Re: [SLUG] Questions about FiOS...

From: chris lee (chris.a.lee@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 14 2009 - 21:29:39 EST


tried Fios, forget it.

as for the PVRs make sure they are giving you the 8300s, not the older 8000s

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 21:00, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller <robin@roblimo.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have FiOS? If so, any problems with their wireless and Linux?
> And does their wireless router have Cat-5 ports for at least two computers,
> or do I need to add my own router/switch?
>
> We just moved and got Brighthouse, but the HD cable box/PVR is screwed up
> and they say they can't get our phone switched over for another week, at
> least, after promising "2 to 3 days" in the sales process.
>
> BTW, this is the second PVR - the one the installer put in first, no sound.
> My wife grabbed him on the way out and got an exchange, which had sound --
> but soon started cutting in and out every 30 seconds or so; sort of like
> hitting "pause" all the time. Reboots and three calls to customer service
> (one of which left me forgotten on hold for over 20 minutes) did not help.
> It's either wait for a tech Tuesday or take the box in for exchange Monday.
>
> I'm trying to decide whether to give Brighthouse a chance or just give up
> and sign that one-year contract with FiOS -- which, with the Set-top HD PVR
> box and all, comes to more like $140 than the advertised $99, so the two
> services are about the same price, total.
>
> ??
>
> - Robin
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