or get verizon to authorize your router's mac address in the system) > connect the NIM via ethernet to the router.

Now run a piece of coax from the "Cable IN" on the NIM (that's right -- the IN, not the out) and connect it to one of the outputs on the coax splitter that verizon should've installed (this is normally where you'd connect the actiontec to the splitter).

Now connect to the power to the NIM.

That's it... power cycle your cable box and wait a few minutes and your guide data should come up.

To check the mac address and status of the NIM use your cable box remote. Shut off the cable box from the power button on the remote and within 2 seconds press the OK button. You should be brought to a diagnostic menu. Option 9 is "Upstream Modem". Go in there and you can get the MAC address of the NIM if you'd like to give it a static IP from your router.

Also check here to makre sure that the following are set to YES and that you have a valid IP address.

IP Settop Enabled
DHCP Offer
DHCP ACK
DNS Server Address

Press the power button to shut off the box and get out of the menu.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17590154 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:32:32 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17513328 dmbfan36_23 :
said by dmbfan36_23 See Profile :

The FiOS TV topic needs to be updated:
»Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »How Does FiOS TV Connect to My House?
The "How Does FiOS TV Connect to My House?" section should include the following info:

For digital service you MUST run their router. Apparently the STBs have 2 COAX inputs. 1 runs from the ONT to the STB to deliver the tv signal/content and another runs from the router to the STB to deliver guide data and VOD. If you don't care about guide data or VOD then you can get away with just running the single coax from the ONT.
Turns out you DO need to run their router. Apparently the STB has 2 COAX inputs. 1 runs from the ONT to the STB to deliver the content and another runs from the router to the STB to deliver guide data and VOD. If you don't care about guide data or VOD then you can get away with just running the single coax from the ONT. I really don't want to run their router since it sucks and has a crummy connection limit. I may see if putting their router in the DMZ of my router will get it done.... otherwise, no FiOS TV for me.I just got some more clarification on this, Verizon sent a tech out to explain the install to me.

What he told me was you do NOT have to use their router. The old DLinks did not have a coax jack on them, so what they do is hook up another box to a cat5 cable from your router and it splits off a coax jack. That coax line and the coax line from the ONT connect to a verzion splitter. From there you split off all your connections for your various TVs and set top boxes.

The only thing I don't know, and didn't bother to ask as I'm sure they don't know, is what, if any, ports you need to forward to this other device.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17513328 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:38:23 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17512366 dmbfan36_23 : The FiOS TV topic needs to be updated:
»Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »How Does FiOS TV Connect to My House?
The "How Does FiOS TV Connect to My House?" section should include the following info:

For digital service you MUST run their router. Apparently the STBs have 2 COAX inputs. 1 runs from the ONT to the STB to deliver the tv signal/content and another runs from the router to the STB to deliver guide data and VOD. If you don't care about guide data or VOD then you can get away with just running the single coax from the ONT.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17512366 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:43:09 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17494849 scoopy03 : I have some details here is my topic: »[northeast] North Jersey getting hooked up? also a FAQ
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"Can I use my own (wireless) router instead of the one they supply? (#12374)"
»/faq/12374

I had my FiOS service installed in MA yesterday and after a bunch of failed attempts at aquiring the PPPOE password and getting my router up and running I decided to try no PPPOE and clone the MAC Address of the ActionTec router.... it worked...

So it appears VZ is using MAC security... not sure if they'll change the MAC Address in the system if you call and request it like Comcast will, so you're probably better off just cloning the MAC Address on your own router.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17492794 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:01:52 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17363774 vzeugcz6 : FiOS is great, its kinda weird I could not get DSL without having a phone line with them and now I can. I've also tried a new VoIP Provider www.curryip.com the service is crystal clear, with no dropped calls or busy signals.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17363774 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:23:13 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17035663 gwion : The power supply will be installed inside. You'll need to plan on where they will bring in the cable, and have some kind of provisions made for having an electrical outlet inside the house ~8-10 feet from the backup/power supply. I didn't... and ran a heavy duty extension cord to the wall beside my NID before my install, since I didn't have an unswitched outlet nearby... I'm in the process, now, of getting a dedicated outlet wired up.

