Last September Frontier ran fiber in my neighborhood.

This month their telemarketers have been calling me daily with a
script informing me that "This call is being recorded, copper being
replaced by fiber."

I like the technology, and the synchronous speeds. I'm not sure where
they would place the ONT since all electrical, cable and telco lines
come into the side of the a house with finished rooms, and no basement
or garage for the install. Where would they get the power for the ONT?
Really don't want it in my finished home office.

I don't like telemarketers telling me that my last POTS copper fed
phone line will be replaced by fiber (in the 80's I had 5 phone lines
to cover home, business and BBS and the cables are still running from
the pole to my house even though Frontier promised to remove the
deadheads years ago.).

I still have a bad taste in my mouth dealing with terminating my
Frontier DSL service at the end of contract. Took them months to get
it right.

I don't like Frontiers recent implementation of a $50 charge for
returning equipment at service termination. Returning the cable modem
to Spectrum is free, just drive down to their local office and drop it
off.

I wonder what other fees and surcharges they will add over the life of
the contract?

I also don't want to lock myself into a contract and early contract
termination fees.

Wife and I are thinking of downsizing and relocating but not sure
when.

We were once surrounded by farmland. Today we are surrounded by car
lots, warehouses, and gas/oil fired electric power plants.

I don't see any signs that my neighbors are signing up for Frontier's
fiber service. Shame Frontier has to take a good thing and bury it in
terms and conditions.

Steve

N2UBP

Middletown (Wawayanda), NY

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On 3/20/2023 9:05, Steven Fleckenstein, N2UBP wrote:

Last September Frontier ran fiber in my neighborhood.

This month their telemarketers have been calling me daily with a
script informing me that "This call is being recorded, copper being
replaced by fiber."

(snip)

I don't like telemarketers telling me that my last POTS copper fed
phone line will be replaced by fiber (in the 80's I had 5 phone lines
to cover home, business and BBS and the cables are still running from
the pole to my house even though Frontier promised to remove the
deadheads years ago.).

Frontier is not a very progressive telco. I haven't worked there for
several years, but I've never heard of someone being pushed off of their service for fiber. It sounds like a marketing ploy to push people to
*buy* new service. I find it very unlikely that they are shutting down
copper POTS. Hold your ground if you wish to keep your land line as-is.

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Am 20.03.2023 um 09:05:19 Uhr schrieb Steven Fleckenstein, N2UBP:

I like the technology, and the synchronous speeds. I'm not sure where
they would place the ONT since all electrical, cable and telco lines
come into the side of the a house with finished rooms, and no basement
or garage for the install.

It can be installed at any place in the house - you need to find a
place.

Where would they get the power for the ONT?

From one of the sockets in the house - maybe an extension cord is
needed.

I don't like telemarketers telling me that my last POTS copper fed
phone line will be replaced by fiber (in the 80's I had 5 phone lines
to cover home, business and BBS and the cables are still running from
the pole to my house even though Frontier promised to remove the
deadheads years ago.).

That is a normal process in technical evolution, you can't do anything
against it.

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