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I've got Verizon's FIOS service -- internet, cable and phone. When they did the install, I had the technician bring the internet connection into the house from the ONT via an ethernet cable, instead of having it ride on the same coax from the ONT that the cable signal comes in on. They will do this for you if you ask.
I tried for awhile using the Actiontec router that Verizon had provided, but it turned out to be crap. It's wireless is only b/g, not n, and it was a bit spotty in and around my house. It's LAN ports are only 100 mbps, not gigabit. Then, after a few months, one then another of it's LAN ports just stopped working.
So, I decided to completely ditch the Actiontec router that Verizon provided and use my own SMC wireless gigabit router (SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N ProMax Draft 11n Wireless Gigabit Broadband Router) which had worked awesomely with the DSL service I had before I made the switch to FIOS.
To do this, I connected the ethernet cable coming in from the ONT to the WAN port on my router. I had to manually set my router's MAC address to the MAC address that the Actiontec router had been using in order for my router to make the connection with Verizon's central office gear. The Actiontec router's MAC address was printed on a sticker stuck on the side of the Actiontec router, so it was easy to figure out.
After that, I connected the ethernet port on this MoCA adapter to one of my router's LAN ports and the coax connector on this MoCa adapter to the same coax cable that had been connected to the MoCA coax port on the Actiontec router.
I had powered down the set top boxes in the house before doing all of this. To bring everything back up, I first powered up the MoCA adapter. Once it had established a connection to my router, I then powered up the set top boxes in the house. They connected to this MoCA adapter right off and were each assigned an IP address by my router.
With that, everything was and continues to be working fine, including video on demand, the cable guide, etc. It's great to be completely rid of the Actiontec router provided by Verizon. Yeah, it cost me $85 for the MoCA adapter, but now I'm back in control of my network again and am able to use a high performance, reliable wireless router.
A bit strange that Actiontec can make a great MoCA adapter but a crap router. Presumably, the difference is the MoCA adapter I'm using I paid for while the router Verizon provided Verizon paid for. The cheaper the better and quality be damned apparently is Verizon's motto.
Speaking of which... Now, if someone would just come up with a way to work around the absurdly low capacity hard drive and disabled USB port in the crap Motorola DVR set top box that Verizon provided... LOL
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Product Description
Actiontec ECB2200 Transceiver HME2200-02 Transceivers & Media Converters
Product Details
- Brand: Actiontec
- Model: HME2200-02
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 2.00" h x 6.80" w x 9.50" l, 1.50 pounds
Features
- The MoCA Network Adapter bridges the divide betwee
- Network-security-appliances
- DRAM Upgarde: 870 128MB to 256MB
- Good Transmission speed
- Portable to handle
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