I am used to standard cable systems that split a line off of the coaxial cable; and because if this the cable modem is usually near a cable box. I was installing a new router the other day, and low and behold the modem was located on the side of the house, and an ethernet cable was going through the wall to the inside. Who in their right mind would put a modem on the outside of a house? Is this convenient to reset the box? Frankly I actually thought the house didn’t have a modem before I ever came to the conclusion that the modem was outside.
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As per Time Warners commercial they claim to currently utilize fiber optic technology. I can only speak from experience. Time Warner Road Runner is extremely fast for practical applications. I can download at approximately 1.2 Megabytes per second, which is relatively fast. I do not know the exact download speed of Fios, but frankly I don’t like it, at all, that either of the companies do not explicitly state DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. They say, “we offer internet service”, or “broadband service”, but what the heck is the download speed? When I go into a car dealership I know how much horsepower and torque I can getting for my money, but Time Warner and Verizon make it a scavenger hunt to track down pertinent information.
Overall, for the basic home user, you will see zero difference between the performance of Verizon Fios versus Time Warner Road Runner. Although if Fios does indeed have a greater download speed, then this will come in handly when downloading Linux ISOs that are typically 600 or 700 Megatytes. And the DVD ISOs that are a couple of Gigabytes. When downloading ISOs of this size you really need some bandwidth otherwise the download time is up in the stratosphere.
Also, probably the most important, and pertinent piece of information is PORT BLOCKING. Time Warner does not block any of the inportant server ports, but I have heard rumors that Verizon Fios blocks the almighty port 80 and possibly others 
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