#PSA if you have #Verizon #FiOS: Sign into the Verizon web site and then go to https://www.verizon.com/consumer/myverizon/homeoffers (or click on the "Home Offers" button from the home page) and check if you have any offers you can redeem. I have no idea why, but when I checked last week I had on offer a "loyalty discount" of $10 per month for 12 months, free for the taking.

I found an odd kind of bug in the router provided by #Verizon for #Fios. I wanted to set up a static route to a second internal network I have, 192.168.64.0/29 and it repeatedly fails. The gateway to this network is a Linux machine with IP Forwarding enabled and filtering rules enabling forwarding between the appropriate interfaces. However, the route will just not add. When I add the routing information manually to my desktop, it works just fine so I know it is a strange bug in the router firmware itself.

I switched from #RCN internet to #FIOS a month ago not because I like #Verizon—honestly, I kind of despise them—but simply because FIOS provides symmetric download and upload speeds while RCN's upload speeds are a joke and their plans cost the same as Verizon's.
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Since I'm now working for a company HQ'd in Australia, I'm going to be doing a lot more meetings in the evening while multiple other people in the house are using the internet. So I decided it was time to switch back from 320Mbps down/20Mbps up cable internet to 1Gb #Verizon #FIOS (I used to have FIOS but gave it up years ago to save money).
As a result, I was reminded yet again of what a complete clusterfuck Verizon's website and onboarding are.
The whole story here: https://blog.kamens.us/2025/03/31/verizon-customer-website-onboarding-experience-sucks/

Frontier FIOS having issues in my part of the world, most unhelpful response LOL.

Frontier: I see your service is currently impacted by an outage.

Frontier: Is there anything else I can help you with today?

"Casting is not available for live events"

Switch to #FiOS TV box.

"This device doesn't support livestreaming"

#WTF
#Netflix
#NFL

Anyone else on #Verizon #Fios internet just lose connection? Can’t even get the Verizon official site to load the network info.

Has anyone experienced unauthorized users on their #Verizon #Fios #Wifi ? I was troubleshooting a slow network and found hosts that I can’t account for. Problem immediately cleared after I blocked them. I then changed to a stronger password and so far, so good. I'm surprised as I don’t really have any neighbors in close range. I wonder if Verizon pulls from a small set of passwords that could be compromised? So pay attention and change those p/w's people! #Networking

I'm trying to figure out when Verizon FIOS will likely be coming to an address in North Adams, Massachusetts. According to the coverage map at https://broadbandnow.com/Verizon-Fios, it's available now. But Verizon customer service isn't able to say anything about the timeline - or even that it will be coming.

Does anyone have any pointers as to how to get more information?

lol this might take a while…

Started at 5/31 11am ET. We’ll see how fast this baby moves on a 12yo #MacMini using #ProtonVPN & gigabit #fios through a #glinet #AXT1800 router, a CAT6-connected AP, a #MoCA -connected AP, & finally CAT6. It’s a circuitous route, I know, but these are the limitations of a 74yo house.

FWIW speeds right now are slower than usual: 174 Mbps down, 178 up. Usually in the 500-600 range. Maybe it’s the age of the #Mac, or I’m splitting between the #Ente & speed test?

Finally found the time to get #ipv6 going on my #pfsense behind #verizon #fios. That's working and of course, we get another infestation of ads... After some more fine tuning of #pfblocker, happy to say that the exterme test of canyoublockit works.. or should I say fails ;)
https://canyoublockit.com/extreme-test/
Now wait & see if the members of my household agree with this blocking.

I was paying $30 for #FIOS with a discount from my daughter having #VerizonWireless. She switched, pushing the FIOS price to $40. Then they silently raised it to $44. I called them and asked what can you do for me, and they said we can drop you back to $40. That's still higher than #RCN #Astound but switching is a hassle so I took it.
A month later, they've silently undone the change and raised the price back to $44.
This kind of bullshit is why I hate #Verizon. I think I'll be switching to RCN.

El Golpe de los Dragones

Acabo de ver como tradujeron Waterdeep: Dragon Heist al castellano y estoy: living. Voy a explicaros por qué, que el tema combina chicha lingüística con llegarme a la patata.

https://xurxodiz.eu/blog/arquivo/el-golpe-de-los-dragones/

Enquisa de agradabilidade a galegos das variedades románicas de España: 1) galego, 2) portugués 3) asturiano 4) valenciano 5) castelán 6) canario 7) catalán 8) andaluz.

https://xurxodiz.eu/blog/arquivo/enquisa-de-agradabilidade/

Unha idea revolucionaria coa que crucei en Twitter e que adoro: # e @ son morfemas de tópico e vocativo respectivamente. A ver como vos soa.

https://xurxodiz.eu/blog/arquivo/topicos-e-vocativos/