| just upgraded to 150/60 i just renewed my contract and got 150/60 i didnt speak to them my mother did so didnt get much details but someone has to come to the house on wed..i know im going need a new router
will anything else be done i was originally set up in 2010
have tv phone and internet |
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 More FiberPremium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
kudos:28 | said by scottbryan72 :will anything else be done i was originally set up in 2010 Your coax connection between the ONT and the router will be migrated to cat5.
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| so for that to be done they will have to run ethernet through the house to the router in my room?
and just to confirm to reach max speeds i need a gigabit card right? |
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| said by scottbryan72 :so for that to be done they will have to run ethernet through the house to the router in my room?
and just to confirm to reach max speeds i need a gigabit card right?
Yes you'll need a gigabit NIC and Cat 5 is run from ONT to router. They may also replace your ONT if it is a BPON model ONT. |
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| this is scottbryan i forgot i had a username here
anyone have any recommendations on a gigabit NIC pci that wont have a problem handling these speeds? |
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| said by iamloco724:this is scottbryan i forgot i had a username here
anyone have any recommendations on a gigabit NIC pci that wont have a problem handling these speeds?
Intel PWLA8391GT, it's around $30 and available from Newegg or Amazon. I have 7 of these in various systems and all of them have worked perfectly for several years(I also have the 150mb plan). |
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 aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
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said by iamloco724:this is scottbryan i forgot i had a username here
anyone have any recommendations on a gigabit NIC pci that wont have a problem handling these speeds?
Basically any gigabit NIC. Even my old gigabit NICs I used in 2001 would have no problem with these speeds.(I got 550Mb/s throughput on my gigabit LAN with them in 2001) Any gigabit card now will not have an issue. My current PCs have no issue getting 900Mb/s+ throughput from my LAN. |
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my mom changed our appointment today and they continue to say they do everything from outside not wiring inside |
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 PoloDudePremium,VIP
join:2006-03-29
Northport, NY
kudos:3 | said by iamloco724:my mom changed our appointment today and they continue to say they do everything from outside not wiring inside
No,they have to change out the router and run cat5 from the ONT to the router.
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| yea i know this now from this forum just dont know why they keep saying that
has there been times where installers basically didnt do that or is it impossible for them not to? |
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I've had FIOS for years and started out with cat5. Maybe they think you already have it. |
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will there be a problem if the ont is far from the router..or they can pretty much do it with any layout
still concerns me that they keep saying on the phone no new wiring
there coming friday |
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| So how did it work out? I know when I went from 35 to 150 they insisted I would not need a new router or ONT. I wasn't home for the install but my family said it took all day and surprise surprise...New Ont and New Router...  |
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| hey sorry didnt update the post but it had to be postponed my mom had to go into work and she wanted to be here when they came so coming wed now
the router is the only thing on the phone they said then they said everything will be done outside..but like its been posted i obviously need ethernet from ont to router for this to work properly so im hoping no problems |
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 RolteC0h
join:2001-05-20
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | There is always a big disconnect between what the rep on the phone knows/sees to what the tech that comes to your house knows and has to physically do.
Happens to a lot of people and it happened to me. Listen to what people say on here and just let it be. The tech that goes over will know what to do and will hopefully be able to change everything out the same day for you. |
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waiting on them to come today..meanwhile in the direct forum the misinforming continues " If you do a speed upgrade then there is no wiring needed, if you already have existing Verizon internet service.
Tonya C." |
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all done
arrived at 2 finished at like 6
the guy wasnt very confident he actually pretty much tried to convince me not to go 150/65 so he didnt have to do the ethernet
he said this is the only 2nd time hes doing a setup for this tier then tried to say most of the time you dont even get that speed etc....
im on the 3rd floor ont is in the garage he replaced that and said that he should put the ethernet over the roof to the back to the room i have my router in
went with that plan even though i would have preferred it inside
the whole day he wasnt confident in the job he was doing he was on the phone several times saying things like i hope it works etc...
by the time we got the ethernet through the hole he drilled he had someone else come to finish up the process with the ethernet and router and that guy basically the same way as the other guy but a little more confident but with setting up the ethernet he had to look at a image of the wire colors on his blackberry to make sure he got it right
end result is this
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prisaz
join:2008-08-11
Germantown, MD | reply to joelsplace
I keep hearing everyone say CAT 5. CAT5e or CAT6 would be required for Gigabit Ethernet. If you have old CAT5 it should be upgraded. |
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Amazing what newer tech's will say to try to get out of an ethernet install (LOL).
Thats one nice thing about business connections is the business guys are usually more experienced and will run ethernet anyway so I didn't have that problem at all even though I already ran my own ethernet they told me they would have ran it because I was a business customer.
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| Wrong, hes not a newer tech. When an entire garage gets 5 installs per year for 150 / 300 service, this is what happens. I know you think because you have it, everyone must.  |
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