Thread: FIOS in Hampton Roads, VA

everything I have seen with Fiber in this city is underground and ALL utility plans come accross my desk for approval.

Originally Posted by enthuzist

Back before Isabell I had a wire ran to the house from the pole. However since that hurricane and the uprooting of the tree in my front yard taking down six power/telephone poles, I haven't had anything. I didn't worry since I had Cox at the time.

So it there a different ONT for this setup? Would that better my chances of it being able to be put right at my meter at the rear of my garage? That is what I really want since my homeruns will be terminated there. Lastly are there any pros/cons other that no issues with storms knocking down the pole?

Sorry for so many questions. I'm very curious to what to expect.

Well if your neighborhood drops are aerial it will probably be aerial. My 1st and 2nd install where aerial. My friends who live a few miles from me are underground. Really outside no wire hanging from above It isn't a real difference.
I ran all my home runs myself, Verizon techs aren't great IMO with the routing of coax. Mine is on a Pole and I never had an issue. My friend damaged his buried cable by putting a swing set on it .

Well, I really want ti buried. I don't see anything new on the poles near me (or on the one in my yard), so maybe there is hope. I will check again when I return to the area this weekend.

Originally Posted by enthuzist

Well, I really want ti buried. I don't see anything new on the poles near me (or on the one in my yard), so maybe there is hope. I will check again when I return to the area this weekend.

Is there a pots line to your home? IS it underground?

It used to be overhead, but not any longer. I went arount my neighborhood and the new fiber on the poles is going into the gray Cox boxes on the lines. Cox did a Project EON upgrade right after Verizon announced they were starting in my area. I still don't know what that is for. However I did see the guys with all of the heavy machinery. They were laying Verizon Fiber into a business park. The only other thing Verizon did here that I can see was put extra braided support on all of the poles. What confuses me is that the same new underground covers as others have is at the entrance of my neighborhood with conduit coming from it and tied off above ground a few feet away. That is making me think that they will be pulling it from there and trenching it around the streets (O-shaped street with one street across the middle).

Well, VZ turn the manhole into a CO while I was gone. It is beginning to look like a definitely underground run job for my neighborhood. Also I received another flyer from VZ stating that I'm getting closer to FiOS.

I'm tired so I will take a closer look tomorrow.

I think it is so funny how whenever the Verizon trucks are in the area, the Cox trucks are there too doing their EON upgrades. Today Verizon was in the area connecting their Fiber to link each neighborhood off of the main street, so they can start the runs into each area. I received a flyer from Cox a while back explaining the EON project upgrades on my street. Basically it is to compete with FiOS and its future offerings they are planning.

A friend of mine who works for Cox, stated how they are feeling the pressure from FiOS in their home market. They still have a good foothold in the corporate arena though here.

Gotta love competition...however, the FiOS arrchitecture is superior U-Verse or anything Cable is deploying.

I love it, but Cox hasn't lowered thier prices. They do offer very short discounts, but their fees are too much higher than FiOS for an equal setup (i.e. 2 DVRs, triple bundle, Cox's highest internet tier, Premium channels, HD and DVR services, etc.).