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FIOS Router and Other ISPs
am0n
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Moving shortly to an area that only offers Comcast and Verizon FIOS. Existing resident had Verizon FIOS, so the ONT box is still in the basement. From doing a little research, it sounds like I need some special equipment (either Verizon FIOS' modem/router combo, or a NIC and my own router) to get it to work. Doing Cable + Internet + Phone, and the box is currently set up to output coax. I understand I can try to get it to output ethernet, but then I have to convert ethernet to coax for TV/Phone.
All that said, how good are the newer Verizon FIOS routers? And if down the road I were to switch to Comcast, can the Verizon FIOS router be used as a regular router (I have a DOCSIS 3.0 modem already)? I had been meaning to buy a new router, so if the Verizon FIOS router can be used as a standalone and is relatively good, at least it won't be a total loss.
I did a forum search and the most recently stuff I could find was like 2010, which is why I am asking now, given stuff has changed in the last few years.
All that said, how good are the newer Verizon FIOS routers? And if down the road I were to switch to Comcast, can the Verizon FIOS router be used as a regular router (I have a DOCSIS 3.0 modem already)? I had been meaning to buy a new router, so if the Verizon FIOS router can be used as a standalone and is relatively good, at least it won't be a total loss.
I did a forum search and the most recently stuff I could find was like 2010, which is why I am asking now, given stuff has changed in the last few years.
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The old one was an Actiontec with FiOS software. Not sure if they swapped manufacturers for the newer one. My mom doesn't seem to have the wifi issues she used to have with the old one, so I'd say it's passable to decent as a standalone router.
Honestly if we didn't use our DVR, we probably would have just removed the FiOS router from the chain. I have read of others hooking it up at the ONT box and then running their own hardware everywhere else.
He told me this is their most recent model:
https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-G1100-Gateway-FIOS-G1100/dp/B0145REEA0
edit: when they switch to Ethernet output it disables coax output from the ONT (or at least did in my case)
Yes, you definitely should. The old router is supposed to be free now, I think.
We have the quantum gateway. It is a solid router as far as I can tell - no issues. I don't think we've rebooted it in over a year.
The ONT is in the basement of course (not sure if they ever remove it), but did the previous resident buy the FIOS router and leave it?
I may actually just buy that router outright via Amazon and swap it myself. I'll have to call them with the new MAC address, though. It'll be cheaper than renting/installment-ing it from Verizon directly.
Edit: just checked; we do not pay rent for the router
And that's what I thought about the ONT; it's either coax or ethernet, not both. And we are doing a triple play, so it sounds like coax is what I need.