moving from Verizon DSL to Verizon FIOS

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 24 March 2008, Amadeus W.M. wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:50:15 -0400, Max Pyziur wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Have a box running FC2 which I use as a home server. I setup using an
>> FAQ found on the tldp.org, using two NICs hooked to a Verizon-provided
>> DSL modem.
>>
>> Verizon is wiring the neighborhood and premises (building complex in
>> NYC) for FIOS with a vengeance. As yet, no TV service is offered, though
>> there are parts of NJ and Long Island which have this service already.
>>
>> Once TV service is available (and competitive with cable) I'd like to
>> flip from copper to fiberoptic and keeping a Fedora box to the duty of a
>> router.
>>
>> Any suggestions, links in this regard?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Max Pyziur
>> pyz at brama.com
>
>I have had FIOS for two years now in MD and I can tell it's outstanding.
>Nothing can beat that (business class T3 and such is faster, but costs
>way more). I never had a single network problem. The speed is fantastic.
>I could have gotten tv speeds too (30M download, IIRC), but I don't watch
>much tv, so I got the cheapest plan. For $35/mo I get 5M download 2M
>upload (yes, that's right, 2M upload!). Compare that with some 4-5M
>download and a whopping 30k upload for $60/mo with Comcast or the like.
>Right after I installed it I wanted to upgrade to the next better plan
>($40/mo for 15/2 M). I never bothered though.
>
>The speed is very good, the price is too and the network is super stable.
>What more can I ask for?
>
>One thing Verizon does though is block the incoming http traffic, which
>means you can't run an http server on your machine and have people read
>your blog, say. First I thought they only block ports 80 and/or 8080, so
>I tried running httpd on a different, obscure port. No go. They ain't
>stooped. They block the http packets regardless of the destination port.
>The only way to beat that is through an ssh tunnel.
>
My local tests seem to indicate otherwise, only port 80 is blocked coming into 
here by vz DSL.
>
>Oh, and as for tv, there's hulu: www.hulu.com. Not a whole lot yet, and
>certainly no live games, but worth mentioning and keeping an eye on.



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