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FIOS Coax or Ethernet

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Jarazix

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Hello all,

so with Fios you can use their coax connection, or their ethernet. However they by default use coax. I know cable requires the cable modem be hooked up to give guide data and on demand. I have heard you can set up ethernet to your own router and bridge connections.

Anyhow my main question is, is there any benefit to setting up your newtwork using the ethernet instead of the coax
 
Uverse is the same way.

I use ethernet whenever I can personally.
 
I went with Ethernet because I really want to have freedom in choosing my router. I started off with a DD-WRT converted WRT54GL and ended up with a pfsense box.

I have to use a bridge to coax for the guide data, as you already know, and at the time I got my install, Verizon (hesitantly) issued a Motorola bridge to me and it works fine.

It really comes down to how flexible you want to be. If you are OK with the Verizon issued router, just get coax. Your benefit in that case is full support from Verizon.

I have called them a few times in the past concerning service issues (2 times in 5 years...) and the first thing out of them was they will not help me much because I am not using their router. So if that makes you uncomfortable, stick with their router.

And if you stick with their router, really you might as well just use coax.

As an aside: when I got my install, the routers they gave out were quite terrible. If you torrented on them, it could not handle the number of connections, and it needed frequent reboots. Worst of all, even with really savvy technicians on their end, it could not be put into bridge mode. That prevented me from using a better router and just bridging the crappy one they gave me. So I went the route of Ethernet, Motorola bridge and my own/unsupported router.

Hope that helps.
 
The OEM routers are pretty meh on both wired and wireless aspects. My speedtest pings seemed lower after I switched from coax to LAN, but it may be placebo.

That said, VZ TV set-top boxes need coax to function properly, or so I've read. I use a cablecard, so it doesn't affect me.
 
I hated the small NAT table in the FIOS router...and it locked the router up frequently when using any software that scanned many servers in a short period of time (e.g., game server browsers). Frankly, I also prefer using my own router since I have been using the Tomato firmware for years. I also did not want to double NAT. Thus, I switched.

How:

- Submitted the request in the VZ Direct forums on dslreports.com, where you deal with VZ tech folks who actually understand the request and know how to do it
- Connected my router and bridged it to my house's coax network using a NIM-100


What works in this simple config:

- TV
- Widgets
- Guide data
- On demand
- Multi-room DVR


What doesn't:

- Remote DVR


There are ways to beat that last issue, but I haven't bothered. I suggest surfing over to dslreports.com and dropping into the VZ Fiber forum. They have a sticky post with a fantastic list of config options, with each described fully, including pros and cons.
 
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