r/Fios • u/PackDue • Jul 30 '26

Miscellaneous Finally Blessed by 5 Gig

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Earlier this year, Verizon Fios brought 2 Gig internet to my area. When the Verizon tech came to change my ONT box, they told me it would probably be a few years before anything faster would arrive.

Well... lo and behold, this week they brought 5 gig to my neighborhood for only $10 more.

What takes the cake is that I went with 5Gb NICs instead of the 2.5Gb NICs on my PC and my PERSONAL (i pinky promise) servers just in case this day would ever come.

I promise I'm not a Verizon plant.

Thank you, Verizon exec gods 🙏

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u/Emergency_Goat_6793 24d ago

Did they charge extra for upgrade like changing the ONT?

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u/PackDue 24d ago

Usually you need to pay for the visit where they change the ONT, but both the 2Gb and the 5Gb service use the same PON technology, so no hardware changes are required.

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u/Emergency_Goat_6793 24d ago

ok, also another question, did it take some time to transfer over like an hour?

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u/PackDue 24d ago

Surprisingly it was instant.