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Verizon Landline Junction Box In My Basement

Hello all,

I live in a condo complex that only offers Cablevision.

I have a Vzn junction box in my basement wall for landline connections. There is also a Vzn FIOS box hanging from a telephone right across the street from the main entrance into the complex. Everyone residing around the complex can get Verizon FIOS but it seems like no one in the condo complex can get FIOS.

Is there any way that I can get Verizon FIOS using my Vzn landline junction box? I remember when I lived in another part of NJ, and had FIOS, the technicians were able to use the same type of junction box that I currently have to connect to the fiber in the street. I have a photo of the junction box if anyone wants to check this for me.

Just tired of having only one option with CV and I really dislike their service.

If anyone can help that would be great!

Thanks!

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armond_in_nj1

@techinneed wrote:
... I live in a condo complex that only offers Cablevision ... I have a Vzn junction box in my basement wall for landline connections. There is also a Vzn FIOS box hanging from a telephone right across the street from the main entrance into the complex ... no one in the condo complex can get FIOS.

Is there any way that I can get Verizon FIOS using my Vzn landline junction box? ...
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techinneed

Thanks for the reply.

Why not? What needs to exist before FIOS is determined to work or not.

Looking for a more technical reply.

Thanks!

armond_in_nj1

@techinneed wrote:

... Why not? What needs to exist before FIOS is determined to work or not ... Looking for a more technical reply ...

OK, here's a "technical" reply. The box in your basement is for your telephone (according to your own words). It is not for FiOS TV and Internet. The box across the street is for FiOS TV and Internet (according to your own words). It is not in your building. The two boxes are unrelated to each other (although on a clear day they can probably see each other). Unless your building is in the register for allocated FiOS service, you're out of luck.

Hope that fills the need for a "technical" answer.

techinneed

Sort of, thanks.

Can't Verizon bond the wires in the junction box to get the ethernet pairs working?

I believe that's how they got it to work at my other place. This condo and the house that I lived in before, were built in the same year so the junction boxes were the same.

Not sure why this is difference.

The junction box I have has six (6) pairs of lines from the street, and those wires are wired through the condo.

If this would not work, then what is needed in your basement to get FIOS? In this part of NJ, FIOS was available in 2006. So how can a house built in the same year of 1998, have the same junction box and get FIOS, but I cannot.

How is any home built before 2000 have the facility to get FIOS?

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