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.
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.
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.
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
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
Newer model ont's MAY be more power efficient. My phone service stayed up over 24 hrs (with minimum use of the phone).
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.
