# Verizon Service in the Boonies **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 24, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936 "2013-07-24T16:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/1 "2013-07-24T16:55:33Z")
Have a little situation / question for some of the tech savvy follks. We are in the final stages of completing our home purchase and sale and are preparing for the move in less than a month. My wife is trying to handle all the utilities and services and the one that concerns me the most is my Verizon service. Here’s the issue. Currently contracted with a bundle package (TV, FIOS, and phone) at our current house. I don’t want to switch providers as my email address, phone / fax, and website (at least for now) is with Verizon and all my company literature would have to be changed if I had to switch, not to mention updating all my current contacts and vendors to update contact info that has remained unchanged for near 8 years. The current owner of the house tells me they have Time Warner and I know the coax has been run to various rooms throughout the house, mainly the living area and the bedrooms. Here’s my question. Can Verizon use the existing feed into the house for their products so I don’t have to switch to TW? My wife spoke to a Verizon rep last night and I guess in my area, they have worked out some sort of back door deal with Direct TV to have them provide TV service and Verizon would handle the phone and internet. I also don’t want to terminate my contract and get into a pissing match with Verizon on the termination fees. In summary, all I really want is to retain my email / web addresses, and phone / fax number and have decent internet speed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/2 "2013-07-24T17:33:56Z")
As far as the coax goes, when I had tw installed at my old place, the previous tenants had fios. When I asked the guy if he could just reuse all of the lines, he said “noooooooo” and then winked at me. Meaning- they’re not supposed to. But the installers do anyway That’s just from my experience. Yours may vary ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/3 "2013-07-24T17:37:41Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > As far as the coax goes, when I had tw installed at my old place, the previous tenants had fios. When I asked the guy if he could just reuse all of the lines, he said “noooooooo” and then winked at me. Meaning- they’re not supposed to. But the installers do anyway > > That’s just from my experience. Yours may vary I would certainly agree with this but my question is from the pole to the house, or on all the poles. Each company doesn’t run their own cable (not fiber) through every neighborhood, do they? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/4 "2013-07-24T17:39:02Z")
Verizon in the middle of no where will be DSL over phone lines depending how far you are from the CO will determine max bandwidth Which is why they partner with direct for television Normally you can reuse in all the in house wiring but some satellite boxes require 2 coax drops per box ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/5 "2013-07-24T18:14:05Z")
the phone line can be ported over to tw, honestly i would get comcast everything and go with the cheapest internet plan to keep your email addresses. whenever i talk to anyone i always suggest buying your own email or using a free service for their business, when you get comcast, vzw , timewarner email addresses its a way for them to keep you as a customer ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/6 "2013-07-24T18:41:06Z")
> [@Saxon](#): > > the phone line can be ported over to tw, honestly i would get comcast everything and go with the cheapest internet plan to keep your email addresses. > > whenever i talk to anyone i always suggest buying your own email or using a free service for their business, when you get comcast, vzw , timewarner email addresses its a way for them to keep you as a customer Comcast? Not around here For Email just use Yahoo/Gmail/Hotmail(outlook or whatever its called now) You can port your phone numbers/land lines to any providers even cell providers that isn’t a issue just don’t cancel any service before you port the number off of it. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/7 "2013-07-24T19:09:59Z")
oops meant time warner ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/8 "2013-07-24T19:29:02Z")
I guess what I was trying to avoid was changing all my contact info and losing touch with customers and vendors. I sort of figured I’d get trapped with the Verizon commitment, but I didn’t know better at the time. Right now I’m tied in with my fax, website, and email address. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/9 "2013-07-24T19:36:26Z")
Fax you can transfer easily, website and email is a different story ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/10 "2013-07-24T19:45:06Z")
> [@1QIKZ"](#): > > Here’s my question. Can Verizon use the existing feed into the house for their products so I don’t have to switch to TW? No. Fios uses light/fiber to the home while TWC uses RF/coax. Once inside the house every provider uses RF/coax. FIOS and boonies do not combine. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/11 "2013-07-24T20:04:45Z")
FIOS is not available out there, which is not a surprise. When customers aren’t able to get FIOS, do the cable companies have other lines (not fiber) at the pole besides basic phone? It’s just technical naivity at this point. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/12 "2013-07-25T04:46:32Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > FIOS is not available out there, which is not a surprise. When customers aren’t able to get FIOS, do the cable companies have other lines (not fiber) at the pole besides basic phone? It’s just technical naivity at this point. Nope. Either you have fiber in the very limited places Verizon has run fiber for FIOS or you’re back to the old choices between TW coax based cable modems or Verizon’s DSL. There are the oddball setups like satellite internet but they’re really expensive and super shitty. The only people who go that route are people who can’t get cable, DSL or FIOS. Switching to gmail was the best decision I ever made. I’ve changed service providers at least 3 times since I went to gmail and each time the switch was seamless. Get a gmail account, even set up a business one if you want, then blast it out to everyone in your contact list. Since you’re a tech n00b, please put all their addresses on the BCC line so everyone you spam doesn’t see every email address you sent to. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/13 "2013-07-25T05:18:06Z")
I would certainly agree with you on that. Just don’t know if I have the intestinal fortitude to go that route. I’m gonna have to see what they come up with and get back to everyone on this. I guess this is just one price to pay for solitude. Thanks for your help. ![http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content07/fortress-of-solitude-superman.jpg](http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content07/fortress-of-solitude-superman.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/14 "2013-07-25T05:37:49Z")
its super cheap to get your own domain with email. port your business line to google voice, you can direct it anywhere after that. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/15 "2013-07-25T07:53:48Z")
Wasn’t your new place in Hamburg, you may have fios as a option (go there site and plugin the address it will tell you if Fios or the older DSL are available). And Jays and others are right move your email to gmail (either free version or Google Apps for Business which is 50 a year) also Office 365 is good option too since it gives you a business email and office access. If DSL is the only VZ option then you are far better off with TWC. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/16 "2013-08-26T17:07:53Z")
Well, ended up switching to TW cause they were the only game in town on this street. Verizon had some options but they were all wireless and I was breaking up all the components to different subcontractors. Not thrilled to be with TW but it is what it is. Will have to change some business cards and letterhead but in the end I guess it wasn’t such a big deal. Thanks for all your help. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/17 "2013-08-26T21:23:00Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > Well, ended up switching to TW cause they were the only game in town on this street. Verizon had some options but they were all wireless and I was breaking up all the components to different subcontractors. Not thrilled to be with TW but it is what it is. Will have to change some business cards and letterhead but in the end I guess it wasn’t such a big deal. Thanks for all your help. To be honest, there internet just works, my gripe has always been with there shit TV service. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/18 "2013-09-30T15:10:25Z")
it’s like living in the stone age out in derby lol. There’s only 1 tim hortons within 20 minutes, come on ! do you guys have natural gas or are you on propane? ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/19 "2013-09-30T16:05:01Z")
BBC= blind carbon copy Yea two is the only option out in the boonies, switch to gmail like everyone else suggested etc… ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-service-in-the-boonies/231936/20 "2013-09-30T16:11:17Z")
Not quite far out enough to be without gas. Even have city water. T Ho’s are pretty close. Got one in Derby and Angola.