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Re: [PLUG] Verizon bureaucracy gone wild
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Maybe their FIOS service will go the direction they have with DSL (if it is not already). Verizon DSL no longer needs a phone service. I have DSL from Verizon with no phone service (just a phone number ID to identify the line).
----- Original Message ----
> From: Doug Crompton <doug@crompton.com>
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:32:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Verizon bureaucracy gone wild
>
> While this indeed is extremely stupid it does not get to the point of what
> bundling and non competition have done to high speed internet. In many
> areas FIOS is, or will be, the only practical option. The question is why
> does anyone need verizon phone service period! But FIOS, I think, requires
> phone service as a minimum, locking you into a rate structure, or at least
> a future rate structure, that is ridiculous compared to the alternatives.
>
> Many people have totally dropped home wired phone service to use just a
> wireless service and there are some great bluetooth interfces available. I
> recently purchase a home in Cape May and do not have phone service there.
> I bought a GE wireless phone box ($65) the will link with up to 2
> cellphones and function like a normal home phone system with up to 7
> remotes. It comes with one remote. So it is not so hard to dump your wired
> service if you want. I also find DirectTV to be great and have no need for
> any wired TV service.
>
> Hopefully the new administration will make this a priority. Everyone
> should have the ability to have high speed internet without the cumbrance
> of any other service.
>
> Write your Congressmen!!!!
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2009, JP Vossen wrote:
>
> > > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:39:23 -0500 (EST)
> > > From: "Bill Hance"
> > >
> > > My recently installed FiOS is considered Business FiOS due to the static
> > > IP addresses. I've noticed that my phone and TV appear to be billed at
> > > a slightly higher business rate, rather than the residential rate. I
> > > gave them a call, and... you would not believe their answer to this
> > > billing problem. Their solution is to run a 2nd FiOS line from the
> > > street to my house, install a 2nd FiOS ONT box on the wall in my
> > > basement, and then get the TV and phone from this new line, which would
> > > have residential billing.
> > >
> > > They are unable to provide residential billing on the same fiber that
> > > has static IP!
> >
> > My understanding of this extreme stupidity is that residential and
> > business are two totally different Verizon business units, and nothing
> > is/can be shared. Typical large company inefficiency and vast stupidity.
> >
> >
> > The Verizon thing that bugs the heck out of me is that I have
> > residential FiOS, but not phone or TV. So several times per *week* I
> > get various junk mail from them either asking me to come back to FiOS (I
> > never left) or to sign up for their triple-play thing, which I will
> > never do. (Aside from the fact that I don't trust them, I strongly
> > believe that putting too many eggs in one basket is a really bad idea
> > from a vendor lock-in perspective, among others. Another one is that
> > I'd never get hosting from my domain name registrar, or vice versa.)
> >
> > I've called a few times to try and get them to stop wasting money and
> > paper on me, but they claim I have to have phone service before the
> > screen where they can turn that crap off will come up. WTH?!?
> >
> > If anyone has an idea how to make this stop, I'd appreciate it. I've
> > considered a USPS1500 "Prohibitory Order" form [1], but I'm afraid
> > exceedingly stupid companies (e.g. Verizon or Comcast) would screw it up
> > and sever all correspondence and relationship, and I like my FiOS...
> >
> > Later,
> > JP
> >
>
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> * Richboro, PA 18954 *
> * 215-431-6307 *
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