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Purchased this G1100 router to avoid paying Verizon for a rental. I'm quite tech savvy and savvy with networking equipment. If I had any idea of how much of a headache and how many hours would have been wasted because of this router, I would have avoided it. It ships with Frontier firmware (apparently Frontier is a west coast cable company that also offers Fios service), even though it is Verizon branded. Apparently it can be activated in some markets, but Verizon could not activate it in Washington, DC. I wasted hours on the phone with Verizon, moving the router to different coaxial outlets, booting, rebooting, hard-resetting, running diagnostics, etc. I was led to believe that this router would ship with Verizon firmware, as I knew to avoid one with Frontier firmware. Even IF you are able to get this router working with Verizon Fios, Verizon won't support it or push firmware updates to it. You may as well spend more to get a Linksys/Asus/Netgear/Buffallo/etc. router with a better chipset OR pay more to get a Verizon G1100 router WITH Verizon firmware. If you have Verizon Fios and want to avoid the headaches I went through, avoid this router at all costs!