Verizon Update, part 2

After some long back-and-forth and multiple phone calls (and retelling the entire saga at least three more times), it has been decided I am worthy for FIOS at an equal rate, with an additional three months reduction (of about 50%) plus free installation. And when told the earliest install date was Oct 15, the nice lady immediately took it back and rescheduled it for tomorrow before I could launch into it again.

So. Tomorrow, it seems, I will be returning to the internet on more than a scatter-shot basis.