FIOS Port Blocking
As noted earlier, I have been interested in getting FIOS at my residence. Installation was scheduled for today.
Last week, after reading some notes online about FIOS port blocking (notably 80 and 25), I called to cancel. The order-taker had no idea what port blocking is, so I was passed on to the techies. The young lady who spoke to me confidently informed me that they block no ports at all and don't care what you run. Kewl. So, I let the order stand.
During today's installation, I mentioned this to the installer and he said they do block 80 and 25. He called the mothership to verify but the sad truth is that HTTP and SMTP ports are verboten. Since I do anti-spam development from the house this little nugget is a deal-breaker and I said so.
So, I will be keeping my Comcast service for the time-being.
UPDATE: In the process of re-enabling my Comcast broadband service (or, rather, keeping it from going away) I was able to upgrade to 16mbps/2mbps with the click of a button from the Comcast rep and a reboot of my cable modem. Problem solved.