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This will work with FiOS - there two conditions: 1. You will need a CAT5e or CAT6 cable from the ONT (Outside Network Terminus) to the router. 2. If coax cable (RG6) is used from the ONT, to the FiOS router, the FiOS router will need to be used as a "bridge" and advanced configuration will be required. If you are planning on ditching your ISP hardware, make sure they are capable of supplying a CAT5 / CAT6 ethernet connection from the ONT to your router location, or you will be required to set up the supplied modem/router as a bridge. This usually will require assistance from the ISP to configure and they may be reluctant to help, knowing it will cut into their profit margin. If you are going to keep the "cable boxes" attached to your TV's for content you will need to have the FiOS router attached to the Nighthawk on an ethernet (LAN) port so the boxes will be able to use "Guides" and "On Demand" services. If you are lucky to have a CAT5 / CAT6 connection,. and are going to stream all your content from the internet via ROKU or similar then all you need to do is remove the FiOS router and cable boxes, connect the inbound CAT5 / CAT6 to the Nighthawk "WAN" port, power it on and wait for the lights to indicate it is ready to go... Log into the router web page and verify it has internet access (ISP supplied IP, SUBNET and DNS servers), configure your streaming devices and you are good to go. My Frontier FiOS connection already is set up for Ethernet vs. COAX so I was one of the lucky ones. I am planning on ditching all the FiOS hardware and streaming Netflix to two smart LCD tv sets, turning them into "monitors". I have 4 notebooks and 3 cell phones on the wireless side, one Xbox 360 and 12 computers on the hardwired side now and and the FiOS router's limited "N" wireless is just not holding up... I am looking forward to this Nighthawk being more than capable to improve both the wireless connections on regular "N" devices and my new "AC" devices (Lenovo Yoga, Galaxy S7 and my Acer Iconia). I hope this has been helpful. CB
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Depends what speed of FIOS you're getting. The short answer is, 'About as good as most others in most typical user situations'. A scenario where you WANT this router is... If you have a lot of devices, primarily use wireless on all of them, careful planning on which device to use on which radio (you'll get one 2.4, two 5 ghz), to try to minimize conflict. I.e. Son's laptop continuously streaming netflix, while you browse youtube videos, while wife is uploading photos to facebook--you're going to want to separate that out, and the X6 can do that. If you're getting gigabit internet (don't know if FIOS can do that), and you're using wireless on a single device, don't think that any router is going to be able to give you the full speed of what your ISP is capable of--you'll only hit that with a wired connection, and don't let the "3200 mbit" marketing hype fool you. It's possible to hit a gigabit if you have 3 separate devices (2 have to be with AC radios to connect as fast as possible to the 5ghz bands) all going as fast as possible, but that probably won't happen often in everyday use outside of "okay everyone download something big to see how fast we can get it to go". So like I said earlier, if you have a lot of devices that are used simultaneously, get this. Otherwise if you just use one or two things at a time, the R7000 should do about as well. If you have a single device, and you need ALLLL the speed that a gigabit ISP can give you, get a good network cable, get any old router with gigabit ports, and stay tethered--there's really no other way around it. The X6 is overkill. I picked it up... probably don't need it, but... I still love it.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, this router will work with Verizon FIOS.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Only way to get this router working with FiOS is to use Verizon's factory box, since they are a fiber network the only way to have access in your house is with the coax cable, there isn't a coax port on this router. Here, at least, is how that works. I use FiOS as well, the only way I can get it working. Verizon practically forces you to use their equipment
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You would use this router in the "Access Point" mode in the advanced settings since the "MOCA wifi gateway" will handle the rest. Its all a bit technical but FIOS "routers" are much more advanced.....they handle your set top boxes and everything else on the network.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Easily. I had a difficult time getting the same strength of plugging in directly from the wall to my computer (about 75 MB per sec) and my old Apple Airport Extreme router (about 45 MB per sec). With this router, I get the full 75 MB up/down.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.yes you can. Plug in the ethernet cable it comes with into the modem that FIOS provides
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