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[MADe]

static-71-252-137-154.dllstx.fios.frontiernet.net

Did HTC change service providers?

Latest ping plot had more hops to server, different provider name last hop, and more importantly, the path to server has a lot more irregularities and latency.

just wondering.

[715]

I believe HTC used to use Verizon.  Frontier recently purchased DSL and FIOS (and phone) lines from Verizon in several places, possibly including Texas,  and I believe the switch went live April 1.  So maybe that is the reason?

[Skuzzy]

715 nailed it.  Verizon is getting out of the land line business and going only mobile.  They are selling off those assets.  Texas, California and a couple of other states were the first and largest of their network.

They appear to be selling it off to smaller ISP's who have no stake in the mobile market.

[Delirium]

I hope Frontier is much better on the commercial level because they are so bad around here on the residential level they make soup cans and a couple cans of string more attractive.

[MADe]

Ty for info.
Verizon has been forcing mobile for sure. Shame the government will not force them to payback all those gifts they got supposedly not spreading fios.