Fios isn't blocked on any ports as far as I can tell. I spoke specifically with them about the need to run servers on port 80, and they even helped point me to a good client that works with the DNS host I use, zone-edit.
Right now I have a stream, a web server and pop3 and smtp. > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 3:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: broadband over Powerlines? > > I was interested when it was first announced, but found we were outside > the coverage area. That's the frustrating thing about where we live in > this area, the local cable monopoly isn't willing to upgrade our local > node - so no cable modems, and we're just a the maximum distance from the > CO, so we get a throttled back DSL. > > Besides the static IP is nothing. Look at using something like > dynamicDNS.org, it works pretty good with the Verizon system. And since > its the older Bell Atlantic area, port 80 isn't blocked. > > larry > > >Larry, > > > >Actually I did call up their Sales department. However I did not inquire > >about a > >Static IP. Reason being is that once I found out the speeds provided > >(approx 500kb), > >I quickly learned that the 2MB that I get now with Verizon DSL was too > >hard to pass > >up. Granted, I could loose a phone number and save some $$ but with the > >rate of > >Throughput that I get with Verizon over ComTek, was simply too much to > >part with. > > > >Thanks anyway. > > > >Randy > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213056 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
