[Novalug] FIOS vs DSL questin

[greg pryzby]

Ed James wrote:
> Greg,
> 
>    Sorry about your trubs, but props on dealing so effectively with "support".
> I guess we all know they gotta follow a script, so it's interesting to see
> ahead of time what that script looks like.  I've had similar dealings on
> DSL issues, always involving getting past a script.  Tnx for the detailed
> posting - I didn't know about MoCA, and now I do.  While I'm not aiming
> to get FIOS, I'm constantly being asked tech questions in my neighborhood,
> and I sorta like knowing what the heck other people are talking about. :P

Yea... it wasn't bad because I knew it was going to be fun getting past 
this piece.

MOCA is the coax that is required for STB to work (widgets, tv listing, 
on demand).

I got the new box and tried to hook it up. But of course since I was 
'switched to ethernet' I had to call and get 'switched back to moca'. So 
now I don't have an open connection to the internet, although I will 
figure out how to do it...

>    I live in the Olde part of Greenbelt, where cable/fios installs will entail
> hauling wire of some sort thru crawlspaces, which just ain't fun.  Doing
> it right the first time really does save major pain down the line

I crack monkey wired my house in the 80s (when it was built) and I could 
not use ANY of the existing wiring. There is one dead phone jack (last 
on the line (they did inline instead of star wiring). The cable just 
doesn't work. No idea what they did and we ended up drilling a hole in 
the brick to the drop in the basement where I wanted the tv. 1 drop and 
it works fine. When we sell, well that will be an issue I am sure 
because I doubt anyone else in a house has only 1 drop. It tends to be 0 
or >3.

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