Bill, that wasn't working as of yesterday.

Verizon uses my companies equipment so the more installs that are done the more equipment Verizon will need....keep going guys! My company stock price is up 13$ in the last 3 months....WOO HOO!!

Damn they have soooooooooooooo much stuff ..; there regular picture is very close to HD :jump1:

// they don,t have anywhere the selection of Pay movies as cox & they are $1 higher ; :vamp:


there adult is only XX & $15 -$16 a movie :smash:

Mike keep in mind that this is still new, they are adding stuff, and changing stuff all the time in order to give the consumer the best bang for the buck.

Dave I am not sureif they did the software download yet for RI, but that is what you have to look forward too.


Lurch who do you work for?

And You couldn't mention this to any of your fishing Pals.......

After praising FIOS, I find that my repace battery light is on and I need a new battery. I called service and the tech told me that I have to buy and replace the battery. The FIOS service is only one year old. Anyone know where I can buy a PX12072-12v battery and how much they cost?

Just talk to a phone guy when you see one onthe street,maybe buy him a cup of joe...

wow ;;

ya wanna see the line @ cox in warwick today >> with people returning the cox equipment ><><><:liquify:

Juniper Networks...WOO HOO!! :jump1:

Lurch - I hope you don't make the battery back up unit. The life of the battery is supposed to be 2 to 4 years. My battery croaked in one year. I called FIOS and they tell me that the battery is my dollar. I have been using FIOS a over the year. Too bad I didn't notice the trouble light sooner.:(

We provide the networking gear (routers) that all of the IP (voice, video and data)traffic flows over.

Its being installed as I type. Report back later.

I got Cox for everything.No problems fair prices and they've had the fiberoptic backbone for a while just never made a big deal.I got 15mb down and 3mb up for net and Digital package.I don't watch TV so who cares about that.I don't Use the phone so don't care about that.The internet works always.Very rarely slows down.I was told if I want fios I would need to have an electrican install an outlet of some sort in my apartment .Thats b)115h17 so screw that I'll stay with cox cable.I hear verizon is just as good I'm sure you'll like it better than Comcrap.Never herd a good word about them.

I got it.
It saves me money.
the TV channels aren't as good but it is still worth it even if I want to add movies.

The people that we dealt with on the phones didn't give us what we wanted and we had to call and let then know about how we wanted it set up. That is why we wanted it in writing after we had decided on what we wanted but we never got anything in writing. It is all squared away now.

I think the picture might even be a bit clearer than cable. Now if someday I can afford to buy a real TV instead of the antiquated one, then I'll be able to see what all the hype is about high def.

does verizon do a la carte?

Verizon does'nt do Ala Carte to my knowledge. They also don't charge you extra for digital content. I don't do billing, just installation, and maintainence. It's new, and there a re bound to be glitches, and bumps in the road, but it will get better.

Gone fishing you can get a battery at any electrical supply that sells alarm equipment. If you are really having trouble finding one pm me. Just so you know, the battery is warrantied for 1 year, and then it is the customers responsibility. We were never told that it should last 3-4 years, but I am not saying that someone did not tell you that,that being said we don't know how long they sit on a shelf in a warehouse either. Also know that the Phone company spends an average of 2,500.00 per customer to get you this service, and you pay nothing for the Optical Network Terminal, Battery Backup Unit, Power Supply, or wireless networking router. You also pay nothing for the installation.


Here is a link where you can order one online: http://www.apexbattery.com/12-volt-8...batteries.html

Measure the size of your battery, it is a 12v 8amp hour battery

Specialist, where you out of, Brockton?

I work PPM out of Summer St.

Gonefishin, I don't know why they told you you have to pay for the battery :huh: maybe the person you spoke to was misinformed. The guy that installed ours said they replace them free, he even said he could give me one.

FB I work out of Woodrock RD I am sure you know where that is... :bl:

Bruce after the year is up they are supposed to charge you for the battery, that being said there are plenty of guys who are sympathetic to the needs of the customer :angel:

You mean Woodwock Woad? Tell Carlton that Tom O. says hi.

I almost bid that job when those bids were out. I can't bear to go back to I&M.

I've been at Summer St for the past 7 years, before that I spent time on the Vineyard and Pearl St. Just had my 20th anny last week.

Bill, one year? well what if you have a 2 year contract? :huh:

Question for you Verizon guys out there, how difficult is it likely to be to pull back on a cable in an underground conduit to get a rope through and then pull the cable and the FIOS line back through the tube?

What size is the conduit, and what is in it now? Is there catv in it, or telephone cable?

Generally if it is a phone drop, we tie a string on and pull it through using the old drop, only downfall is if one breaks...

Bruce think of it like a cellphone plan, they give you the phone for just about nothing, and they usually have a 1 year warranty on the phone, but you usually sign a 2 year committment for the service. You will never have to worry about your battery though ;)

If the catv and telco drops are in the same conduit, you might have a problem because they might be twisted. There's also the possibility that the drop needed to be repaired at some point and there's a splice on it.

A little elbow grease is probably all you'll need.

Lurch, are you at Juniper in Westford? We might be work neighbors.

Right now there are two CATV cables in the conduit. I was going to use one to pull two strings back through the coanduit and then use one of the string to pull the CATV cable and the FIOS cable back into the house. I'll leave one trace for future use. Do you guys use dish detergent to lube up the cables like we do with the coax when we have to run it through tight spaces on boats?

Meh, if you can't get it going it might help. I've never personally used any lubricant but I guess it's not the worst idea in the world. Try doing it without the lubricant first. You'll just have a big mess.

The fire department in town uses our holes for their alarm cables and they always use lubricant. It makes a mess of the whole manhole. I bet they do it on purpose!:poke:

Mike if they try and pull the drop in and it is pre-connectorised then the connect barely fits in a 1" conduit, but it is doable. They can cut the connector off, and the drop will go, then they can splice on a connector at the house.

Righyt now all I have is about a 40 feet coil of FIOS cable at the base of the last pole, no connector on the end. It looks pretty thin and I think it should go with no problem. Actually all they asked me to do was to pull a trace through, and they said they would pull the cable.

yes I am!