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can someone who uses fios for phone service answer one question?

 
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I'm trying to confirm or refute what Verizon is saying. When I go to "my services" on verizon.com, it says I have:
  • FIOS Internet
  • Home Phone (regional essentials)


  • Before I upgraded, it said I had
  • High speed internet
  • Home phone (regional essentials)


  • This implies that the person I spoke to tonight was telling the truth. That their records say I really do still have copper home phone. What I'm trying to confirm is what this says for someone using FIOS for their phone as well. I'm guessing it says digital voice. Can someone confirm?
     
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    When Verizon installs Fios, they cut the copper lines that carried POTS (plain old telephone service). All telcos want to get out of the POTS business. But in most states, there is a Public Utility Commission, left over from when the phone was a monopoly that requires "universal service".

    With Fios, you are using VOIP on the single fiber connection. They provide a small UPS so you can still get dial tone when the power is out. Works for some small number of house.

    You could, if you could operate a punchdown tool, reconnect it in your house. But I will bet non-trivial money that Verizon will not provide POTS service once FIOS has been turned on.

    Its a policy thing, not a technical one.

    That said, I've had Fios phone for 4 months now, and I like it. Free nationwide long distance is a win because my house is in a cell phone blackhole, so I can't use my cell phone's free minutes
     
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