NID/TNI Removal

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 10

When I cancel my Verizon after starting my Vonage and porting my Verizon Number that i've had for thirty years will Verizon come and remove the NID from the side of my house?

I doubt I'm allowed to myself.

Posts: 173 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 173

I got Vonage about a year and a half ago and Verizon hasn't been out to remove mine.

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 10

Thank you

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 10

Does anyone know if I can ask to have it removed?

I don't need it at all for Vonage, right?

Posts: 198 · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

That is correct, you do not need it. Only need it if you reconnect to Verizon.

Posts: 64 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jun 24, 2006 Posts: 64

I would recommend that you *do not* remove the NID.

You have a wire (or more), either overhead or underground, coming to your house inbound to the NID and you have one or more wires going from the NID into your house.

These wires will have to be dealt with (cut off at the exterior of your house, at the ground in underground utility supply, or at the pole of overhead). Then there will be holes on the side of your house to deal with.

Since this is being done at your request, it'll be on your dime.

Also, as the Telco market changes, you might want to go back to service coming from those wires. Maybe even a new service that does not currently exist....

Unless you find the NID horribly disaesthetic, I'd leave it there.

p.s.,

DO disconnect the wires going into your house from it, though!!

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 10

yes, I certainly do not want to fry an $80 modem just because I forgot to disconnect the NID