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Re: [PLUG] FYI - FIOS/DCAnet
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I wonder how long the battery life is and if they replace it? I am
assuming the interface is their property and their responsibility.
Static PPOE? Let me know about that. Also there is the issue of do they
block any ports or dis-allow any services.
Doug
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Luke Renn wrote:
>
> When they install FIOS they install a UPS. I think the guy said it
> was 6 hours, though I'm not positive. But yeah, you need power to use
> FIOS, and your phone is on it so....
>
> As for FIOS, so far it's pretty damn impressive. I love when i see
> downloads > 2500k a second. Verizon on the other hand is pretty
> lame. Their mail servers don't support SSL, which is kind of
> unacceptable in my opinion. They also still use PPPoE. Oh, and my IP
> changes like once every half hour. I haven't had time to fool around
> with it, but I may be able to use static PPPoE or some such to get it
> to behave (at least thats what the installer hinted at). Either way,
> I prefer it over comcast.
>
> Luke
>
> --
> Don't worry about what anybody else is going to
> do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
> -- Alan Kay
>
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