I think what is being spoken of is the copper to the pole.
-sc From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 9:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OTish: Verizon FIOS vs. Comcast Cable With my order, they simply removed the external connection to the copper that Comcast had laid down, and they used much of the internal copper that I had (especially since most of it was new) ASB (My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Kevin Lundy <[email protected]> wrote: >> One thing about FIOS is that Verizon will literally remove the >> existing copper wire to your house making it difficult to obtain >> traditional phone service from another provider down the road. >Knew that - am trying to figure out if that's relevant to me. Not sure yet. You *can* keep the copper. You just have to tell them during order. And it doesn't hurt to be home when they do the external work and remind the installation technician. At least I was able to anyway. Kevin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
