Verizon (FiOS) (Off Topic?)

[Kenny Donahue]

Jon maddog Hall wrote:

>kennyd at mc.com said:
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>>Verizon seems to be blocking my webserver (tried different ports no  luck)
>>and from my reading, FIOS will also block the same ports. This is from
>>searching the net so take the information with a grain of salt.
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>In their little survey about what your needs are for speed, they specifically
>ask if you will be running a webserver.  But this might be for "Business DSL"
>which typically has a higher cost than "non-commercial" DSL.
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>So if you want to download music, etc. you can get the lower-cost DSL service.
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>But if you want to run a business and have a web server...you pay.
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>Just a guess, but an educated one.
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>md
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I'm sure it's all about the money.  I don't want to run a business 
webserver.
I just want a simple Apache server for pictures of family friends. I 
have family
and friends around the world and was using my webserver so they could see
my son grow up or so friends could see pictures of our white water paddling
day, etc...

Very low traffic, no maintenance on Verizons part whats so ever.  I'm 
just trying them for a month
so I might be looking for someone who will let me have my little home 
server.

This is from the FIOS faq..    
http://www22.verizon.com/FiOSForHome/channels/FiOS/root/faq.asp
*Features*
**
*1. Can I host a Web page?
*Verizon FiOS Internet Service consumer packages include 10 MB of 
personal Web space.
The consumer offers do not permit customers to host any type of server, 
personal or commercial.

Yet they advertise that you need this speed to do just this. Frustrating.

Just venting....
Kenny