 Review by thender 
Posted: 1.8 years ago
member for 4.2 years, 1537 visits, last login: 1.3 years ago
 Staten Island,Richmond,NY
 $55 per month
 about 10 days
 "I pay for 30/5 and get 31/9.5, no transfer caps, low latencies, no problems."
 "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE!"
 "Best service ever."
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31000/9500 FIOS > 2700/689 DSL
There's not much to say. The actiontec router they use is useless, it required rebooting once every two days. I tried restarting it, resetting it, nothing worked. So I setup my own gentoo linux router on a unipurpose piece of crap in my closet, and it works.
There's not much to say. I pay $55/month for a connection of that speed with low latency, no downtime so far, and no transfer limits, that was provisioned a good 4500 kbps over what I'm supposed to be getting.
They went to the wrong apartment initially and said I'd have to wait a week for them to come back. This was angering, not because I had no internet, but until FIOS was installed in the apartment I had no phone _jack_, much less phone service. My employer wasn't happy with this at the time. I didn't have a cellphone either.
Luckily I have an antenna, and they put FIOS signs up on people's lawns..
Their tech support is literally there 24/7.. if you need an IP released at 3:30 AM, they can do it. It's a short wait, and they actually have a clue what they're talking about.
Definately get it if you can.
Followup comments:  amcorona
p00p
join:2004-12-26
Bayside, NY | your speeds Try speedtests that are outside your local metro area. The results may surprise you.
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thender
Glamour Profession
Premium
join:2004-05-16
Staten Island, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Re: your speeds said by amcorona :Try speedtests that are outside your local metro area. The results may surprise you. How so? | |
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thender
Glamour Profession
Premium
join:2004-05-16
Staten Island, NY | still waiting | |
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thender
Glamour Profession
Premium
join:2004-05-16
Staten Island, NY | still waiting on something | |
| | | new2fios
join:2006-07-20
Camillus, NY
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Actiontec Funny how people's experience with the Actiontec router vary all over the place. I am still using mine; in fact it's the first router I've ever had that does NOT have to be rebooted every so often. I upgraded the firmware early on to fix the TraceRoute problem and have had absolutely no complaints since. | |
| | mswann
join:2006-07-08
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
·Charter Pipeline
| Re: Actiontec said by new2fios :Funny how people's experience with the Actiontec router vary all over the place. I am still using mine; in fact it's the first router I've ever had that does NOT have to be rebooted every so often. You are right cause I have only had mine for a day and have hard reset twice and have to reboot after any and all changes. Going to try different firmware but the lack of documentation and support is a low point in an otherwise great fios experience. | |
| | | amcorona
p00p
join:2004-12-26
Bayside, NY
| Re: Actiontec How do you make the actiontec pingable? Been looking for docs on it... can't find it. Just curious about my ping times cuz now I can host xbox games (finally)
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| pkinc
join:2006-07-18
Lexington, MA
·Verizon FIOS
| For the price of a small bag of groceries, I bought
a Linksys WRT54GL, added DD-WRT free firmware, and now
I have a router that never needs rebooting, acts as a Vpn server for OpenVPN, and has much better transfer rates on wifi at 20-40% signal than Actiontec did at 100%.
The Actiontec has been retired to its box for the duration, and love this Fios, never thought I'd be grateful to Verizon for anything. | |
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jonez
Got Anime?
Premium
join:2004-09-24
Stow, MA | Re: Actiontec I had some problems with the actiontec as well that required rebooting, however after upgrading to the lastest firmware, I haven't had any problems since then.
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