Re: [PLUG] Boxes for Internet in Garage?

[Paul Jungwirth <pj@illuminatedcomputing.com>]

Thanks everyone, I'm glad to understand a bit more about all the
parts. It sounds like I should go ahead and replace that battery. :-)

Paul


On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 1:58 PM,  <gary@duzan.org> wrote:
>   Be careful, though. Verizon sold some of their network to Frontier, so
> the "Verizon" equipment could very well be providing the service you are
> paying Frontier to provide.
>
>                                     Gary Duzan
>
>
> => Its for Verizon FiOS service. If you don't use them then you can safely
> => unplug the battery and the outlet.
> =>
> => Unlike POTS lines, FiOS needs power. The battery is a backup in case you
> => lose electric service.
> =>
> => I have the same thing mounted in my basement.
> => On Jan 24, 2015 4:24 PM, "Paul Jungwirth" <pj@illuminatedcomputing.com>
> => wrote:
> =>
> =>> Okay, thanks for your thoughts! Here are some pictures, in order from
> =>> the street to the garage boxes.
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_120849.jpg
> =>> 1. In the front yard, with a pipe going into the ground and a coax
> =>> cable going right through the fence into the back yard.
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121040.jpg
> =>> 2. Shot of #1 opened.
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121256.jpg
> =>> 3. In the back yard, coax running from the left, split into three: one
> =>> up and into the house to our modem, two into the garage (probably
> =>> straight into #7). Notice another coax coming up out of the ground no
> =>> longer attached, probably an old input. Also a telephone box.
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121325.jpg
> =>> 4. Up into the house.
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121431.jpg
> =>> 5. Inside the telephone box. Nothing interesting here I think?
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121542.jpg
> =>> 6. Inside the garage now. Power adapter I guess?
> =>>
> =>> http://illuminatedcomputing.com/img/internet-pictures/20150124_121608.jpg
> =>> 7. The thing that beeps.
> =>>
> =>> I agree that #7 might be an old security alarm. The top blue button
> =>> says "Alarm Silence." But if I unplug #6 then my cable modem loses its
> =>> connection. So I guess #7 is doing more than just being a security
> =>> alarm.
> =>>
> =>> Any ideas? Thanks everyone---this is really fascinating figuring out
> =>> what I've got here!
> =>>
> =>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Rich Freeman
> =>> <r-plug@thefreemanclan.net> wrote:
> =>> > On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Keith C. Perry
> =>> > <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote:
> =>> >> That actually looks like an alarm system battery.  Perhaps the
> =>> previous
> =>> owners had a [secondary] controller box in there?
> =>> >
> =>> > I think a picture of the thing the battery goes into would be more
> =>> helpful.  :)
> =>> >
> =>> > I sounds like a description of a Verizon FIOS ONT.  They contain
> =>> > batteries so that you don't lose landline telephone in the event of a
> =>> > power outage.  Even if you discontinued service the ONT might still
> =>> > alarm when the battery wears out.  You could stop it by unplugging the
> =>> > ONT from the wall and disconnecting the battery.
> =>> >
> =>> > FIOS ONTs look like one of these:
> =>> >
> =>>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=verizon+fios+ont&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WN7DVOzlPKrIsATZiICIBQ&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1745&bih=868&dpr=1.1#tbm=isch&q=verizon+fios+ont+models&revid=477076975
> =>> >
> =>> > --
> =>> > Rich
> =>> >
> =>>
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