Personally, I had my entire ONT and power supply brought inside. There shouldn't be any problem with that, if you like, except that you'll have to drill a fair sized hole in a wall, and you'll have to be home for service calls, if you need one.

My approach was to sit down and think out the problem, before the install, refer to the forum and FAQ, try and anticipate what I could expect. When my installer arrived, I had the cord in place, marks to direct the drilling, and so forth... your ONT will be powered from inside, though. No need for an outside power source, whether you install it inside or out...

By the way, this would be a fair topic, all its own ;) ... how we all prepared for our installs, and how they went. As it stands, I think that's the info you're looking for. Hope it helps. :)
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Should I bother with having power installed there on the exterior of the house? Or can they remotely power the hardware from the outlet in my office and pull some low-voltage DC for it?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16848818 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:26:22 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16822196 TOMMYGUN : I always have used Verizon since dsl and recently switched to FiOS, Recent events have made me check and clean my computer of low level spyware NOW totaly clean...However In my haste to solve my adware problem I bought on myself trying to get specific program...I tested my ports and came up port 4567 file.nail.exe a very possible Trojan in sygate online security scan and open security risk in every where else i tested my firewall and or tcp most tests i passed with flying colors however when i typed that specific port which was 1st bought to my attention from the sygate online scan »scan.sygate.com/ or »www.whatsmyip.org/ or »www.advantig.org/testport/index.php or several others would tell me that port 4567 tram known only for the file.exe trojan was open so I scrambleded to find out........it turns out I'm clean .So I had an idea I still had my DSL connection havent canceled it yet. I hooked the DSL up no "NO LONGER WAS THIS PORT OPEN" .I switched it back to the FiOS sure enough it was open again???

This may not mean anything to you but to me...I dont know why the PORT is OPEN .I monitered that port with tcp tool I have to see my port activity "sure enough I've yet to see any activity''
So i called Verizon asking why a Dangerous " known hackers port" was open for no reason for some cracker to sniff out.........They gave me the run around telling me not to worry the built in Firewall into the Router will protect
???
I dont know Im going to do more investigation on this I understand a port has to be open but the usual protocol 80 for http 25 for email WHY IS PORT 4567 TRAM FILE.EXE OPEN VERIZON COULDNT ANSWER ...HOPEFULLY SOME ONE HERE CAN EXPLAIN PORTS AND SECURITY TO ME CUZ I DONT KNOW???
READY TO TRASH CANCEL FiOS and I like it???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16822196 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:35:06 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16807540 moonpuppy : Some suggestions for the FAQ:

What equipment is supplied (specifically routers.)

- My question is which router do they supply (wired or wireless) and how to configure it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16807540 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:41:33 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16483722 SigEplj : Great I live in Philly Burbs, Ambler, came on this forum after calling Verizon FIOS. I asked how much my 1 yr contract goes to after the first 12 months. Currently it is 44.95 / month for 12 months. A friend said it was it would go to 80.00. So the FIOS rep said as far as she knows it wold be at 44.95. I also asked if I could run an Exchange Server, she said she would have to check and put me on hold for 5 minutes, came back and asked what is an Exchange Server? I asked what dept she was in she said FIOS Business. Go figure... So I guess I will have to find out the best way to run it from my soon to be FIOS Residential. Guess I should wait a to cancel my Comcast ISP.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16483722 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:49:48 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16362290 anon : Wilmington, DE
I just got off phone with Verizon about my new residential Fios. I was trying run an ftp server and could not connect from outside. Fios representative said that port 21 was blocked incomming. I asked for a list of blocked ports and he said he could not give me that. I asked if they blocked everything incoming and he said he thought that was their approach to get you to upgrade to business fios. Next I called business and was told that dynamic ip business fios also blocks all those ports and that I would have to get the $99.95 a month static IP account to have those ports open. He said there was a 'misconception' that business Fios with dynamic IPs had those ports open. I suspect that there was a policy change or that in my area that is the way it works. In any event I suspect I will dump Fios and continue with Comcast.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16362290 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:41:37 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16173396 anon : Thanks for the phone number]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16173396 Thu, 25 May 2006 22:49:38 EDT Re: Blocked ports http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16091962 anon : The FAQ ( »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ ) says that inbound 80 and 25, and outbound 25, are blocked; however this thread ( »Relaying Mail ) seems to indicate that only inbound 80 is bocked. (I happened across this forum from Wikipedia and am not sure exactly where to post / edit this info.; hopefully this is okay.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16091962 Sat, 13 May 2006 21:32:24 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15852147 FiberTechV : Correction....

