FIOS Installed....finally

[gmviso]

This is my fourth attempt at posting this. I hope it works.

I have a lot more pictures but I can't upload them because of the attatchment size limit.


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Since this past summer when I noticed the crews installing the fiber on the utility poles behind my house I have been drooling. Speed and... bye bye Comcast.

Finally..... my FIOS is here!

It arrived on Thursday 29 December, 2005.

I had prepared my network closet to accept my new baby. (Actually a corner in my basement where all power telephone and network lines are homed.)

The Verizon installation technician was both friendly and professional. He was on site only 3-1/2 hours. Everything went flawlessly.

I am switching from Comcast cable broadband. Connection speeds reported by www.speakeasy.net/speedtest

ISP         Download   Upload
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Comcast broadband:   6.16mbps   327kbps

Verizion FIOS:      14.8mbps   1.8mbps

By the way, I live in Ft, Wayne, Indiana.

Photo

Fnished installation in my "wiring closet". Notice my next project underway, the automatic transfer switch for my new Generac 15kW standby power generator.

[gmviso]

Thanks to FIOS Maniac, I can post some more of the pics.

Pictures in order

1. My Verizon Installation Tech Tim up the pole running the fiber. Mine is the first tap on the block.

2. Tim wiring up the Motorola ONT1000. He left my original NID in place.

3. Tim installing BBU in "wiring closet".

4. 3.25 hours after Tim started installation I am creating my Verizon account.

5. New Verizon provided VDI-624 Wireless router sitting atop my aged but still functional Netgear RT-314 router and SMC 1016DT 16 port switch. To the right is my cable modem.

[gmviso]

Ok, full set of pictures courtesy of http://photobucket.com

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ONT will go here

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Pre FIOS network switching, etc.

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Space for BBU and PSU by Auto Xfer Switch

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Verizon running Fiber to house

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Network Interface with just one connection...MINE!

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Verizon tech almost finished at pole

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Fiber to house - ready for ONT

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Motorola ONT1000 mounted to house

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Closeup of Motorola ONT1000

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Verizon Tech prepping PDU wiring

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Making PDU connection to ONT

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Motorola ONT install instructions... Maybe it will be a self install someday 

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Outside house post FIOS

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ONT wiring complete

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Placing battery in BBU... almost done

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All powered up.

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Closeup of BBU and power brick

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New FIOS Cat-5e jack below old DSL Cat-5 jack

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Activating account using FIOS broadband connection

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Post FIOS network switches, etc.

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Now to work on my backup power generator 

[MmmGuinness]

No one installs a backup generator just for their internet......



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