If you have not been contacted by FiOS via a door tag or by an official Verizon representative at your door you can contact them directly at (800) 922-0204 to confirm Internet availability at your home and to arrange an installation date.
Here is an overview of the installation process: (the installation charge should be waived)
The FiOS installation technician will trench a fiber line from the street to a junction box on the side of your house. They will then typically install their fiber modem (ONT) inside the garage. They will connect the ONT to an existing Ethernet cable or they will re-purpose one CAT-5 telephone line in the house. If you don’t plan to use Mesh, select a phone jack that is as central in the home as possible. The Ethernet cable can be connected to a modem-router (Gateway) which Verizon will provide to you at no cost. For improved coverage, you can connect directly to a multi-node Mesh router. You might want to refer to this article written by the CH Tech Club on how to connect a Mesh router to an ONT. Whichever router you decide to use, it is recommended that you select your own network name (SSID) and password, not the default provided.
The US is transitioning from cable TV to streaming. According to the latest statistics from Grok 83% of US TV viewing is done using Internet streaming! This means if you are switching from Cox Cable TV and are not already a streamer you will need to select from one of the available services which includes YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, DirecTV, Fubo or Sling TV. We encourage you to use this handy table of subscription streaming providers and available channels compiled by CNET to help with your selection. For maximum cost savings, you might want to consider an over-the-air antenna to receive free local network channels. If you are unsure of the monthly costs and savings to stream, our Tech Club streaming calculator can help you make this decision.
For help with any of this information, reach out to the Croucher Group for assistance.
