Will I be ale to keep my _____verizon.net email address if I switch from Verizon dsl to Verizon Wireless? Activate to launch comment card. Introducing a high-speed Internet service that harnesses the power of the Verizon 4G LTE Network to give you a lightning-fast Internet connection in your home. Okay, I ordered Verizon DSL tonight and what a fucking adventure that was. I've really need to ditch the pisspoor cable modem we have here for months (Don't ever let anyone talk you into getting Suscom cable modem service). Anyway, having been an engineer at Alcatel, it's like going home again in a way. So I figure Verizon uses PPPoE here in South Central PA (York/Red Lion area). I know I don't want to install their crappy software and all I need is a username/password combo to plug into the Linksys box to authenticate. Sooooooooo, I get on the phone with Verizon and tell them I'm running Linux (I am but also WinXP and soon OSX on a used G4). I ask them how I'm going to authenticate my account if I can't install their software. First guy I talk to says he doesn't know, but will find someone. I'm on hold for about 5 minutes and get cut off. The woman on the other end hits me with: 'Linux? I've never heard of it.' (I shit you not) After I explain to her that just because Verizon's precious self-install CD will work on a Mac or a Windows PC, doesn't mean I can or want to use it she dumps me in the tech support call queue without even telling me. After another 10 minutes on hold I find out that she put me in the East connection support queue when I need the West. A half hour on hold later, I ask the guy how I'm supposed to authenticate my account the first time. He says, 'After you hook your modem up and all the lights are lit, just connect to the internet and go to activate.verizon.com.' When I asked how I'm supposed to connnect without a username or password, he said that I wouldn't need one. I asked if the connection is bridged rather than PPPoE and he said 'yeah, something like that.' My question is this, does Verizon (for those in the same general area) use PPPoE, and how can I avoid installing their software? If it's bridged (which I doubt, but could be wrong), is it tied to the MAC of the first NIC it sees? Basically, I want the connection up and running with as little interaction from Verizon as possible. Quote: Originally posted by RGrizzzz: If you have a Linksys router, why did you tell them you have Linux? Even though I always want to tell them that I run Linux, it only confuses the issue, and many times, they will just say 'We don't support that. Quote: Will I get a username/password as part of my install kit? The reason I ask is that some providers SBC/Yahoo won't give you that information up front they make you jump through hoops and install the software in order to connect. When i had SBC, I received the self-isntall kit and followed all the instructions and I couldnt get online. After about an hour with a tech on the phone, she had me uninstall the software, reboot and try to get to the Internet. After they sent all the Enternet PPPoE software with explicit instructions on how to set it up, it turned out they used dhcp. Talk about stupid. I recently got Verizon DSL here in Washington state, and to my surprise, I didn't need to use PPPoE or provide any username or password. I simply hooked up linksys router, and it grabbed an IP via DHCP automatically. Your situation may or may not be the same. When I lived in Pittsburgh 2 years ago and got DSL, I had to use PPPoE. In my case, I just installed their stuff on my machine to create my account, copied over to my router, and then once I was up and running, I removed all of their software from my machine. If you don't have access to a Windows box, I'm pretty sure you can complete the registration from any computer that has internet access. Whether or not it is required is debatable.
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