[Dclug] Verizon FIOS and Linux

[Rich Renomeron]

On 01/30/2010 03:21 PM, atrus at atrus.org wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Charles Divine
> <chuck.divine at comcast.net> wrote:
> ...
>> Does anybody use Verizon FIOS with a Linux system?
> ...
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Just make sure you get the tech who does the installation to do whatever
> the setup dance is. 

I'm getting installed next week.

I've read on teh internets that Windows is only required to "activate"
your service (and install shovelware).  I've also read that you can
convince the installer to do the activation with the installer's own
laptop.  Does anyone have experience doing this?  I could spin up a
throwaway Windows VM for the purpose of activiation, but I'd prefer not to.

Thanks,
Rich

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