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Can a dial-up modem be used with FiOS Digital Voice? I support a number of remove locations across the country that only have dial-up access (via pcAnywhere). Thanks.
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TwinBing,
There should not be an issue with the dial-up modem. We have customer's that use fax machines that use the dialtone and they have no problems. If you need addidtional assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Thanks,
Tonya D.
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Shouldn't be a problem. My DishNetwork DVR calls home every night using dial-up over FIOS, same goes for my Ceiva digital picture frame. After switching from DSL to FIOS, I established a modem connection using an USR Sportster 56K modem, which quickly established a 48kbit/sec (or so it said) connection. Before that, I never got connection rates better than 24kbit/sec, due to the age of the copper wiring in our area.
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I wish that someone in the engineering department would come up with a hi capacity battery solution that would make the 8 hour battery last longer to maybe up to a week, because that's when power outages do happen unless it was a major disaster such as tornado, hurricane. I am very disappointed that FiOS cannot come out with a 4G/FiOS router device that can switch between the 2 services when the power is out. When I get my USB dial up modem I cannot wait to try it out with another ISP just to make sure I am ready when the power is out during next year's summer weather and these strange storms such as Sandy.
Using the USB dial up @56k modem via digital voice will only last 8 hours which I am going only going to use it for about 3 hours to get get the information I need. But like I said We need a 4G/FiOS wireless router that switches automatically to 2G/3G/4G/ when the power is out and the router runs on a battery as well and when the power comes back on then it comes back to FiOS. And we should be able to get a discount and have it part of the bundle.
Adam E.
Virginia Beach, VA
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gccradioscience,
Yes, it would be nice to have a higher capacity battery but honestly it would require a larger battery pack.
There is nothing stopping you from getting your own backup solution (UPS, Generator, etc). My area was hit hard by the storm and I have to tell you that we have generators and those with Cable TV do NOT have TV/Internet/Phone and those with FIOS have all three. So KUDOS to FIOS for keeping the system up and running!!!
Jim
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Newer model ont's MAY be more power efficient. My phone service stayed up over 24 hrs (with minimum use of the phone).
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I am having a problem with a Dial backyp modem on my router, used when my connection is not there, It remaied up for 7-8 hours then dropped and did not reconnect, is it possible the problem is within the NID(Network Interface Device)? since it is not proviging the actual dialton voltage from a Central office.