I'm in the unusual position of having Fios service and no cell phone, so I've often thought about the possibility of my Fios going down and leaving me incommunicado (or, alternatively, walking around the neighborhood with my MBP looking for a hot spot), and this thread inspired me to finally call Verizon to see if I could perhaps switch just my phone service back to copper wire to eliminate my vulnerability.
Unfortunately, I was advised that it's impossible for me to revert to copper, but during the course of the conversation I was also advised of a change in Verizon's offerings (which I feel I should have been advised of 2 years ago) which has enabled me to reformat my plan with a monthly savings of $13 plus a so far indeterminate tax decrease while at the same time having my Internet service upgraded from 100/100 to 300/300...a giant win, even if not what I was looking for.
In view of that, dinner's on me next time you're in NY.
