I have Windows XP and my Verizon Fios is slower than the Dial Up or DSL now. Seems I have to type a 10 diget code each time I want to log on. I've been around the block with Verizon and they told me Windows XP does not hold the 10 digit code. Anyone have any ideas

I don't get that. I have FIOS and it smokes. In games my ping is often lower than anyone else's by far. I also never have to enter authentication. It's true that XP does not retain the WEP security code, but that doesn't have to be an issue. If the PC is connected by LAN, it's trusted. Wireless is a different story.

I'm thinking what you need to do is set your wireless device(s) as trusted in the router configuration. This is done by getting the MAC address for each device and entering it into a table in the router's firmware. If you have the ActionTec, it can be intimidating at first, but once you get past the initial entry points the setup itself is fairly self-explanatory. See below

I have Fios and it also smokes.
Here is a website that deals with port forwarding for Fios but it has a lot of useful
info.

http://portforward.com/english/route...WR/Azureus.htm

Also google Fios and N800 you would be surprised how many have this setup.
Hope this helps.

Dan

I have to apologize-- I confused two issues. What I recommended in my post above had to do with MAC device filtering, not WEP.

While it's true that XP per se does not store the WEP key, you *can* install connection managers that will do so. The tablets have one built in. On my laptop, I use a tool provided by Intel, called Intel PROset for Wireless (it came with my T43). You should be able to find such a management tool for your device was well, probably provided by the Wifi chipset vendor.

Not particularly related to the topic, but your connection really has very little to do with ping times. As long as you don't have packet loss issues or latency problems (like with cellular broadband), and your connection has enough bandwidth to send the required packets without a backlog, then the primary factor in ping time is geographic location.

Interestingly, a fairly large number of gaming servers are based in Texas, so this is why you experience good ping times—not really because of the FiOS. That said, yeah, FiOS is fairly impressive, but their coverage still sucks, and cable is keeping up in a lot of areas (in my hometown, you can get 15/2 cable for about the same price as a similar FiOS package).

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Yes and no.

I had Earthlink DSL before, and it was very fast, BUT suffered horrible packet loss. I would have great pings, but bad performance. So in that respect I oversimplified, yeah. However, I often get better pings on servers outside Texas than inside Texas, just driving home the point that it's a complex issue. Either way, overall I'm doing better on FIOS than I was on DSL. And the coverage improves every day almost-- as for the cable companies, they're the ones spending millions to keep FIOS out of their monopolies.

Not wanting to get into the midst of a network discussion, (where I would be under-armed) but your FiOS should be much faster than your previous connection, cable dsl dialup or otherwise. Even in the markets where cable is trying to compete on speed, you should be overwhelmed by the speed. It should be, up and down, just what you were promised (or a little more). If you are finding that you are getting slower times than you had before, contact support. There are FiOS specific support centers, and I will shave my head if they don't bend over backwards to make sure that you are happy. There are reps that truly understand what the fiber portion of FiOS means, and they won't be happy to hear that you are getting slow times either. Not to be a shill, but FiOS has some truly (r)evolutionary benefits, and as a customer you should be seeing them, if you aren't then escalate. No one is happy if you are seeing dial up speeds (or even DSL/cable modem speeds), and when I say no one, I mean you and Verizon. FiOS is costly to roll out, and it is costly to provision. If it isn't kicking your *** with speed awe, then no one is happy. Get a rep on the phone, let them know you have FiOS and that it isn't doing what you expected. Not to repeat myself, but if you still find your numbers are slow, call again.

Sorry that you had to have a less than stellar experience, but the technology is really prime, and you should demand that you get the benefit of it.