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Can I use my own router with Verizon Fios?

For a modern internet-only Fios setup using Ethernet from the ONT, Verizon-hosted community guidance documents using a third-party router. Hlonix keeps the verdict at medium confidence because that specific own-router procedure is community guidance rather than a standard Verizon support article.

Page reviewed 28 September 2026Dataset snapshot 23 September 2026Cited sources 2How Hlonix verifies →

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Internet-only + Ethernet ONTDirect own-router path documented

Provider ONTStays

Fios TVCan add Verizon-router/MoCA requirements

ConfidenceMedium

Why the ONT stays

The ONT converts the fiber signal to Ethernet/data service. Replacing the router does not mean removing the ONT.

Why TV changes the answer

The Verizon Community KB explicitly warns that Fios One set-top boxes require a Verizon router as primary. Internet-only and TV bundles therefore should not share one universal verdict.

Evidence limitation

Verizon's official support documents the ONT and Ethernet self-install path, while the own-router procedure itself is in Verizon-hosted community documentation. Hlonix surfaces that distinction instead of hiding it.

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Evidence

Verizon Community KB — using your own router with Fios (Verizon-hosted community / secondary)
Verizon — Fios ONT and Ethernet self-install (official ISP)

Page reviewed 28 September 2026 · compatibility dataset snapshot 23 September 2026.