My UPS powers the Internet ONT connection. However the battery is waranteed for 12 months. Mine failed at 13, and they make you buy the replacement.
Also, you can turn the ONT/customer router in to a transparent bridge if you have your own internal network hardware you want to handle that task. -sc -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OTish: Verizon FIOS vs. Comcast Cable On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone care to give forth with an opinion on the differences between > the two, and a preference - customer service, reliability, etc? I don't have FiOS myself (I live in NH, where Verizon pulled a "we're taking our ball and going home" move) but I know people who do, and they love it. Similar quality to cable, but with more bandwidth for less money. In particular, the upstream bandwidth is much better. The ONT (Optical Network Terminal) is powered by premises electricity, not the network, same as cable company CPE. Many units include a battery that's good for a few hours. Some report the battery will only power phone (not data/Internet/TV), though -- this may vary by location. Customer treatment sucks for both Verizon and Comcast. For phone service, it's totally different than POTS, but that doesn't apply to you. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
