On Monday, November 09, 2015 06:45:01 PM Ed Nisley wrote: > On 11/09/2015 05:37 PM, John Mort wrote: > > Quantum service really is different, > > > > or just a marketing term for a higher speed cap > > We have bottom-feeder 25 Mb/s non-Quantum Internet-only FiOS and it > works exactly as you'd expect. VZ's fiber interface box on the outside > wall has an Ethernet jack on the bottom, into which you plug your > router, and /shazam/ you have a symmetric 25 Mb/s Intertubes connection. > I have the same 25 Mb/s FIOS. (When I moved from Dutchess County, Verizon refused to give me DSL at my new location. Alternative ISP here is Comcast - the most hated of all companies). Quantum starts at 50 Mbps and yes, it's just a marketing term for their higher speed tiers.
The fiber interface box on the outside wall (ONT) has two connectors, one for ethernet and one for coax. I read online that if you don't have FIOS TV, you should request your Verizon installer to use the ethernet connector. My installer insisted on coax. That constrains you to using a router that accepts coax. I'd prefer to power off my Actiontec router when I'm offline. I had no problems powering off my DSL router. But with FIOS and the Actiontec, I've had connectivity problems with power cycling the router. Any suggestions on what the problem might be? -- Phenom II X2 550 | Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 | 2 x 4G DDR3 1333 | WD Black 1 TB | GeForce 210 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * Dec 2 - File Systems From Simple To Distributed High Performance Jan 6 - Why We Can'T Have The Internet Of Nice Things: A Home Automation Primer Mar 2 - Consuming The Cloud: Shoot Out
