GNG News Guy
04-01-2008, 01:33 PM
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While some argue FiOS's achilles heel is its poor billing support (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/86464), Telephony Online (http://telephonyonline.com/access/commentary/power-crisis-looming-0331/) thinks it's the ONT battery that's going to be a problem for Verizon. We've mentioned how these batteries (with their limited battery life) can be a problem during extended power outages (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/77898), but Telephony Online argues a larger point: putting battery replacement in the hands of un-technical users could cause serious headaches:Verizon pitched FiOS to the industry and Wall St. on the basis of massive opex savings because PON eliminates the electronics, ergo maintenance, in the local loop. With FiOS, Verizon is actually creating millions of potential failure points in its network. Leaving all that in the hands of untrained and unprepared customers is a huge risk that makes no sense, especially in the face of cable alternatives.
Guess we'll ask our resident FiOS users who've replaced these batteries: are they really that big of a deal? Can grandma do it?
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FiOS-ONT-Batteries-An-Achilles-Heel-93184)
While some argue FiOS's achilles heel is its poor billing support (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/86464), Telephony Online (http://telephonyonline.com/access/commentary/power-crisis-looming-0331/) thinks it's the ONT battery that's going to be a problem for Verizon. We've mentioned how these batteries (with their limited battery life) can be a problem during extended power outages (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/77898), but Telephony Online argues a larger point: putting battery replacement in the hands of un-technical users could cause serious headaches:Verizon pitched FiOS to the industry and Wall St. on the basis of massive opex savings because PON eliminates the electronics, ergo maintenance, in the local loop. With FiOS, Verizon is actually creating millions of potential failure points in its network. Leaving all that in the hands of untrained and unprepared customers is a huge risk that makes no sense, especially in the face of cable alternatives.
Guess we'll ask our resident FiOS users who've replaced these batteries: are they really that big of a deal? Can grandma do it?
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FiOS-ONT-Batteries-An-Achilles-Heel-93184)