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Tag Archives: fios
Good news – no interruptions of phone, internet, or TV!
I may start one of those counters similar to those on construction sites recording how many days since the last workplace accident, except tracking outages. We’re officially at “2 days since our last Verizon outage.” 🙂 When the service is … Continue reading
The lawnmower man strikes down Verizon
Color me bitter and disenchanted. I’m going to recap my troubles with FiOS. On June 29th, FiOS installer shows up @ 1pm for an 8am-12pm install window. Junction box is filled with water, and fiber optic network switch of some … Continue reading
Mission Control, we have FiOS
Well, we finally have FiOS at the house, not without a lack of trying. I think the honeymoon period is officially over. If you aren’t up to speed, the deal was that a new work crew would replace the main … Continue reading
Better luck tomorrow, Verizon
Oye. My Verizon installer and his backup crew finally left a little after 9pm. We’re still noti n business yet. They have to replace a 1000-foot underground fiber optic cable, and after trying in the dark, finally gave up. A … Continue reading
It’s gonna be a late night with Verizon
There’s gonna be a Verizon party at my house tonight. Here’s the scoop. The neighbors I’ve spoken to, and the discussion posted online, prepared me for one possibility. I didn’t expect the troubles. To prep, we cleaned up the basement … Continue reading
Verizon FiOS installation on Monday
Yup, they’re coming on Monday, 8am, and we’re ready. I’m taking a vacation day, as I asssume I won’t have any internet access for most of the day. Of course, I copied a lot of files over to my laptop … Continue reading
Goodbye Comcast, hello Verizon
It’s the end of an era. After nearly 9 years (since I moved out from my parents place), I’m finally switching (more like abandoning) Comcast for my cable and broadband needs. It was a momentous occasion, because not only was … Continue reading