Re: Understanding Fios

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 9, 8:24=A0pm, "ABLE1" <royboynos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey all you's guys...................... =A0Not to change the
> current............ discussion but,
>
> Trying to keep up with latest on this Fios issue. =A0Here is the back gro=
und
> to why I am asking.
>
> Customer built the house back in 2003 and apparently according to him had
> Fiber installed to the house for future hook up. =A0But since it was not
> available (as I understand) nothing was hooked up and the phone line came=
 in
> standard POTS line "copper".
>
> So now it is 2011 and the customer gets a call from Verizon saying that t=
hey
> can hook him up with Fios at a much faster speed. (like 35 up and down) =
=A0He
> says do you have to install wires and such and the rep. says no the cable=
 is
> already to your house and we can make the change and you will notice when
> you make a call because you will then have to dial the area code even if =
you
> call the neighbor.
>
> So, at about 3am this morning the custom get a message from the C/S sayin=
g
> that the phone line is down. =A0The signal went in over the Cell-Backup. =
=A0He
> calls me to ask what the signal was about, I research and tell him what i=
t
> was and he then explains the above about what Verizon was doing. =A0I ask=
ed if
> they came in the house and he says no but he now has to dial the area cod=
e
> for a local call.
>
> So I dial into the panel and connect. =A0Disconnect and the panel sends s=
ignal
> to the C/S as it should just like normal.
>
> So here is where I am confused, how was Verizon able to switch to (fiber)
> Fios from copper and not have to enter the house to do so. =A0Would they =
have
> installed the fiber in 2003 and install the equipment and it then magical=
ly
> connects over to the copper in the house 7 years later??
>
> Does Verizon use nanobots to go thru the fiber make all the necessary
> connections and then turn to dust when the job is complete??
>
> Inquiring minds need to know?? =A0I know there are a lot of opinions here=
, so
> please share.
>
> Thanks in advance for all the education that I am about to receive.
>
> Les
Oh and I forgot to say ..........

If you need more information on this Fios matter or anything else you
can think of,  you can go back to the "BS on alarm monitoring" thread
and ask Blueman.

He knows everything. );->