The policy may not be the same in all locations (states), but here in western PA around Pittsburgh, we DO run the drop from the pole to the house in advance. Sometimes up to a week. I call every customer ahead of time and sometimes the day before to let them know when I will arrive and answer any questions as well as gather information about the house, the computer, and get a "feel" for how the installation is going to go.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15852147 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:11:02 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15719621 JohnA :
said by MargaretMD :

Any suggestions on this mess are most appreciated.
You're posting in the Fios FAQs sticky thread, so don't bother answering. The drop only gets placed ahead of the install date when it has to be buried, not when it's coming from the poles.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15719621 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:54:59 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15718018 anon : I signed up for FiOS on 2/15 online. I got a long reply email telling me my installation date was 3/22. That is this Wednesday coming...But, I've never heard back. I've been hearing horror stories from some others that sometimes Verizon techs just don't call AND don't show up on day of installation AND I understand that they are supposed to send someone to hook up a cable to the house from the pole in the street. I have no idea if this was done and I understand is HAS to be done Before installation date.
When you go to their : www.verizon.com/orderstatus page and enter the Order Tracking Number I got a "tech error " message telling me that I was unknown...
Any suggestions on this mess are most appreciated. Please reply to mdwomanus@yahoo.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15718018 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:26:18 EDT Re: Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13960393 drake : Another two FAQ's added by JTRockville See Profile this afternoon. :)

- »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What is FDT: Fiber Distribution Terminal?
- »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What is FDH: Fiber Distribution Hub?
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- »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What is the process for FiOS installation?
- »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What will happen to my existing DSL service?
- »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What do I do if Verizon messes up my property?

Also, thanks to Nymostwanted See Profile for this entry: »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What should I do prior to my installation date? :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13939784 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:32:07 EDT Verizon FiOS FAQ - let's work together on it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13811628 drake : Okay, as most of you all know, this forum risen on January 23rd, 2005, due to popular demand, and site management decision, mostly posted here: »Official FIOS Threads - which is in the New Features Request forum.

Enough of the "history" of this forum ;) - (well, okay.. maybe just a bit more).
After a couple of weeks of settling in the new forum, and the new hosts cleaning up here and there - I spoke with gwion See Profile regarding a new FiOS FAQ that's linked on the forum's header: »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ.

As you can see from the FAQ, it has entries here and there, and some still may pend in queue longer than others. For now, we have the basics - but, the reason I'm here with this thread is to encourage you all to know join-in, and assist us with getting entries in, and made public.

Now, I know some of you are asking: "How do I submit an entry?" -- It's quite simple; there's a link at the bottom of the main FAQ page, labeled: I would like to suggest a question, and maybe also answer it, and add it to this FAQ - click it. From there, it's pretty self-explanatory on how to get started. Give a subject line, and brief entry in the field below it, and submit it. Yes, the FAQ editor(s) are notified when entries are submitted. Give us time to look it over, etc.: gwion See Profile, BBR_InsUW See Profile, and myself, drake See Profile.

The FiOS forum has been quite busy for the last couple of months, with Verizon deploying their new fiber services to homes nationwide, and it has become a bit difficult to keep track of specific information. That's where our members come in. :D

Also, with the FAQ entries already viewable in the FAQ, there is a link at the bottom where you will be able contact the original poster of that entry, and ask questions/comments regarding the entry.

Many thanks! :)
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